Twenty eight finalists were chosen, ranging in age from 10 to 18, and 14 of these were lucky enough to win prizes on the day.
15-18 Beef Winner:
Donal Óg Harrington
There were smiles all round as Donal Óg became the lucky winner of a Limousin Cross heifer. Donal Óg, from Canfie, Ardgroom, Beara, Co Cork, impressed the judges at Tullamore with his knowledge and enthusiasm: “I was the most nervous I have ever been in my life, but it was worth it! I am absolutely thrilled and thankful to have won her.” He has plans in mind for his new heifer: “I will leave her until she is 17-18 months old, and then breed her to a Parthenaise bull using AI.” Donal Óg comes from a suckler beef farm, of primarily Charolais and Simmental breeds. “At home I am involved with selecting the bulls for AI using the cows’ own €uro-Star records and advice from our AI man, David Dudley. I have a pedigree Piemontese heifer, which I put in calf to a Simmental bull and she is due to calve in March. I also have a weanling Charolais bull, so my new heifer is a brilliant addition to start increasing my numbers.”
15-18 Sheep Winner:
Gabrielle Walsh
Kildare woman Gabrielle, from Collinstown, Carbury, is now the proud owner of two Beltex hoggets. “I was very excited and apprehensive at the same time. I hadn’t come to the show with high hopes of winning, and now that I have I am so delighted. I can’t believe it!” Gabrielle’s dad is a dairy farmer, with British and Holstein Friesians, and her mum is a beef and sheep farmer, with Aberdeen Angus cattle, Beltex, Vendéen and Texel sheep. “At home, I have a Cheviot ram, four Vendéen ewes and two Vendéen ewe lambs.” Gabrielle was in deep discussion with the Beltex hogget breeder, TJ Gormley from Tuam, Galway. “TJ told me one of the hoggets already lambed as a ewe lamb. He said they can be put to the ram in the morning! I’ll put them to my Cheviot pet ram, I’ve had him for eight years.” The ewes lamb down in early January, and a few lamb in March when Gabrielle is on midterm break.
10-14 Dairy Winner:
John Coakley
A beautiful Holstein Friesian heifer was won by John Coakley, from Bogganstown, Dunboyne, Co Meath. John had a busy morning before the show, being up at 6.30am to milk the cows. The one-and-half-year-old heifer has been bred but has not been scanned yet, but this does not faze John in the slightest, “If she doesn’t turn out to be in-calf, I’ll have her bred to ZTG in December using AI. He’s an easy-calving Holstein Friesian Dutch bull and we use him on most heifers.” John’s home dairy farm is made up of 50 pedigree Holstein Friesian cows, which supply liquid milk. “We are hoping to milk 70 cows post-quota.” This is John’s third year entering the competition – third time lucky for this enthusiastic young dairy farmer. “I am doing the Junior Cert this year. When I finish school, I’ll do an agricultural course in college and then come home to farm.”
15-18 Sheep Winner:
Nigel Browne
Two Vendéen hoggets were brought to a new home in Ballingarry, Co Tipperary, having been won by young farmer Nigel Browne. This was Nigel’s second year in the competition, having been runner-up last year. “I was content enough having gone through it last year. The questions were straightforward and I was able to answer them.” Nigel plans to let them out to the ram quickly: “I’ll breed them to a Suffolk ram. If they have good ewe lambs I will keep them for breeding. I might put them to a Vendéen ram next year, as the lambs would be three-quarter-bred Vendéen and then I might show them.” The two hoggets are a great extension to Nigel growing flock; he has 10 ewes already. There are 60 ewes on the home farm – Suffolk Charollais crosses – as well as a dairy calf and weanling to beef operation. “I love working with the sheep. I especially love the lambing time when it’s busy.”
10-14 Sheep Winner:
Ciaran Gallagher
Ciaran Gallagher wowed the judges on Sunday, being extremely well versed on both the technical and practical aspects of sheep farming. There was great cheering when he became the proud winner of two Charollais cross hoggets: “I didn’t sleep the last two nights with excitement and nerves. We were up at 5am and out the door at 6am, but it was well worth it. The judges were very nice; I really enjoyed my interview with Sinead Brophy from the Texel Breed Society.” Ciaran was looking forward to settling the two hoggets onto their farm in Snugboro, Castlebar, Co Mayo. “I will breed them in October to a Charollais ram. They will be nearly full bred, so I will keep the ewe lambs for breeding if they have any. They will lamb down in March.” Ciaran has six Hilltex ewes and one ewe lamb that he reared from pets. The home farm consists of 100 ewes and 30 suckler cows of mixed breeds.
15-18 Dairy Winner:
David O’Donnell
Dairy farmer David is looking forward to getting his new Montbeliarde heifer home to Ballingaddy, Kilmallock, Co Limerick, this week following his success on Sunday. “I was very happy to win the Montbeliarde heifer. The questions were all general about farming and I was able to answer them fairly well.” David hopes to breed her in the next few weeks if she starts cycling: “Our breeding season is just finishing up, so if she doesn’t go in calf in the next few weeks, we will breed her in December with the autumn-calvers.” Davis balanced up their numbers on Sunday, bringing the home herd from 99 cows to a nice even 100. “The cows at home are all Holstein Friesian. The Montbeliarde will be a new adventure and challenge for me; I’ll have to figure out what bull to AI her to first of all. If she has a heifer calf, I’ll keep her for breeding.”
10-14 Sheep Winner:
Niall Higgins
Sheep famer Niall, from Knocknacross, Riverstown, Co Sligo, brought home two Mayo Blackface hoggets to join his increasing flock. “I’m so delighted to have won, and especially to have won the Mayo Blackface hoggets. We have mainly lowland sheep at home, Suffolks and Texels, so it’s nice to have a change and bring in some mountain breeds for a difference!” Niall’s dad has commercial suckler cows at home, with a variety of breeds. “I have 10 ewes at home and a Texel ram that I got from my neighbour. At the end of this month I’ll breed the two Mayo hoggets to the Texel ram.” Summer is Niall’s favourite season: “There is no school so I can spend my days on the farm, herding and doing jobs. I have eight sucklers at home too, Charolais, Limousins and other breeds, but it’s the sheep I am most interested in. The early start this morning was definitely worth it!”
10-14 Sheep Winner:
Sam Gogan
Cheers followed Sam’s win at the Show on Sunday. Two Wicklow Cheviot hoggets will be settling into their new home in Co Meath. The home farm has 300 ewes of a variety of breeds: Suffolks, Belclares, Jacobs, Dorsets, and Zwartbles. “We have a lot of different breeds at home, but we don’t have any Wicklow Cheviots so it will be nice to have something a little different. I am so thrilled to have won!” Sam has 22 ewes of his own: “The chairperson of the Wicklow Mountain Sheep Breeders’ Society [Ann Marie Whittle] has advised me to put the two hoggets to a Suffolk ram to get a nice brown speckled face on the lambs and to get a good body into them; I’ll breed them in October.” This was not Sam only prize on Sunday: “I came fourth in the Young Handlers with my Dorset hogget, Sandy. I love the summer time, going to the shows and showing sheep.”
15-18 Sheep Winner:
Niamh Campion
The 5.45am start definitely didn’t hinder this young farmer’s performance. Tipperary girl Niamh was delighted to win two Suffolk Cheviot cross hoggets on Sunday. Niamh has plans in store for her two new girls: “I am so happy to have won them! I am going to breed them to a Texel ram in September. I’ll scan them and they will hopefully lamb down in January/February.” If they have ewe lambs, Niamh plans to keep them for replacements. Niamh has 17 Suffolk ewes already, and was glad to have won Suffolk cross hoggets to add to her flock: “I love the Suffolk breed. My dad has all white-faced breeds – Texel, Charollais and Belclare – so I am able to tell which are mine from the black faces. When I put them to a Texel ram, the black face will come through in the lambs. Lambing is by far my favourite time of the year!”
15-18 Sheep Winner:
Another early riser, Orla was up at 6.15am on Sunday to get to the show! Orla brought home two Mayo Mules to her home in Ballyglunin, Tuam, Co Galway. “We have mostly crossbred sheep at home of many different breeds – Suffolks, Cheviots, Grey faces and Mules. We have roughly 120 ewes, two Vendéen rams and one Charollais ram. I am trying to convince Dad to keep a Suffolk ram at the moment!” Orla plans to breed them to a Charollais ram at the start of November: “The Charollais is easy-lambing. I’ll sell all the lambs and then breed the two Mayo Mules to a Vendéen next year. I’ll buy a new hogget with the money I get from the lambs.” Orla looks after and supervises the ewes at home during lambing and at the moment is helping to get them ready for the ram. Orla sat her Leaving Cert in June, and is hoping to go to UCD to study Veterinary.
10-14 Sheep Winner:
Thomas Mullin
Thomas Mullin from, Malin Head, Co Donegal, was the proud winner of two Suffolk Cheviot cross hoggets. “We stayed in Roscommon Saturday night so we didn’t have to get up too early Sunday to make it to the show, thankfully! I was happy answering the questions from the judges; they were asking all about my involvement on the farm and breeding. I am so thrilled to have won the two hoggets.” Thomas’s home farm has Suffolk Texel crosses mainly, so the cheviot cross hoggets were a welcome change. They have 350 lowland ewes, keeping 140 of their hoggets, and 150 mountain ewes on the farm. “I have 20 of my own sheep. I will breed the two hoggets to a Charollais or Texel ram in September/ October. If they have ewe lambs, I will keep them for breeding to expand my own herd.” Thomas works away on the farm, helping with dosing, foot paring, herding and other jobs as well as the busy lambing period.
10-14 Sheep Winner:
Owen Naughton
Owen brought his two Texel hoggets home to Ballinasloe, Co Galway, and he says they are settling in well. “I was so happy to win the two Hiltex (Texel x Scottish Blackface) hoggets. I was a small bit nervous before the competition on Sunday, but once we got started I was OK.” Owen plans to breed the two hoggets in October to a Suffolk or a Charollais ram. Owen’s home farm consists of 80 ewes, a mix of Suffolk, Texel and Charollais. “I now have three of my own sheep including the two hoggets I won on Sunday. The third is a mule I bought at Mountbellew Mart.” Owen will keep the ewe lambs and send any ram lambs to the factory. Although he has never shown sheep before, Owen hopes to show his two girls before the end of the summer, “The hoggets are not halter trained, but I hope to get them trained in the next two weeks, with the help of my neighbour.”
10-14 Beef Winner:
Eoin Cooper
Beef and Sheep farmer Eoin was ecstatic with his win: “I was so shocked when my name was called out. I had never entered anything like that before so it win was amazing.” Eoin is hoping to welcome his new Aubrac heifer to her new home in Ballybrit, Roscrea, later this week when she arrives in from Wicklow. “She’s from an Aubrac bull and Simmental Cow. When she comes home I’ll put her in a field with another quiet heifer and give her meal and good grass. I’ll breed her using AI to an easy-calving Limousin bull, RHS, so she will calve at Christmas all going well. If she has a heifer calf I will keep her and breed her when she is around two years old.” Owen has two of his own suckler cows. “My Dad gave me a Simmental cross heifer calf, Daisy, when I was five. She has had five calves for me, three bulls and two heifers. Buttercup, a Limousin cross, is my other cow; she is one of Daisy’s heifer calves.”
10-14 Beef Winner:
10-14 Beef Winner: Regina Mullen
It was a 5.30am start for Regina on Sunday; however, the delight masked any signs of tiredness. Regina is now the owner of a lovely Aberdeen Angus cross heifer after impressing the judges at Tullamore Show. “I am absolutely over the moon. I didn’t think I would win at all.” Regina was all set to show an Angus heifer for the Farrell family. Unfortunately, the timing clashed with the Heifer and Hogget Competition. “I hope to bring her to Strokestown Show. She’s almost halter-trained, hopefully I will have her trained by then.” Regina plans to breed her at two years old: “I’ll breed her to an Angus Bull. If she has a good heifer calf, I’ll keep her. It would depend on its temperament. We will just have to see.” Regina comes from a mixed beef farm, with a variety of different breeds, “We have a bit of everything at home. I love the Angus breed, and they are easy calving. Spring time is brilliant when the calving is under way.”
The competition would not have been possible without the support of the breed societies:
Irish Aberdeen Angus AssociationIrish Aubrac Cattle SocietyIrish Limousin Cattle SocietyIrish Holstein Friesian AssociationIrish Montbeliarde Cattle SocietyBeltex Sheep SocietyMayo Blackface Sheep SocietyMayo Mule Sheep SocietyIrish Charollais Sheep SocietyIrish Suffolk Sheep SocietyIrish Texel Sheep SocietyTullow Sheep Breeders Association (Suffolk Cheviot Cross)Irish Vendéen Sheep SocietyWicklow Mountain Sheep Breeders Society
The Irish Farmers Journal would like to thank them sincerely for their continued support and contribution to the competition. We would also like to extend our best wishes to the runners up and winners and wish them all the best in their future farming endeavours.
Twenty eight finalists were chosen, ranging in age from 10 to 18, and 14 of these were lucky enough to win prizes on the day.
15-18 Beef Winner:
Donal Óg Harrington
There were smiles all round as Donal Óg became the lucky winner of a Limousin Cross heifer. Donal Óg, from Canfie, Ardgroom, Beara, Co Cork, impressed the judges at Tullamore with his knowledge and enthusiasm: “I was the most nervous I have ever been in my life, but it was worth it! I am absolutely thrilled and thankful to have won her.” He has plans in mind for his new heifer: “I will leave her until she is 17-18 months old, and then breed her to a Parthenaise bull using AI.” Donal Óg comes from a suckler beef farm, of primarily Charolais and Simmental breeds. “At home I am involved with selecting the bulls for AI using the cows’ own €uro-Star records and advice from our AI man, David Dudley. I have a pedigree Piemontese heifer, which I put in calf to a Simmental bull and she is due to calve in March. I also have a weanling Charolais bull, so my new heifer is a brilliant addition to start increasing my numbers.”
15-18 Sheep Winner:
Gabrielle Walsh
Kildare woman Gabrielle, from Collinstown, Carbury, is now the proud owner of two Beltex hoggets. “I was very excited and apprehensive at the same time. I hadn’t come to the show with high hopes of winning, and now that I have I am so delighted. I can’t believe it!” Gabrielle’s dad is a dairy farmer, with British and Holstein Friesians, and her mum is a beef and sheep farmer, with Aberdeen Angus cattle, Beltex, Vendéen and Texel sheep. “At home, I have a Cheviot ram, four Vendéen ewes and two Vendéen ewe lambs.” Gabrielle was in deep discussion with the Beltex hogget breeder, TJ Gormley from Tuam, Galway. “TJ told me one of the hoggets already lambed as a ewe lamb. He said they can be put to the ram in the morning! I’ll put them to my Cheviot pet ram, I’ve had him for eight years.” The ewes lamb down in early January, and a few lamb in March when Gabrielle is on midterm break.
10-14 Dairy Winner:
John Coakley
A beautiful Holstein Friesian heifer was won by John Coakley, from Bogganstown, Dunboyne, Co Meath. John had a busy morning before the show, being up at 6.30am to milk the cows. The one-and-half-year-old heifer has been bred but has not been scanned yet, but this does not faze John in the slightest, “If she doesn’t turn out to be in-calf, I’ll have her bred to ZTG in December using AI. He’s an easy-calving Holstein Friesian Dutch bull and we use him on most heifers.” John’s home dairy farm is made up of 50 pedigree Holstein Friesian cows, which supply liquid milk. “We are hoping to milk 70 cows post-quota.” This is John’s third year entering the competition – third time lucky for this enthusiastic young dairy farmer. “I am doing the Junior Cert this year. When I finish school, I’ll do an agricultural course in college and then come home to farm.”
15-18 Sheep Winner:
Nigel Browne
Two Vendéen hoggets were brought to a new home in Ballingarry, Co Tipperary, having been won by young farmer Nigel Browne. This was Nigel’s second year in the competition, having been runner-up last year. “I was content enough having gone through it last year. The questions were straightforward and I was able to answer them.” Nigel plans to let them out to the ram quickly: “I’ll breed them to a Suffolk ram. If they have good ewe lambs I will keep them for breeding. I might put them to a Vendéen ram next year, as the lambs would be three-quarter-bred Vendéen and then I might show them.” The two hoggets are a great extension to Nigel growing flock; he has 10 ewes already. There are 60 ewes on the home farm – Suffolk Charollais crosses – as well as a dairy calf and weanling to beef operation. “I love working with the sheep. I especially love the lambing time when it’s busy.”
10-14 Sheep Winner:
Ciaran Gallagher
Ciaran Gallagher wowed the judges on Sunday, being extremely well versed on both the technical and practical aspects of sheep farming. There was great cheering when he became the proud winner of two Charollais cross hoggets: “I didn’t sleep the last two nights with excitement and nerves. We were up at 5am and out the door at 6am, but it was well worth it. The judges were very nice; I really enjoyed my interview with Sinead Brophy from the Texel Breed Society.” Ciaran was looking forward to settling the two hoggets onto their farm in Snugboro, Castlebar, Co Mayo. “I will breed them in October to a Charollais ram. They will be nearly full bred, so I will keep the ewe lambs for breeding if they have any. They will lamb down in March.” Ciaran has six Hilltex ewes and one ewe lamb that he reared from pets. The home farm consists of 100 ewes and 30 suckler cows of mixed breeds.
15-18 Dairy Winner:
David O’Donnell
Dairy farmer David is looking forward to getting his new Montbeliarde heifer home to Ballingaddy, Kilmallock, Co Limerick, this week following his success on Sunday. “I was very happy to win the Montbeliarde heifer. The questions were all general about farming and I was able to answer them fairly well.” David hopes to breed her in the next few weeks if she starts cycling: “Our breeding season is just finishing up, so if she doesn’t go in calf in the next few weeks, we will breed her in December with the autumn-calvers.” Davis balanced up their numbers on Sunday, bringing the home herd from 99 cows to a nice even 100. “The cows at home are all Holstein Friesian. The Montbeliarde will be a new adventure and challenge for me; I’ll have to figure out what bull to AI her to first of all. If she has a heifer calf, I’ll keep her for breeding.”
10-14 Sheep Winner:
Niall Higgins
Sheep famer Niall, from Knocknacross, Riverstown, Co Sligo, brought home two Mayo Blackface hoggets to join his increasing flock. “I’m so delighted to have won, and especially to have won the Mayo Blackface hoggets. We have mainly lowland sheep at home, Suffolks and Texels, so it’s nice to have a change and bring in some mountain breeds for a difference!” Niall’s dad has commercial suckler cows at home, with a variety of breeds. “I have 10 ewes at home and a Texel ram that I got from my neighbour. At the end of this month I’ll breed the two Mayo hoggets to the Texel ram.” Summer is Niall’s favourite season: “There is no school so I can spend my days on the farm, herding and doing jobs. I have eight sucklers at home too, Charolais, Limousins and other breeds, but it’s the sheep I am most interested in. The early start this morning was definitely worth it!”
10-14 Sheep Winner:
Sam Gogan
Cheers followed Sam’s win at the Show on Sunday. Two Wicklow Cheviot hoggets will be settling into their new home in Co Meath. The home farm has 300 ewes of a variety of breeds: Suffolks, Belclares, Jacobs, Dorsets, and Zwartbles. “We have a lot of different breeds at home, but we don’t have any Wicklow Cheviots so it will be nice to have something a little different. I am so thrilled to have won!” Sam has 22 ewes of his own: “The chairperson of the Wicklow Mountain Sheep Breeders’ Society [Ann Marie Whittle] has advised me to put the two hoggets to a Suffolk ram to get a nice brown speckled face on the lambs and to get a good body into them; I’ll breed them in October.” This was not Sam only prize on Sunday: “I came fourth in the Young Handlers with my Dorset hogget, Sandy. I love the summer time, going to the shows and showing sheep.”
15-18 Sheep Winner:
Niamh Campion
The 5.45am start definitely didn’t hinder this young farmer’s performance. Tipperary girl Niamh was delighted to win two Suffolk Cheviot cross hoggets on Sunday. Niamh has plans in store for her two new girls: “I am so happy to have won them! I am going to breed them to a Texel ram in September. I’ll scan them and they will hopefully lamb down in January/February.” If they have ewe lambs, Niamh plans to keep them for replacements. Niamh has 17 Suffolk ewes already, and was glad to have won Suffolk cross hoggets to add to her flock: “I love the Suffolk breed. My dad has all white-faced breeds – Texel, Charollais and Belclare – so I am able to tell which are mine from the black faces. When I put them to a Texel ram, the black face will come through in the lambs. Lambing is by far my favourite time of the year!”
15-18 Sheep Winner:
Another early riser, Orla was up at 6.15am on Sunday to get to the show! Orla brought home two Mayo Mules to her home in Ballyglunin, Tuam, Co Galway. “We have mostly crossbred sheep at home of many different breeds – Suffolks, Cheviots, Grey faces and Mules. We have roughly 120 ewes, two Vendéen rams and one Charollais ram. I am trying to convince Dad to keep a Suffolk ram at the moment!” Orla plans to breed them to a Charollais ram at the start of November: “The Charollais is easy-lambing. I’ll sell all the lambs and then breed the two Mayo Mules to a Vendéen next year. I’ll buy a new hogget with the money I get from the lambs.” Orla looks after and supervises the ewes at home during lambing and at the moment is helping to get them ready for the ram. Orla sat her Leaving Cert in June, and is hoping to go to UCD to study Veterinary.
10-14 Sheep Winner:
Thomas Mullin
Thomas Mullin from, Malin Head, Co Donegal, was the proud winner of two Suffolk Cheviot cross hoggets. “We stayed in Roscommon Saturday night so we didn’t have to get up too early Sunday to make it to the show, thankfully! I was happy answering the questions from the judges; they were asking all about my involvement on the farm and breeding. I am so thrilled to have won the two hoggets.” Thomas’s home farm has Suffolk Texel crosses mainly, so the cheviot cross hoggets were a welcome change. They have 350 lowland ewes, keeping 140 of their hoggets, and 150 mountain ewes on the farm. “I have 20 of my own sheep. I will breed the two hoggets to a Charollais or Texel ram in September/ October. If they have ewe lambs, I will keep them for breeding to expand my own herd.” Thomas works away on the farm, helping with dosing, foot paring, herding and other jobs as well as the busy lambing period.
10-14 Sheep Winner:
Owen Naughton
Owen brought his two Texel hoggets home to Ballinasloe, Co Galway, and he says they are settling in well. “I was so happy to win the two Hiltex (Texel x Scottish Blackface) hoggets. I was a small bit nervous before the competition on Sunday, but once we got started I was OK.” Owen plans to breed the two hoggets in October to a Suffolk or a Charollais ram. Owen’s home farm consists of 80 ewes, a mix of Suffolk, Texel and Charollais. “I now have three of my own sheep including the two hoggets I won on Sunday. The third is a mule I bought at Mountbellew Mart.” Owen will keep the ewe lambs and send any ram lambs to the factory. Although he has never shown sheep before, Owen hopes to show his two girls before the end of the summer, “The hoggets are not halter trained, but I hope to get them trained in the next two weeks, with the help of my neighbour.”
10-14 Beef Winner:
Eoin Cooper
Beef and Sheep farmer Eoin was ecstatic with his win: “I was so shocked when my name was called out. I had never entered anything like that before so it win was amazing.” Eoin is hoping to welcome his new Aubrac heifer to her new home in Ballybrit, Roscrea, later this week when she arrives in from Wicklow. “She’s from an Aubrac bull and Simmental Cow. When she comes home I’ll put her in a field with another quiet heifer and give her meal and good grass. I’ll breed her using AI to an easy-calving Limousin bull, RHS, so she will calve at Christmas all going well. If she has a heifer calf I will keep her and breed her when she is around two years old.” Owen has two of his own suckler cows. “My Dad gave me a Simmental cross heifer calf, Daisy, when I was five. She has had five calves for me, three bulls and two heifers. Buttercup, a Limousin cross, is my other cow; she is one of Daisy’s heifer calves.”
10-14 Beef Winner:
10-14 Beef Winner: Regina Mullen
It was a 5.30am start for Regina on Sunday; however, the delight masked any signs of tiredness. Regina is now the owner of a lovely Aberdeen Angus cross heifer after impressing the judges at Tullamore Show. “I am absolutely over the moon. I didn’t think I would win at all.” Regina was all set to show an Angus heifer for the Farrell family. Unfortunately, the timing clashed with the Heifer and Hogget Competition. “I hope to bring her to Strokestown Show. She’s almost halter-trained, hopefully I will have her trained by then.” Regina plans to breed her at two years old: “I’ll breed her to an Angus Bull. If she has a good heifer calf, I’ll keep her. It would depend on its temperament. We will just have to see.” Regina comes from a mixed beef farm, with a variety of different breeds, “We have a bit of everything at home. I love the Angus breed, and they are easy calving. Spring time is brilliant when the calving is under way.”
The competition would not have been possible without the support of the breed societies:
Irish Aberdeen Angus AssociationIrish Aubrac Cattle SocietyIrish Limousin Cattle SocietyIrish Holstein Friesian AssociationIrish Montbeliarde Cattle SocietyBeltex Sheep SocietyMayo Blackface Sheep SocietyMayo Mule Sheep SocietyIrish Charollais Sheep SocietyIrish Suffolk Sheep SocietyIrish Texel Sheep SocietyTullow Sheep Breeders Association (Suffolk Cheviot Cross)Irish Vendéen Sheep SocietyWicklow Mountain Sheep Breeders Society
The Irish Farmers Journal would like to thank them sincerely for their continued support and contribution to the competition. We would also like to extend our best wishes to the runners up and winners and wish them all the best in their future farming endeavours.
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