Flanked by a gaggle of smartphone-wielding onlookers, Irish farmer Joe Phelan ushered two alpacas down the corridor of a ...

Flanked by a gaggle of smartphone-wielding onlookers, Irish farmer Joe Phelan ushered two alpacas down the corridor of a ...

A decade after ditching his office job for farming, 64-year-old "Alpaca Joe" has found a new job for his herd of 71 woolly ...

Mr Phelan initially looked into more traditional types of farming that his family had been involved ... now employs 11 people, has 71 alpacas and two much larger llamas, and offers accommodation ...

Irish farmer Joe Phelan ushered two alpacas down the corridor of a local nursing home as residents waited their turn to pet them.

Follow Fred Sirieix's tracks around the north of Ireland – taking in wild seascapes, walks with alpacas and a pint of ...

The grounds of Sewerby Hall, Gardens and Zoo have awoken for the spring and will be open to the public from this weekend.