Pictured are Stephen Lyons, Univet Ltd, Anna May McHugh, Managing Director National Ploughing Association; Mark O’Rourke, Univet Ltd; Albert De Cogan, Supreme All-Ireland Championships Exhibitor and John Tait, President, Irish Aberdeen Angus Association, at Killamuckey Farm, Mogeely, Co Cork, launching the 2025 Irish Aberdeen Angus Association, Supreme All-Ireland Championships, sponsored by Univet Ltd. The 2025 Irish Aberdeen Angus Association, Supreme All-Ireland Championships are taking place on September 16 at the 2025 National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Co Offaly. photo: Jim Coughlan.

Prestigious livestock event at Ploughing Championships

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At the AGM of the National Ploughing Association, Managing Director Anna May McHugh announced that the 2025 Irish Aberdeen-Angus Association All-Ireland Finals would take place on the opening day of the 2025 Ploughing in Screggan, Tullamore, Co Offaly.

She said: “The NPA are absolutely thrilled to have such a prestigious livestock event coming to the Ploughing Championships this year with upwards of 100 animals expected in this competition alone.”

Long term sponsors of the finals, Univet, are again onboard as title sponsor and the All-Ireland Champion will secure the prestigious All-Ireland Championship Trophy – an eye-catching piece of silverware dating back to 1902.

The competition is open to all pedigree registered Aberdeen Angus animals in the Republic of Ireland and the numerous classes including Junior, Intermediate and Senior Championships will bring together the best of IAAA cattle from the best herds in the country.

Whilst the All Ireland Finals take place on the opening day of the Ploughing there is a full programme of events planned for ‘Ploughing Week’ in the Aberdeen Angus Tent including:

WEDNESDAY

National Youth Development Final where young livestock handlers from a number of age categories will be doing everything from showing, presenting, stock judging and interview. A National Judging Conference which will incorporate showing, etiquette and basic principle talks and classification demonstration addressing the basics of animal physiology as well as senior judges giving countering arguments on ways they place line ups of cattle.

THURSDAY

Demonstrations showing qualities of Aberdeen Angus and Classification Demos. Officials from the Irish Aberdeen Angus Association including Secretary Shane Murphy and President John Tait met with members of the NPA recently on the De Cogan Aberdeen Angus Farm in East Cork to finalise details of the event programme before the National Ploughing Annual General Meeting.

The NPA Exhibition Team reported at the AGM that the Exhibition Arena was filling up fast as the ‘Early Bird’ package is due to expire in the next few days. Stands prices starting for less than €1,000 allows many small companies a huge opportunity to sell, promote and network to hundreds of thousands of potential customers and many international buyers as well.

The 2025 Ploughing Championships will take place for September 16-18 in Screggan, Tullamore, Co Offaly.

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