Sophie Tyner with her flock of sheep in Shillelagh, county Wicklow Sophie Tyner runs a mixed farming enterprise comprising of sheep, tillage, sucklers, and dairy beef, in partnership with her parents Colin and Janet, just outside the village of Shillelagh, county Wicklow. “Twenty years ago, my parents had a sizeable flock lambing between 600 and 700 ewes every March,” she said. “I’ve always had a strong interest in sheep, and that led me to buy 50 in-lamb ewes in January 2024. I lambed them...