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North West Club Report 2012
We am pleased to report that the North West Club had another successful year. We held our AGM on the 10th of January 2012 and the following officers were elected
Chairman Pat Bruen, Secretary Des Joyce, and Treasurer Richard Hegarty.
Chairman Pat Bruen thanked Michael Fox for his term as secretary, he expressed sincere gratitude on behalf of all club members and the committee for the enthusiasm and high level of professionalism with which he carried out his duties.
Meetings:
During the year the club held three meetings which were well attended.
The first meeting had Michael Maxwell who outlined the potential for heifer exports to Kazakhstan and Russia, the second speaker was John Gayer MRCVS on cow fertility.
Paddy McCarthy Connacht Gold and PJ Healy Natural Nutrition spoke on nutrition at the second meeting. Ross Evans from ICBF attended the final meeting to discuss the new €uro Stars and the Gene Ireland Bull Breeder Program.
UK Trip:
Our annual trip to the UK was a huge success. First was a farm visit to the Roughley Herd followed by the Royal Welsh Show. The weather was lovely and the standard of stock on view second to none. Limousin took the interbreed championship with Ironston Dumandy. Everyone enjoyed the trip immensely and special thanks goes to Michael and Anne Marie Gunn for organising a great trip.
Shows and Sales:
Our summer shows were well attended with great displays of stock at each show, some of which went on to be very successful at the National Show in Tullamore.
At the Athenry and Roscommon spring sales club members enjoyed considerable success achieving top prizes and prices. The club was also well represented at the Roscrea premier sales.
The newly established September commercial weanling heifer sale held in Balla mart proved to be a great success with demand exceeding supply and highlighting the good demand for LMx stock.
Some club members decided in conjuction with Roscommon livestock mart to stage a pedigree female sale, this sale which was held in late October recorded a good clearance rate with some notable prices paid for quality lots.
Open Day:
The club held an open day on the farm of Michael Philips, Gurteen in Sligo. There was a great turnout and the day was very informative as well as a nice social occasion. Michael displayed some lovely quality stock out of Grahams Apache and Casimir. The club would like to thank the Philips family for their help and hospitality.
Finally the North West Limousin Club would like to thank the society and council for their efforts during the year. The club is well represented by Michael Gunn and Tom Finnerty on council.
We wish all members and their customers good success with their Limousin cattle in 2013 and extend our sympathy to all members who lost loved ones during the year.
Pat Bruen and Des Joyce
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North West Club Herds Competition results:
Small Herd
- First John Walsh
- Second Michael Oliver
- Third Padraig Golden
Medium Herd
- First Richard O’Beirne
- Second Tom Finnerty
- Third Donie McKeown
Best Young Bull Derrygullinane Glen
Best Young Heifer Bovinion Giselle
Best Group of Calves Derrygullinane Herd
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Wilodge Herd secures new Irish sire for the future
Christine Williams from the famous Wilodge Herd recently announced the arrival of future junior herd sire, Gerrygullinane Glen, who was purchased privately from Gerard Walsh and Anne Marie Clarke of the Gerrygullinane Limousin herd, Knockmore, Ballina, Co. Mayo.
 Sired by Marchermore Augustus, a son of the highly acclaimed Ronick Hawk, he is out of the home bred dam Derrygullinane Daisy who was shown successfully as a calf with back breeding to Mas Du Clo and Generaux. This bull has five star terminal and maternal traits and also scores in the top 1% for muscle in Ireland.
Gerrygullinane Glen had a successful showing season in 2012, culminating in the Limousin and overall supreme pedigree championship at both the Ballina and Bonniconlon Agricultural Shows and was also a class winner at the All Ireland Limousin Calf Finals at Tullamore Agricultural Show where he went forward to win the reserve junior championship on that day. He was also named best young bull in the North West Limousin Club’s herd competition.
His full sister Gerrygullinane Fabulous also has had a remarkable showing career with 12 first prizes and a third place in the All – Ireland Limousin Finals in Tullamore 2011.
Commenting on the purchase Christine Williams said: “Glen was purchased off the back of being fortunate enough to judge him at Bonniconlon Show in Ireland where I was particularly impressed with his muscling, locomotion, growth for age and abundance of style and character.” Although we have used Ronick Hawk in the herd in the past with great success, this dam line presents an outcross for the Wilodge herd.”
Glen is now resident at the Shifnal base of the Wilodge herd with the intention being to collect semen from him in 2013.
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North West Club Open Day 2012
The North West Limousin club held an open day on Sunday 14th October on the farm of Michael Philips, Doon, Gurteen, Co. Sligo - home of the Doon West Limousin herd. Read more >>>
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NORTH WEST HERD COMPETITION 2011
SMALL HERD:
- 1. Michael Oliver
- 2. John Walsh
- 3. Tom Walsh
MEDIUM HERD:
- 1. Richard O’Beirne
- 2. Donie Mc Keon
- 3. Tom Finnerty
Best Heifer 2010: Tom Walsh tag no. 100 Alfy x Samson
Best Bull 2010: Richard O’ Beirne tag no. 606 Sympa x Dauphin
Young Stock: Richard O’Beirne “ Millburn Herd
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North East and North West Clubs Combined Dinner Dance
Saturday November 19th, Bush Hotel, Carrick on Shannon Music by Gobsmacked. Tickets €30 which includes a four course meal and free raffle. Special overnight accommodation rate at Bush Hotel for the night
For tickets and more information contact Michael Gunn 086 3122897, Pat Bruen 086 2654512, John Connell 087 7623252, Dermot Rowe 087 6630211
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NORTH WEST CLUB CALF FINALS
The North West Calf Finals were hosted by Swinford Agricultural Show on Saturday 20th August. This annual event which rotates throughout the club area saw a large entry of calves forward. The competition consisted of six classes, three classes of bulls and three classes of heifers, with the six 1st prize winners competing for an Overall Champion. The winner of the Overall Championship being awarded with a new trophy The Michael Dale Perpetual Cup presented by the club in memory of Michael Dale who had been a great stalwart of the North West Club and who had promoted both the breed and the club throughout the province and country along with representing the North West Club at Council level. With 35 calves entered in there was no doubt that breeders were anxious to be the first recipient of such a coveted award. Read more >>>
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North West club trip to Carlisle July 2011
The North West Limousin Club are organising a trip to the UK national Limousin show to be held on July 30th 2011. The British limousin society are holding an open day at the Haltcliffe herd of Messrs Ridley on the day before the show ( July 29th) Read more >>>
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North West Club Limousin Open Day on the farm of Tom Feehan Cross Kilmeena Westport Co. Mayo on Sunday October 3rd at 2pm
On Sunday 3rd October the North West Limousin Club held an open day on the farm of Tom & Marion Feehan Cross, Kilmeena ,Westport ,Co Mayo.
The Cross herd which is over shadowed by the famous Croagh Patrick mountain was founded in 1990. Tom & Marion decided from the start that this herd was going to be based on quality. In the early years a number of breeding females were purchased at sales throughout the country and then a very strict breeding programme of only using the top AI sires was implemented. Read more >>>
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North West Club YMA 2010:
The North west Limousin club held a very successful YMA competition in Ballina show on Sunday July 11th. The Young Members Association (YMA ) is open to everybody between 12 and 25 and tests and improves their knowledge of cattle and showmanship. Read more >>>
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North West Limousin Club Calf Finals 2010:
Enniscrone Show Co Sligo on Saturday 28th August will host the Northwest club calf championships. There will be six classes, three male and three female for calves born after the 1/9/2009. The calves will be divided into equal classes after the entries have been received. This competition is one of the highlights of the showing season in Connacht and has attracted over thirty entries in previous years.
Enniscrone will also have classes for older Limousin cattle in addition to the calf classes. For entries or schedules please contact Joan Quinn 087 6474290
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North West Limousin Club latest news May 2010:
The North West Limousin Club held its AGM in January and its outgoing officers were re elected with Tom Finnerty remaining as Chair and Michael Fox as Secretary. Tom Walsh is still in charge of the purse strings while Michael Gunn is PRO and travel officer. Donie McKeon and Pat Bruen are now the YMA coordinators. Read more >>>
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North West Limousin Club forthcoming Trip to Royal Welsh Show 2010:
The North West Limousin Club are planning a trip to the Royal Welsh Show on July 19th. The trip will also include visits to two top Limousin herds. The flights are arranged on a group booking basis from Knock to Birmingham. We have provisionally booked 50 seats on the flight and accommodation for 50 in the Premier Inn in Hereford. We also have a coach arranged in the UK to bring us on our travels. The trip will cost €200. This includes return flights, all coach travel and two nights accommodation. Due to high demand and limited places we need payment in full by February 19th. Seats will be allocated in order of money received. Read more >>>
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North West Limousin Club Report 2009:
During the year we held 4 Club meetings which were all well attended. We had Dr Ross Evans of ICBF as guest speaker at our 1st meeting. His presentation was informative and gave an insight into the reasoning behind their thinking. He did say things would accelerate as more data became available.We also had Richard Collins and Paul Sykes at later meetings. Read more >>>
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Irish Limousin Open Day - Gerry Walsh, Ballina, Co. Mayo:
A large crowd attended a superb open day on farm of John & Gerry Walsh Derrygullinane, Knockmore, Ballina, Co. Mayo, on display were Pedigree Limousin stock from Derrygullinane Herd featuring a number of specific cow families and their extended progeny which included an elite group of 2008 / 2009 calves within this group were calves from an embryo programme which produced some excellent calves, of which a number have been successful at many local Agricultural Shows. Herd has won the North West Limousin Club Small Herds Competition in 2007 & 2008. Read more >>>
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North West Limousin Club Herds Competition Results 2009:
The 2009 herds competition saw a large entry, which resulted in the services of three judges being required. The North West area was judged by Mr & Mrs Peter & Pat Alexander From The Mains of Mausse, Blairgowrie Scotland. The Alexanders operate an extensive beef and sheep enterprise and have invested heavily in the Limousin breed both for their suckler dams and their terminal sires.Read more >>>
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North West Limousin Club Report 2008:
Throughout the year the club held 4 meetings which were well attended. Two official sales were held in Roscommon and Athenry in spring, and anautumn sale in Carrick on Shannon. On the shows scene classes were supported well over the summer culminating in the North West calf finals at Ballinrobe show. This was a tremendous success with over 40 Limousin cattle entered, congratulations to all who attended in particular the prizewinners. Read more >>>
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North West Limousin Club Herd Competition Results 2008:
The 2008 herds competition which was judged in July and August had the largest amount of entries since it began in 2006 . The herd size categories were small herds 5-12 breeding females , medium herd 13-30 breeding females , large herd plus breeding females . Points are awarded for genetic indices ,health & condition of cattle ,docility ,knowledge & interest of both your own herd and Limousin breed and conformity to breed type . Read more >>>
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North West Limousin Club Herds Competition Results 2007:
The second herd competition which is judged on a club basis over the summer & autumn months was another tremendous success. The herd size categories were divided into small herds 5-12 breeding females, medium herds 13-30 breeding females and large herds 30 plus breeding females. The judges awarded points on a number of areas including genetic indices, health & condition of cattle, docility; knowledge & interest in own herd, Limousin breed and conformity to breed type. This year saw special prizes for best bull calf, best heifer calf and best group of calves born in 2006. Read more >>>
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North West Limousin Club Herds Competition Results 2006:
The first ever Limousin Herd Competition was organised by the Irish Limousin Cattle Society on a regional basis. The competing herds were inspected in July by competition judge, Mr Matt Ridley of the famous Haltcliffe Limousin Herd in Cumbria, England. This competition was judged on the quality of the herds, genetic indices of the animals and the knowledge/interest of the herd owners. Read more >>>
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