All Ireland Awards 2017

The IHFA Awards Night took place at the Killeshin Hotel, Portlaoise on Friday 16th of February. This year the awards were presented by Ciarán Roche, FBD Risk Manager. Among the awards presented were the All Ireland Awards for 2017, covering ten classes; the YMA Awards, which include Club of the Year, President’s Medal, Hall of Fame and Photographic Competition; the IHFA Gold and Diamond Awards and the presentation of the perpetual trophy to the IHFA Champion Cow.

 

The IHFA Champion Cow Award went to Hallow Attic Christina owned by Philip and Linda Jones of Hallow Holsteins. In 2017, she won both the Glanbia Supreme Championship at Emerald Expo in Virginia and Supreme Champion at the National Livestock Show, Tullamore. This is the second year that Hallow have been awarded the IHFA Champion Cow Award.

 

The All Ireland Awards was based on submitting a photograph entry of animals exhibited at a local or national show.

The entries were scrutinized by a pre selection panel of judges who took into account the quality of the animal as photographed and their winning successes at various shows. There was a final selection of six photographs which were printed in the Winter Journal.

The winning entries were based on the combined placings of seventeen judges who adjudicated on the photographs in each class as they appeared in the Winter Journal. Judges were selected from the IHFA judges panel representing the broad geographical area of the country and on the basis that they had no connections to entries in any of the classes. There were many entries, all of a high quality. The finalists in each class are as follows.

	CLASS 1 All Ireland Heifer Born after January 1st 2017
Champion	Ardarostig Beemer Sunray	Eugene & Sean Murphy, Ardarostig, Waterfall, Co. Cork
Reserve	Greenlea Armani Pledge ET	Padraic Greenan, Crosshugh, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
Hon. Mention	Goldenfield Ad Walburga	John & Padraic Murphy, Ballagh, Kilmanagh, Co. Kilkenny
	CLASS 2 All Ireland Heifer Born between Juy 1st & December 31st 2016
Champion	Cornboro Beemer Dolly	Brian Corley, Cornafaghey, Smithboro, Co. Monaghan
Reserve	Hallow Doorman Abrakazoo ET	Philip & Linda Jones, Killowen, Gorey, Co. Wexford
Hon. Mention	Greenlea Mandella Oran	Padraic Greenan, Crosshugh, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
	CLASS 3 All Ireland Heifer born between January 1st & June 30th 2016
Champion	Sprucegrove At Door Sunlight	Keypoint Holsteins, Stoneacre, Togherbeg, Tuam, Co. Galway
Reserve	Tullcree Fever Amy 3	Malcolm Windrum, Creighanroe, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
Hon. Mention	Swiftsheath Breeze 1573	Tom & Maura Murphy, Swiftsheath, Jenkinstown, Co. Kilkenny
	CLASS 4 All Ireland Heifer born between January 1st and December 31st 2015
Champion	Sprucegrove Chelios M Illinda	Aidan & Seamus Foody, Knockanillaun, Ballina, Co. Mayo
Reserve	Clonpaddin Mc Chrisi	Garry & John Hurley, Clonpadden, Ballymoyle, Arkklow, Co. Wicklow
Hon. Mention	Hallow Atwood Twizzle 1181	Philip & Linda Jones, Killowen, Gorey, Co. Wexford
	CLASS 5 Al Ireland 3 Year Old cow in milk born between January 1st & December 31st 2014
Champion	Clonpaddin Windbrook Fame 2 ET	Garry & John Hurley, Ballymoyle, Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Reserve	Laurelelm Fever Brilliant	Rickey & John Barrett, Adamstown, Ballinhassig, Co. Cork
Hon. Mention	Greenlea Shottle Pledge	Padraic Greenan, Crosshugh, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
	CLASS 6 All Ireland 4 Year Old Cow in milk born between January 1st & December 31st 2013
Champion	Hallow Attic Christina	Philip & Linda Jones, Killowen, Gorey, Co. Wexford
Reserve	Kilwarden Gold Bonnie ET	Brochan Cocoman, Kilwarden, Kill, Co. Kildare
Hon. Mention	Clonpaddin M Cyg Fame ET	Jim & Doireann Mulhall, Danville, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
	CLASS 7 All Ireland 5 Year Old cow in milk born between January 1st & December 31st 2012
Champion	Thevalley Amazing Frost	Philip Jones & Conor Morley, Killowen, Gorey, Co. Wexford
Reserve	GS Alliance Attwood Okisha	Aidan Foody & Rory Timlin, Knockanillaun, Ballina, Co. Mayo
Hon. Mention	Greenlea Lauthority Pledge	Padraic Greenan, Crosshugh, Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
	CLASS 8 All Ireland Mature Cow in milk born on or before December 31st 2011
Champion	Kilwarden Windbrook Vix ET	Brochan Cocoman, Kilwarden, Kill, Co. Kildare
Reserve	Monamore Seavers Iris	Tom & James Kelly, Ballymakenny Rd, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Hon. Mention	Bordermist Sanchez Fran ET	Bordermit Syndicate c/o Philip Jones, Killowen, Gorey, Co. Wexford
	CLASS 9 All Ireland Irish Pure Friesian Heifer in milk
Champion	Kilsunny Trump 41	Trevor Dudley, Dovea, Thurles, Co. Tipperary
Reserve	Churchclara Naut Roxy	Bill O’Keeffe, Churchclara, Co. Kilkenny
Hon. Mention	Mountain Capan Dixie	Micheal Spillane, Tullamaine, Fethard, Co. Tipperary
	CLASS 10 All Ireland Irish Pure Friesian Cow in milk
Champion	Mountain Tormore Aileen	Micheal Spillane, Tullamaine, Fethard, Co. Tipperary
Reserve	Churchclara Blackie Circus	Bill O’Keeffe, Churchclara, Co. Kilkenny
Hon. Mention	Carrickshock Dale 1	Pat Cleary, Hugginstown, Co. Kilkenny