IHFA Young Members Association
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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.
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! ✨🐄
28/09/2026
✨ Breakdown of Team Results ✨
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.🧼
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.🤝
All systems go at Coolnagree Herd this morning ✨
See you all shortly! 🐄
Behind the scenes at Hallow Herd ahead of Sunday ✨🐄
24/09/2026
🐄 **What to pack for Sunday!** 🐄
Team details will be released very shortly.✨
24/09/2026
✨ Winter Workshop Agenda ✨
📍 Day 1: Seamus O’Leary’s — Eircode Y21 A586
📍 Day 2: Philip Jones’s — Eircode Y25 P8Y8
Please arrive on time to avoid any delays on the day. ✨
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| Wednesday | 9am - 5:30pm |
| Thursday | 9am - 5:30pm |
| Friday | 9am - 5:30pm |
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