The Irish Shorthorn Society YDP All-Ireland Final took place in Elphin Show on Saturday 31st August. It was wonderful to see so many young show people attend after taking part in the ISS online tutorials during the summer.

The results are as follows:

All-Ireland Junior Handler

1st  Seán O’Hare, Co. Leitrim

2nd Aaron McDermott, Co. Roscommon

3rd Oran Corley, Co. Mayo

 

All-Ireland Senior Handler

1st Jenson Lindsay, Co. Fermanagh

2nd Martin McKeon, Co. Sligo

3rd Zoe Salter, Co. Cork

Well done to the remaining participants; Rachel Dockery, Co. Offaly, Abaigeal Travers, Co. Roscommon, Ross Salter, Co. Cork, Jason Dockery, Co. Offaly, Adam Lally, Co. Mayo, Raymond Dockery, Co. Offaly, Sally Towey, Co. Roscommon, Faith Hill, Co. Monaghan, Lucy Gallagher, Co. Mayo, and Katie Flanagan, Co. Roscommon.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank those who have been part of this very special event. Thank you to the YDP sub-committee who put in many hours of work to make this programme a success. The committee is made up of: Mary Hallahan, Anthony Dockery, Padraig Flanagan, Ben Lang, Keiran Flatley, Tony Roper, Áine O’Donovan Nicholson, and John McDermott.

Thank you to breeders who supplied animals for showing, those who made long journeys to qualifying shows and to the final, to Elphin Show for hosting the All-Ireland final, to the stewards who assisted on the day to keep everyone safe, and to our judge Maeve Mullooly. A special mention to Denise Sweeney Barber (Swarber Photography) for her work behind the scenes in the lead up to this show and for always capturing many special moments. Thank you to the families of our participants for spending time watching tutorials and supporting these budding show girls and boys. Thank you to Zurich Insurance who have been our main YDP sponsors, we are grateful for your continued support.

Finally, thank you to the special young people who took part in our 2024 programme. You should be incredibly proud of your hard work and dedication. The future is certainly bright for these talented children. Well done to you all.