The Irish Shorthorn Society YDP All-Ireland Final took place in Elphin Show on Saturday, 30th August. It was wonderful to see so many young show people attend after taking part in the ISS online tutorial during the summer. The results are as follows:

All-Ireland Junior Handler:

1st: Ross Salter, Co. Cork

2nd: Brién Williams, Co. Cavan

3rd: Aaron McDermott, Co. Roscommon

All-Ireland Intermediate Handler:

1st: Zoe Salter, Co. Cork

2nd: Adam Lally, Co. Mayo

3rd: Tomás Williams, Co. Cavan

4th: Abaigael Travers, Co. Roscommon

5th: Oran Corley, Co. Mayo

All-Ireland Senior Handler:

1st: Sally Towey, Co. Roscommon

2nd: Gemma Salter, Co. Cork

3rd: Martin McKeon, Co. Sligo

4th: Katie Flanagan, Co. Roscommon

5th: Faith Hill, Co. Monaghan

6th: Kyle Mulligan, Co. Sligo

Well done to all participants! You should be incredibly proud of your hard work and dedication. We also wish to thank the families of these young show people, thank you for taking the time to travel to shows and particularly to our All-Ireland Final.

We extend our sincere gratitude to our YDP sponsors Zurich Insurance for your continued support.

A big thank you to our judge Conor Craig and shadow judge Jenson Lindsay for giving their time and expertise.

Thank you to Elphin Show for hosting our final once again.

We also thank the breeders who gave animals for showing on the day, we appreciate everyone who worked hard to make this event a success!