IHFA Awards Night – All Ireland Awards Results

The IHFA Awards Night took place at the Killeshin Hotel, Portlaoise on Friday 24th of February. This year the awards were presented by the new Executive Director of Agri-Aware, Deirdre O’Shea. Among the awards presented were the All Ireland Awards for 2016, covering nine 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 first presentation of the perpetual trophy to the IHFA Champion Cow.

The first ever IHFA Champion Cow Award went to Hallow Advent Twizzle 3 ET owned by Philip and Linda Jones of Hallow Holsteins. In 2016 she won both the Glanbia Senior Cow Championship at Emerald Expo in Cavan and the Diageo Baileys Champion Cow, also held in Virginia, Co. Cavan

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 1ST JAN ‘16
Champion – Dalevalley Dorman Embrace 2 ET
Roy Cromie, Carnone,
Castlefin, Co. Donegal
Reserve – Hallow Mccutchen Twizzle
Philip Jones, Holstein View,
Killowen, Gorey, Co. Wexford
Honourable Mention – Sprucegrove Cuttion Dellia
Keypoint Holsteins & Seamus Foody,
Tuam, Co. Galway

CLASS 2 – ALL IRELAND HEIFER BORN BETWEEN 1ST JULY & 31st Dec ‘15
Champion – Dalevalley Dorman Tracey ET
Roy Cromie, Carnone,
Castlefin, Co. Donegal
Reserve – Clonpaddin Mpw Fame 2
John & Garry Hurley, Ballymoyle,
Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Honourable Mention – Cornboro Goldie Alice
Brian Corley, Cornafaghey,
Smithboro, Co. Monaghan

CLASS 3 – ALL IRELAND HEIFER BORN BETWEEN 1ST JAN & 30TH JUNE ‘15
Champion – Greenlea Stonewall Oceane
Padraic Greenan, Crosshugh,
Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
Reserve – Ballyboy Armani Carmen 995
Jim & Una Sinnott, The Ballagh,
Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
Honourable Mention – Emerald Deman Papoose
Donal & Thomas Neville,
Croagh, Co. Limerick

CLASS 4 – ALL IRELAND HEIFER BORN BETWEEN 1ST JAN & 31ST DEC 2014
Champion – Clonpaddin Windbrook Fame 2 ET
John & Garry Hurley, Ballymoyle,
Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Reserve – Clonpaddin Lavanguard Flavour
John & Garry Hurley, Ballymoyle,
Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Honourable Mention – Greenlea Shottle Pledge
Padraic Greenan, Crosshugh,
Monaghan, Co. Monaghan

CLASS 5 – ALL IRELAND 3 YEAR OLD COW IN MILK
Champion – Laurelmore Wyman Lavender
John Barrett & Sons,
Lehenaghmore, Togher, Co. Cork
Reserve – Dalevalley Gwy Embrace 2 ET
Denis O’Neill & David Boyd,
Glaslough, Co. Monaghan
Honourable Mention – Mirah Laven Maggie
Michael Freeney, Derrydonnell,
Oranmore, Co. Galway

CLASS 6 – ALL IRELAND 4 YEAR OLD COW IN MILK
Champion – Drumlina Atwood Megan
Boyd / Greenan / O’Neill / Timlin / Moore,
Co. Monaghan
Reserve – Clongowes Sid Almeric 2
Bryan O’Connor, Bawnmore,
Kanturk, Co. Cork
Honourable Mention – Greenlea Lauthority Pledge
Padraic Greenan, Crosshugh,
Monaghan, Co. Monaghan

CLASS 7 – ALL IRELAND MATURE COW IN MILK
Champion – Hallow Advent Twizzle 3 ET
Philip Jones, Holstein View,
Killowen, Gorey, Co. Wexford
Reserve – Desmond Dundee Embrace ET
Philip Jones & Roy Cromie,
Killowen, Gorey, Co. Wexford
Honourable Mention – Evergreen Duplex Ebony
Liam & Sandra Murphy, Fenagh,
Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow

CLASS 8 – ALL IRELAND IRISH PURE FRIESIAN HEIFER IN MILK
Champion – Churchclara Jason Circus
Bill O’Keeffe, Church Clara,
Co. Kilkenny
Reserve – Castledale Merlin Yana 34
Bill O’Keeffe, Church Clara,
Co. Kilkenny
Honourable Mention – Mountain Glenalbyn Pixie ET
Micheal Spillane, Tullamaine,
Fethard, Co. Tipperary

CLASS 9 – ALL IRELAND IRISH PURE FRIESIAN COW IN MILK
Champion – Mountain Bounty Dixie ET
Michael Spillane, Tullamaine,
Fethard, Co. Tipperary
Reserve – Dundum Sneacta 86
Martin Crowe, Carrigmore Hse,
Doon, Co. Limerick
Honourable Mention – Firoda KJY Twink
Peadar Healy, Firoda,
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny