One of the oldest events of its type, Moate Agricultural show, takes place on the 4th Saturday of August every year. Some of the All Ireland events to be held during the show include the Anthony Browne All Ireland Filly Foal Competition, Chocolate Cook of the Year All Ireland Final and the All Ireland [...]
Aug
28
2010
28
2010
Aug
8
2010
8
2010
Report on National Livestock Show (Ireland)
Informative, entertaining and enjoyable are just three of the words which come to mind when thinking about this years National Livestock Show (Ireland). The event was a huge success with a great range of exhibitions and classes present to captivate any visitors attention. So what made it a success? A lot of different factors. First [...]
Aug
7
2010
7
2010
National Livestock Show (Ireland)
The European Agricultural Association (EAA) has announced that Mark Bannon, as a representative, will be attending the National Livestock Show tomorrow. Described as Ireland’s premier show, it promotes an enhanced awareness and positive appreciation of heritage, traditions and way of life within rural Ireland.
Jul
23
2010
23
2010
IHRI Healthcare & Food Safety Day
“Healthcare & Food Safety Day” forms part of this years IDCAS conference. It was established by the International Health Research Institute as a forum to discuss important issues regarding human and animal health. Special attention was paid this year to the production and supply of healthy food to the general public as it was considered [...]
Jul
4
2010
4
2010
Belclare National Championship 2010
Belclare Sheep Society held their National Championship sponsored by Bimeda at Sheep 2010 in UCD Lyons Research Farm. The competition produced some top class entries. The champion was a well presented ram lamb exhibited by Declan and Joe Miley, Ballyglasss, Knockcroghery, Co.Roscommon. Reserve going to Sonny Jennings, Ballyglunin, Tuam, Co. Galway with his Senior Ram (as shown in photo).
Jun
27
2010
27
2010
Sheep 2010 (Teagasc)
Yesterday Mark Bannon attended a major agricultural event called “Sheep 2010″. It was organised as a joint project by Teagasc, University College Dublin, Sheep Ireland, Bord Bia and The Irish Farmers’ Journal. The location for “Sheep 2010″ was the UCD Lyons Research Farm in Newcastle, Co. Dublin. According to prior estimates it was to [...]
Jun
9
2010
9
2010
Rural Environmental Protection Meeting
The European Agricultural Association (EAA) has announced that Mark Bannon, as a representative, will be attending a meeting relating to rural environment protection tomorrow.
Feb
10
2010
10
2010
Sheep Ireland: MALP and CPT
Attending national genetics conference relating to MALP and CPT implementation.
Sep
22
2009
22
2009
President to attend National Ploughing Championships
The national ploughing championships, managed by the NPA, is Irelands premier agricultural event. As a sign of our continual commitment to the promotion and development of the agricultural industry, the institutes president will be attending for the full three days of the championships to interact with agricultural specialists and practitioners at this event. He is quoted [...]
Jun
1
2006
1
2006
Bodies: Belclare Sheep Society
The Institute has an internal policy with allows for the collection and disclosure of certain details relating to senior officers of the organisation. We sometimes disclose such information to members of the public with the overall goal of promoting an open and transparent management process. On this website you will find information regarding the posts held [...]