Category: Events

Events

Dondale Open Day Sale

Your chance to buy into some of the best of Dondale’s genetics, including many from their sort after homebred families.

Events

Show Champion, ‘Hallow Solomon Twizzle 3’ with (from left) Will Jones, show Judge David Booth, handler Phillip Jones, and Kate Jones, IHFA Emerald Expo 2024, Saturday April 27, at the Virginia Show Centre, Co. Cavan.

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IHFA 49th Annual Bull Show & Sale Report

Champion Bull - Mountfarna Gulliver

Congratulations to all the exhibitors at The 49th Annual IHFA Premiere Bull Show and Sale held on Wednesday, March 27th at the GVM Livestock Centre Kilmallock Co. Limerick. The new venue brought large crowds with only standing room as the sale commenced.

The bulls topped out at €4,800 and averaged €3,150 with a 85% clearance.

The Champion bull selected by judge Rickey Barrett was Mountfarna Gulliver from John O’Callaghan, Mountfarna herd. He was backed by seven generations of EX/VG cows and is maternal brother to last year’s champion Mountfarna Premiere.

Reserve went to Monamore Exhibit from James and Thomas Kelly’s Monamore herd.

The top price of the sale went to Lot 13: Radney Kentucky from Henry O’Keeffe and he sold for €4,800. The second highest price of the sale also went to Henry O’Keeffe for Lot 9: Radney Alaska and he sold for €4,700.

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Emerald Expo 2025

Conor McGovern of sponsors FBD, show Judge David Booth, Show Reserve Champion, ‘Lisnalty Inka Ideal 609 and handler Paul Murphy; Tom Kelly with Show Champion, ‘Hallow Solomon Twizzle 3’ and handler Phillip Jones; Show Honourable Mention with Handler, Andrew Kennedy, IHFA Emerald Expo 2024, Saturday April 27, at the Virginia Show Centre, Co. Cavan.