Taking steps to tackle thin ewes and poor lamb thrive

A Mule ewe like the ones on the O'Connors' farm. Photo: Getty

Frank Campion

Alan and Simon O’Connor are keen to address issues of thin ewes and poor lamb thrive on their hill and lowland sheep enterprise near the Sugarloaf Mountain in Co Wicklow.

The farm is made up of 53ha of land across three different blocks and there is access to commonage grazing adjoining one of them.