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Curzon Livestock loading the Atlantic M livestock carrier with 3,000 bulls for export to Libya at the Port of Cork. The bulls are a mix of 600kg continentals and 250kg Friesian bulls. The voyage will take nine days to complete. / Donal O Leary
Some 2,950 young bulls were loaded on a boat at the weekend at Greenore Port for delivery to Turkey. The consignment was put together by export company Viastar. The cattle will go for further feeding on Turkish farms.
Another boat will arrive at Belview Port, Waterford next Tuesday for loading with cattle for Libya. These cattle will also go for finishing on Libyan farms. This export contract is being filled by Purcell Brothers.
It was an Awards Ceremony with a difference for Louth Looking Good this year with the results announced virtually for the first time in the competition s history.
The campaign is organised by Louth Tidy Towns Together, in partnership with Louth County Council, and is part funded by County Louth LEADER under the Rural Development Programme with its key objective being to acknowledge the unrelenting efforts of Tidy Towns volunteers throughout the county as they strive to present their local communities to the highest possible standard of environmental presentation.
The success of the campaign also relies heavily on corporate sponsorship and Louth Tidy Towns Together was delighted to welcome new Lead Sponsor, Connect Credit Union whose Chief Executive Officer, Norman Mc Donnell, commented that Tidy Towns groups and Credit Unions are key organisations in our communities and it is a very natural partnership for us to support the great work of these voluntary organisations through spon