Six finalists in the Macra/FBD Young Farmer of the Year awards have been been announced.

The six, all men, are:

  • Dwayne Shiels, a sheep farmer from Donegal.
  • Stephen O Keeffe, a dairy farmer from Limerick.
  • Conor Doran, a tillage farmer from Wexford.
  • Sean Kelly, a dairy farmer from Tipperary.
  • Patrick Egan, a beef and sheep farmer from Mayo.
  • Philip Tallon, a horticultural farmer, producing apples, from Meath.

    • The final six contestants will now compete for the overall title of 2023 FBD Young Farmer of the Year.

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    Category winners and the overall winner will be announced at the FBD Young Farmer of the Year Awards at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Sligo on Tuesday night.