Another Blow For Sheep Farmers .

After having restocked their lands, and the Cooley Mountains, following the foot and mouth outbreak, and the culling of every sheep in the area, sheep farmers are said to be finding it difficult to sell wool again this year, due to a diminishing market, and falling prices.

Former IFA Sheep Chairman Michael Holmes says that since hill farmers are still shearing their flocks and will not finish until the end of August they are not yet under pressure to move their wool stocks yet.

Mountain wool, which is coarse, is traditionally used in the carpet making industry, but the fall in carpet sales, resulting from the upsurge in the popularity of timber flooring, is a contributing factor.