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