Joy to the sheep world as hogget quotes rise by another 20-30c/kg

Up to €8.30/kg paid on the ground to those with big numbers

Snowfall in Roscommon. Photo: Ciaran Moran

Martin Coughlan

And so it came to pass that the great shepherd the Lord Jesus looked down from heaven and was pleased. The word he saw was spreading and its message made men’s hearts fill with joy and optimism.

The message was simple: €8/kg for hogget, and maybe more if you happened to be a favoured son of the factories.