British Simmental Review 2018

REGIONAL CLUB REPORTS
Northern Ireland Simmental
Cattle Breeders Club
Chairman’s Report by Conrad Fegan
It was a great honour to be elected as chairman of the
Northern Ireland Simmental Breeders Club. I hope to
follow on from previous chairpersons and promote the
breed as best I can alongside the elected committee.
We started the year with the Pedigree Calf Fair held
at Balmoral Showgrounds, Belfast. The judge on the day
was Douglas Barr from Scotland. There was great quality
stock on show with Leslie and Christopher Weatherup
taking the Senior and Reserve Senior Championship with
Lisglass Helena and Lisglass Honey. Taking the Junior
Championship was Adrian Richardson, Maguiresbridge
with Cleenagh Ivy. Reserve Junior was Ballinlare Farm
Isabella bred by Joe Wilson and sons, Newry.
PEDIGREE CALF FAIR 18TH NOVEMBER 2017
Lisglass Helena Senior Champion
Cleenagh Ivy Junior Champion
The annual dinner and prizegiving was held on Friday
26th January in the Cohannon Inn, Dungannon and hosted
70 members and their families. We all had a great night
and the winners of the year’s shows and sales collected
their awards. We thanked all our sponsors and members
for their generosity throughout the year.
February saw the first sale of the year with some
Northern Ireland breeders taking the long trip to
Stirling. As always the breeders took their fair share of
rosettes with Harold Stubbs and Alan Burleigh taking the
Intermediate Championship and top price for Northern
Irish bulls of 12,000gns for Camus Harold, bred by Joe
Campbell, Strabane. Robsons of Ballyclare hit five figures
with the 1st prize winning Kilbride Farm Haka making
10,000gns. Kenny Veitch from Lisbellaw, Fermanagh
took 7,000gns for the 1st prize winning Coolcrannel Hero,
bred by Willie Phair, Lisbellaw. Following this was 1st
prize winning Corrick Hamlet bred by Cecil, Neil and Scott
McIlwaine from Newtonstewart. This bull was crowned
2017 Male of the Year, and was the winner of the Bank
of Ireland/Nisa Interbreed Junior Bull Championship.
He realised 6,500gns. Also claiming a red rosette and
6,500gns was Drumagarner Hughes from Michael and
Eamon McCloskey, Kilrea. Two bulls hit the 5,200gn
mark, Richard Rodgers of Portglenone with 5th placed
Hiltonstown Hennessy and Shane and Paul McDonald,
Tempo with 2nd place Coolcran Hercules.
Quality bulls and females were on offer in Dungannon’s
March sale. The pre-show was in the capable hands of
judge Gareth Corrie from Newtownards. Leading the
sale was Scribby Farms Harvey bred by Keith and Andrea
Nelson, Rosslea, selling for 3,300gns. Two lots came under
the hammer at 3,200gns including the Reserve Male and
Reserve Supreme Champion Derrycallaghan Homeringer
bred by Harold Stubbs and Alan Burleigh, Fermanagh,
and Kilbride Farm Hi-Tech bred by Billy Robson and sons
Michael and Norman, Ballyclare. Robsons also took the
Male and Supreme Championship with Kilbride Farm
Hoylake making 3,000gns. Females peaked at 3,000gns for
Adrian Richardson with the Female Champion Cleenagh
Ivy. Leslie and Christopher Weatherup took the Reserve
Female Championship with Lisglass Honeybee which sold
for 2,300gns. Following closely behind at 2,200gns was
Castlemount Modesty 4th from Duncan McDowell’s herd at
Newtownards. The show and sale was kindly sponsored by
Irwin Feeds.
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