Prize Winners in the Teagasc ‘This is Dairying’ photographic competition announced
The prize winners in the Teagasc ‘This is Dairying’ photographic competition, were presented with their prizes by Martin Heydon T.D., Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, at the Teagasc dairy open day in Moorepark, Fermoy, Co Cork.
Pictured (L to R): Maureen O’Meara, FBD; Imelda Kinsella, Ballyhale, Co Kilkenny, winner of the Teagasc ‘This is Dairying’ photographic competition; Martin Heydon T.D., Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine; competition runner-up Anne Murphy, Castlemagner, Co Cork and Conor Hogan, Teagasc People in Dairy Programme Manager.
The winner and runner up in the Teagasc ‘This is Dairying’ photographic competition, were presented with their prizes by Martin Heydon T.D., Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, at the Teagasc dairy open day in Moorepark, Fermoy, Co Cork.
The This is Dairying competition invites entrants to upload a photograph illustrating what they love about Irish dairying. The purpose of the photo competition was to encourage farmers to share positive images of what they love about dairy farming to show the many reasons why dairy farming is an attractive career.
The “This is Dairying” photo competition, supported by FBD Insurance, ran throughout the month of June and received over 300 entries.
Imelda Kinsella, Ballyhale, Co. Kilkenny was announced as the overall winner of the Teagasc ‘This is Dairying’ photographic competition, while Anne Murphy, Castlemagner, Co Cork was the runner-up.
Overall Winner
The overall winning photograph was taken and submitted by Imelda Kinsella of Co. Kilkenny. The picture features her young son who is “keeping a close eye on the maiden heifers”.
First Runner Up
The first runner up prize went to Anne Murphy of Co. Cork. When submitting her entry Ann said “Crossing the Cows. Each evening as I watch on, I think of the important role these three play in our milking. No fuss, no fanfare just quiet purpose and pride in the job they do. This is dairying.”
There were two further finalists chosen in the competition. These were:
Caroline Kiely from Co. Cork
And
Lorna O’Shea, Co. Kilkenny
Dr Conor Hogan, Teagasc People in Dairy Programme Manager, said: “The judges had the difficult, but enjoyable task of looking at the over 300 entries and deciding on the prize winners. I would like to congratulate the winner and runner up, thank all those who entered for sending in such wonderful photographs. I would also like to thank FBD Insurance for their generous support for the competition.”
The overall winner received €500 in FBD vouchers and the first runner up received €300 in FBD vouchers. Both winner and first runner up received their photograph professionally framed as well. The two remaining finalists received €100 in FBD vouchers.