Laois/Offaly Friesian Breeders Club Annual Awards Night
Laois/Offaly Friesian Breeders club held their annual dinner and awards night last Friday in the Bridge House Hotel in Tullamore. This year also marked the club’s 30th anniversary and following an address by IHFA CEO Charles Gallagher, presentations were made to the original committee members present.
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- Members and relatives of the original committee back row L-R Kevin Flynn, Percy Chadwick, Helen Kelly (current chair), Seamus Costigan, Peter Ging, Cormac Guinan, Charles Gallagher, Richard Hamilton. Front row; Tommy Finlay, Marie Lyons and George Gill.
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- Winners in the Intermediate section of the annual herds competition were, Bill Kelly, William Brennan, Philip Minnock, Tony Doorley, Michael Harte, John Curtin (Judge), Tom O’Donnell and Gareth O’Brien.
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- Winners of the Junior section of the herds competition were L-R Louise Young, Paschal Guinan, John Fogarty (Progressive Genetics), John Curtin (Judge), Clive Keena and Tim Fitzgerald.
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- Winners of the EBI prizes in the herds competition were, Kevin Flynn, Tony Doorley, Richard Hamilton and Tim Fitzgerald.
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- IHFA CEO addresses the Laois/Offaly Friesian Breeders dinner last Friday night.
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- Winners of the judges choice prize in the annual herds competition were L-R Charles Gallagher (IHFA CEO), Louise Young, John Curtin(Judge), and John Moore
The results of the year’s competition were announced and prizes awarded. This done, Helen Kelly, club chair, thanked everyone for there participation in the clubs activities and wished everyone well for the remainder of the year and Adrian Ryan played the music as the dancing continued into the night.
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- Winners of the quality milk competition were L-R Tadgh Sweeney, Martina Neville and Jarlath Duggan.
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- Winners in the senior and premier sections of the herds competition were L-R Eoin Lyons, Pat Fitzpatrick, Seamus Costigan, Peter Ging, William Stronge, Kevin Flynn, John Curtin, John Moore, Fergal Sullivan, Denis Donohoe, Tadgh Sweeney, Martina Neville.
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- Winners of the stockjudging throughout the summer were back row L-R Enda Neville, Louise Young, Tadgh Sweeney, Clive Keena, Daniel Sweeney, Willie Neville, Ethan Keena and Ann-Marie Ging. Front row L-R, Tommy Finlay, Marie Lyons and Peter Ging.
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- Winners in the senior and premier sections of the herds competition were L-R Eoin Lyons, Tadgh Sweeney, Seamus Costigan, Peter Ging, William Stronge, Kevin Flynn, John Curtin, John Moore, Fergal Sullivan, Denis Donohoe, Nigel Goodwin, Martina Neville and Tim Garry.
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- Members and relatives of the original committee back row L-R Kevin Flynn, Percy Chadwick, Helen Kelly (current chair), Seamus Costigan, Peter Ging, Cormac Guinan, Charles Gallagher, Richard Hamilton. Front row; Tommy Finlay, Marie Lyons and George Gill.
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- Overall winner of the clubs silage competition was Robert Miller pictured with Nigel Goodwin from Specialist Nutrition (Sponsor).