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IHFA Young Members Association It is open to everyone (aged 26 and under on the 1st of January) who is interested in Holstein Freisian cattle and the Irish dairy industry.

The YMA (Young Members Association) is the youth section of the IHFA (Irish Holstein Friesian Association) for all people up to and including the age of 26 on the 1st of January. The YMA con­sists of a National Club, which is the umbrella group covering fif­teen regional YMA clubs that cor­re­spond to the IHFA regional Senior Clubs.

✨ SHOWMANSHIP LEAGUE FINALS ✨A massive thank you to our judge, Izzy Jones, for giving her time and expertise at the Show...
12/10/2026

✨ SHOWMANSHIP LEAGUE FINALS ✨

A massive thank you to our judge, Izzy Jones, for giving her time and expertise at the Showmanship League Finals, and to our ring stewards, Leiza Montgomery and Emma McNamara, for all their help throughout the day. Your support was greatly appreciated! 🐄

Well done to all competitors and exhibitors that competed in the FBD National Dairy Show 2026! 👏🏼

👉🏼 Swipe to see the Showmanship League results… 🏆

📸 Mathias Penn Photography 📸

Class A – Handlers aged 12 years and under on 1 January 2026 🐄

🥇 Georgina Hynes
🥈 Elsie Kelly
🥉 Cora Corridon
4️⃣ Patrick Dillon
5️⃣ John Hickey
6️⃣ John Barrett

Class B – Handlers aged 13–16 years on 1 January 2026 🐄

🥇 Clodagh Kennelly
🥈 Roisin Cronin
🥉 Cathal McLoughney
4️⃣ Lauren Doran
5️⃣ Stephen Harty
6️⃣ Aoibhin Corridon

Class C – Handlers aged 17–26 years on 1 January 2026 🐄

🥇 Jennifer Harty
🥈 Becky Hynes
🥉 Sarah Shannon
4️⃣ Mary Conroy
5️⃣ Aimee O’Donovan
6️⃣ Aisling Harty

✨ MEET THE 2026 SHOWMANSHIP LEAGUE FINALS JUDGE ✨With just 2 days to go until the Showmanship League Finals, we’re delig...
07/10/2026

✨ MEET THE 2026 SHOWMANSHIP LEAGUE FINALS JUDGE ✨

With just 2 days to go until the Showmanship League Finals, we’re delighted to introduce our judge, Izzy Jones!

We’re looking forward to welcoming Izzy and all the competitors as they take to the ring this Friday at the FBD National Dairy Show, Millstreet.

The countdown is officially on! 🏆 🐄

✨ Winter Workshop 2026 – A Thank You to Our Judges ✨A week on from our Winter Workshop 2026, we just want to say a massi...
04/10/2026

✨ Winter Workshop 2026 – A Thank You to Our Judges ✨

A week on from our Winter Workshop 2026, we just want to say a massive thank you to our amazing judges who gave up their time and expertise to join us over the two days, helping make the weekend such a success. 🐄

Day 1 – Stock Judging, Reason Giving & Linear Assessment
👏 Gary Hurley
👏 Victor Jackson
👏 Philip Jones

Day 2 – Field to Foto Competition
👏 Laura Sinnott
👏 Richard Jones
👏 Izzy Jones

Thank you again for being part of our Winter Workshop 2026! ✨🐄

✨ Breakdown of Team Results ✨
28/09/2026

✨ Breakdown of Team Results ✨

✨ Winter Workshop Results 2.0 ✨Day 2 consisted of a Field to Foto Competition, with teams of five putting their skills t...
28/09/2026

✨ Winter Workshop Results 2.0 ✨

Day 2 consisted of a Field to Foto Competition, with teams of five putting their skills to the test across Clipping, Washing, Showmanship and Photography. 🐄📸

A massive thank you to the Jones Family, Hallow Farm, for kindly hosting us and for all their time and effort in making the day such a success. 🤍

Well done to all our competitors who took part, it was fantastic to see so many young members getting involved!

Swipe to see the results from Day 2… 🧚

🥇 Washing Results

1st — Team 2
• Sadhbh Dunne
• Tadgh Delaney

2nd — Team 9
• Pearl Fahey
• Hugh Fahey

3rd — Team 6
• Niamh Roche
• Meadhbh Hennessy

🏅Clipping Results

1st — Team 5
• Manus Murphy

2nd — Team 3
• Will Jones

3rd — Team 2
• Kane Boal

🏅 Showmanship Results

1st — Team 2
• Zoe Greenan

2nd — Team 3
• Lauren Doran

3rd — Team 4
• Kate Jones

🏅 Photography Results

3rd — Team 10

• Isabelle McLoughney & Team

🏅 Photography Results

2nd — Team 7

• Sasha Galkine & Team

🏅 Photography Results

1st — Team 3

• Mary Conroy & Team

🏅 Overall Field to Foto Results

3rd — Team 5

• Manus Murphy
• Doireann Kirwan
• Kate Hennessy
• Charlie Jones
• Paige Galkine

🏅 Overall Field to Foto Results

2nd — Team 2

• Kane Boal
• Sadhbh Dunne
• Tadgh Delaney
• Zoe Greenan
• Emily Dempsey

🏅 Overall Field to Foto Results

1st — Team 3

• Will Jones
• Oisin Dunne
• Katie Hayden
• Lauren Doran
• Mary Conroy

A big thank you to Richard Jones for judging our Clipping section. We really appreciate you giving your time and helping make the day such a success. ✂️👏

A huge thank you to Izzy Jones for attending and taking the time to judge both the Showmanship and Photography sections. Your knowledge and expertise were greatly appreciated by all of the competitors. 🐄

We’d like to say a sincere thank you to Laura Sinnott for taking the time to judge our Washing section. We really appreciate the time you gave to our young competitors.🧼

✨ Winter Workshop Results ✨Day 1 consisted of a Stock Judging, Reason Giving and Linear Assessment Competition. 🐄A huge ...
28/09/2026

✨ Winter Workshop Results ✨

Day 1 consisted of a Stock Judging, Reason Giving and Linear Assessment Competition. 🐄

A huge thank you to the O’Leary Family, Coolnagree Herd for kindly hosting us and welcoming everyone to the farm. 🤍

Results from Day 1 over the next few slides… 👀

Junior Linear Assessment Winner - Edmond Crean 🏅

Intermediate Linear Assessment Winners - Sasha Galkine & Emma Finneran 🏅

Senior Linear Assessment Winners - Kane Boal & Hannah Williamson 🏅

Junior Stock Judging Results 🏅

1st — Michael Roche, Carlow/Kilkenny — 1052 pts.
2nd — Clara Hennessy, Limerick/Clare — 1044 pts.
3rd — Tom Roche, Carlow/Kilkenny — 1023 pts.

Junior Reason Giving Results 🏅

1st — Charlie Jones, Slaney
2nd — Sadhbh Dunne, Kildare
3rd — Tom Roche, Carlow/Kilkenny

Intermediate Stock Judging Results 🏅

1st — Cathal McLoughney, Laois/Offaly — 1110 pts.
2nd — Stephen Harty, Kerry — 1098 pts.
3rd — Anna McLoughney, Laois/Offaly — 1086 pts.

Intermediate Reason Giving Results 🏅

1st — Stephen Harty, Kerry
2nd — Cathal Mc Loughney, Laois/Offaly
3rd — Paige Galkine, Slaney & Zoe Greenan, Breffni/Oriel

Senior Stock Judging Results 🏅

1st — Kane Boal, Galway — 1126 pts.
2nd — Will Jones, Slaney — 1113 pts.
3rd — Ryan Greenan, Breffni/Oriel — 1107 pts.

Senior Reason Giving Results 🏅

1st — Kane Boal, Galway 
2nd — Will Jones, Slaney
3rd — Josh Sinnott, Slaney

Overall Reason Giving Winner for an exceptional set of reasons for their age - Stephen Harty, Kerry 🏆

A huge thank you to Paul Boal for providing such an informative linear assessment demonstration, as well as kindly judging our linear assessment competition. 🐄

A massive thank you to our fantastic Master Judges, Philip Jones, Gary Hurly and Victor Jackson, for taking the time to attend our workshop. We really appreciate your time and expertise! 👏

A big thank you to Donal Carey for kindly taking the time to attend on Saturday and making sure we had our sound system up and running.🤝

26/09/2026

All systems go at Coolnagree Herd this morning ✨

See you all shortly! 🐄

25/09/2026

Behind the scenes at Hallow Herd ahead of Sunday ✨🐄

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YMA Dept, IHFA Office
Clonakilty
CO.CORK

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Monday 9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 5:30pm
Thursday 9am - 5:30pm
Friday 9am - 5:30pm

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