The Irish Shows Association present
THE ALL-IRELAND INTERMEDIATE YOUNG SHEPHERD/SHEPHERDESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025
12-16 YEARS OLD
Sponsored by: FBD Insurance & Irish Farmers Journal
RULES AND CONDITIONS
1. The Competition is open to girls and boys, age on the 1 st September will
determine the class each exhibitor enters.
2. One exhibitor qualifies from each qualifying show for the Final.
3. Animals can be of any Sheep breed, male, or female (pedigree or non-pedigree)
4. An exhibitor can show an animal belonging to another flock owner.
5. Intermediate exhibitors will exhibit a lamb/hogget (male or Female)
6. Exhibitors may be asked for proof of their age at the final.
7. No Entries will be accepted on the day of the Qualifying Show.
THE COMPETITION WILL BE JUDGED ON CRITERIA, WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING:
1. The ability to handle and present the lamb to its best advantage in the Show Ring.
2. General knowledge about sheep, including their feeding, breeding, etc.
3. Stock Judging, the ability to judge and place a group of lambs or Hogget’s.
4. Personal presentation of stock person.
5. Presentation of the animal.
PRIZES; 1st €700, 2nd €400, 3rd €250, 4th €200, 5th €150, 6th to 10 th€100
Entry Fee: To Qualifying Show: €10 To Final: €15
QUALIFYING SHOWS; Adamstown, Castleblayney, Castlewellan, Castlerea, Corrandulla, Finn Valley, Kildysart,
Kilgarvan, Longford, Lurgan, Roundwood, Cork.
FINAL: Roscommon Show Sat 16th August 2025.
Judges.
Suffolk, Texel, Charollais & Young Handler Classes; Mr Brian McAllister, Co. Down
Blackface Mountain, Border Leicester, Any other Pedigreee Breed, Commercial; Mr Thomas Sheehy, Co. Kerry
Sponsored by Bóthar.
All sheep entered for competition must be entered in or be eligible for entry in the Flock Book of the Breed. All sheep must be in the Showgrounds prior to 10.00am.
Judging to commence at 12noon.
Any breed of sheep can be shown, This will be the first sheep showing class of the day.
This class may be amalgamated with the intermediate Young Handler class, pending numbers.
No entries permitted on day of event.