Virtual fencing for cattle
Virtual fencing for cattle in Ireland.
Solar-charged GPS neckbands. Audio-first welfare protocol. Mix cellular and LoRa coverage on one property. Built by Gallagher Animal Management — livestock infrastructure since 1938.
eShepherd ships to Ireland — beef, dairy, mixed grazing on the patchwork of small holdings, commonage, and rented land that defines Irish farming. Virtual fencing is well-suited to Irish operations: small parcels, frequent moves, rented and conacre land where you can't install posts, and dairy systems that benefit from precise paddock subdivision. Gallagher Ireland has been part of the Irish farm infrastructure landscape for decades; eShepherd extends that into virtual containment for the next generation of Irish farmers.
Why eShepherd works in Ireland
- Indicative IE pricing from €290 per head at 60+ scale (EU pricing tier), plus a small monthly data subscription per neckband.
- Cellular roaming on Vodafone, Three Ireland and Eir IoT bands via a global SIM. Irish IoT cellular coverage is strong across the grazing belt — LoRa is rarely needed.
- Rented and conacre land: graze ground you don't own without infrastructure you can't recover at lease-end. Move on, move on again, same neckbands.
- Adaptive rotational grazing across the small-paddock geometry typical of Irish farming — strip, block, leader-follower, or mob — all from the phone.
- Welfare protocol audio-first with brief low-energy pulse only after the audio cues — meets Irish DAFM welfare expectations for the category.
Indicative pricing for Ireland
Hardware-only per-head tiers in EUR. Quote in your own currency at the quote builder; payback at the ROI calculator.
| Head count | Per-head price (EUR) |
|---|---|
| 20–59 | €348 |
| 60+ | €290 |
| LoRa base station (when cellular won't reach) | €5.000 |
| Monthly subscription per neckband (cellular) | €2,50 / month |
| Monthly subscription per neckband (LoRa) | €2 / month |
Carrier coverage in Ireland
eShepherd cellular runs on Vodafone, Three Ireland and Eir Cat-M1 / NB-IoT bands via a global SIM. Irish IoT cellular coverage is strong across all the major grazing counties.
Compared with other virtual fencing systems
eShepherd is one of four serious virtual fencing collars working on commercial cattle operations today. The most relevant head-to-head for Ireland: How eShepherd compares to other virtual fencing solutions. Cross-system overview: How eShepherd compares to other virtual fencing solutions. Long-run economics: Virtual fencing total cost of ownership.
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