Limerick Clare

Club Committee 2020

Chairperson	Michael Laffan	087 2941615	Michaellaffan@eircom.net
Vice chairman	Michael McNamara	087 8163197
Secretary	Edward Fitzgerald	087 2254702	Toberfort@hotmail.com
PRO	Eoin Horgan	087 9849463	Coshmaholsteins@hotmail.com
Treasurer	John Curtin	087 1204334	Johncurtincows@hotmail.com
Child Officer	Michael McNamara	087 8163196

Club Notes – Winter 2020

The Coronavirus pandemic has had a big impact in club activities over the course of 2020. The usual field evening held each year couldn’t go ahead. The local shows of Charleville, Newcastlewest, Cappamore and Limerick were also a loss from the local calendar.

However we could run a herds competition. Our herds competition as always was kindly sponsored by Roches feeds. It was held during the middle of the summer when Coronavirus restrictions were somewhat relaxed. It was decided to run the herds competition based on the usual milk recording and instead of an inspection the classification results for members were used. We also added a  Milk Quality section where herds’ TBCs and SCCs were examined. Well done to Jim and Seamus Kelly for winning both sections. Run in conjunction with this Mervyn Kearney agreed to socially distance visit farms to inspect animals. On each farm Mervyn inspected 3 milking heifers 3 junior cows and 3 senior cows. The champion cow from this competition was Mike & Liz McNamara’s Woodmarsh Cancun Lyme 2. The results from this competition and from the herds competition are below.

We will be in touch in the coming weeks with the prize winners about getting their awards to them. We had hoped to be running an awards night but this is looking unlikely due to the current restrictions. A big thanks goes to Mervyn from the club, this competition resembled the only activity that was close to normal in a very abnormal year.

Eoin Horgan

Herds Competition
Development

1. Richard Collins
2. Eamonn O’Donovan
3. Patrick Foley

Premier Spring

1. Charles O’Malley
2. John O’Connor
3. Eamonn and Damien Burke

Premier Winter

1. Des Frawley
2. Rosaleen O Reilly
3. John Curtin

Elite Spring

1. Edward Fitzgerald
2. Margaret Laffen
3. Michael and Liz McNamara

Elite Winter

1. Aidan Frawley
2. John Moroney
3. John and Eoin Horgan

Top EBI Herd: Declan O Dwyer
Top EBI Cow: Declan O Dwyer

Quality Awards
TBC

1. Jim and Seamus Kelly
2. Edward Fitzgerald
3. Aidan Frawley

SCC

1. Jim and Seamus Kelly
2. Rosaleen O Reilly
3. Edward Fitzgerald

Production: Edward Fitzgerald
Type: Aidan Frawley

Inspection Competition For Individual Animals
(Judged on inspection only)

Senior Cow
Winter Elite

1. John Moroney – Drumcliffe Spooky Nessie
2. Aidan Frawley – Ballytigue Palermo Shower
3. Donie Neville – Milliedale Dusk Rhapsody

Winter Premier

1. Des Frawley – Coolstar Daisy 1826
2. Joe Boyce – Kelboy Iron Ruby 2
3. Rosaleen O’Reily – Castlefergus RXO Grainne

Spring Elite

1. Mike McNamara – Woodmarsh Cancun Lyme 2
2. Mike Laffan – Everground Raf Star 33
3. Edward Fitzgerald – Toberfort GZG Aisling

Spring Premier

1. Eamonn Burke – Dameskate Kate 709
2. Charles O’Malley – Stokesfield Katie 32
3. John O’Connor – Ballykennedy Rockell Lyselle

Development

1. Richard Collins – Kilscannell VSC Dolly 821
2. Eamonn O’Donovan – Carhudon Shottle Ebony
3. Patrick Foley – Clonoughter RAF Denise