I am delighted that my Department will once again provide funding to support this show and indeed to support over 120 agricultural shows across the country. This is the second year where we have provided a record investment of €1 million across all of the shows. The total funding provided by the Department of Rural […]

Pictured are overall winners Ozolea, Andrea Bignotti and Elisa Tavilli receiving their prize from Tom McCathy, AXA Farm Insurance   The National Dairy Innovation Award competition this year saw a broad entry of different agricultural products and innovations that can help change the face of farming. All trade stand exhibitors at the National Dairy Show […]

Find full results from all classes below – congratulations to every exhibitor and handler, with special congratulations to Supreme Champion winners Robert, Sylvia, Jason and Laura Helen with Eedy Doorman Fame VG89   YMA A Handler aged 12 yrs and under on 1st Jan ‘23 exhibiting a Holstein or Jersey Calf Sponsored by FBD Insurance […]

The AXA National Dairy Show Committee are delighted to announce Niels Erik Haahr as the judge for this years National Dairy Show. The 41st edition of the show takes place in its usual venue of the Green Glens Arena, Millstreet, Co. Cork on the earlier date of the 13th and 14th of October for 2023. […]

Irelands Number One Dairy Event The AXA National Dairy Show Launch took place at the IHFA office, in Clonakilty Co. Cork this week. The AXA National Dairy Show is back for its 41st outing in the wonderful surroundings of the Green Glens Arena, Millstreet, Co. Cork which has been home to the event since its […]

The AXA National Dairy Show took place on the 21st and 22nd of October at the Green Glens Arena in Co. Cork. A record attendance enjoyed the event over the two days where the Millstreet venue truly became the meeting place of the dairy industry. There was also an extensive seminar programme with 48 speakers […]

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We are underway with the 40th National Dairy Show at Green Glens Arena Milstreet, results will be updated regularly so you can keep up to date with what is happening here in Cork Best of luck to all exhibitors Class. YMA A Handler aged 12 yrs and under on 1st Jan ‘22 exhibiting a Holstein […]

National Dairy Show Programme   FRI, 21st Oct   2.30 – 4.00  Industry Focus   2.30 Opening Address 2.35 – 3.20 The Big Emissions Discussion – 25% targets and the way forward for dairy Chair- Ivan Yates Speakers:  Pat McCormack, President ICMSA, Tim Cullinan, President of the Irish Farmers’ Association Billy Kelleher, MEP for Ireland […]

For the first time ever, the AXA National Dairy Show will be open to the public for two days. The new schedule adds an action packed Friday afternoon and evening programme to the event.   Big Discussions with Ivan Yates Ivan Yates is lined up to lead the debates on Friday, the 21st of October, […]

The Judge for the 40th anniversary AXA National Dairy Show has been announced. David Jones of Wiltor and Sahara herds fame in the UK will judge the national Holstein and Jersey competitions on Friday the 21st and Saturday the 22nd of October 2022. The showcase of the best dairy show cows in Ireland will take […]

The launch of the AXA National Dairy Show recently took place on the farm of Paul Hannon and family in county Limerick, breeder and owner of the reigning supreme champion cow.

Organised by a committee from the Cork Holstein Friesian Club, the 2022 edition of the AXA National Dairy Show will be the 40th anniversary showcase with special celebrations to mark this ruby milestone and celebrate the growth of the show into Ireland’s premier dairy event.

The overall winner of the AXA National Dairy Innovation Award was Oldcastle, County Meath based LvLogics. LvLogics’ Silospi product, which is an internet-of-things sensor measuring quality and quality of feed bins, had earlier won the Blacknight sponsored Technology category. The awards were announced by Ivan Yates as part of the Virtual National Dairy Show. The […]

One of the take home messages from the first ever virtual edition of Ireland’s National Dairy Show was that Covid 19 did not stop great innovation in the dairy sector in Ireland.   With judges drawn from across the spectrum of the industry with agricultural consultants, data professionals, research coordinators, industry representatives, agritech journalists and […]

At the 2020 Virtual National Dairy Show, an exclusive competition was run to find the champion of champions from the past winners of the last decade of NDS events.   The contenders were: Laurelelm Ruben Sassy, 2010 Champion Bred and Exhibited by John & Rickey Barrett and sons, Co. Cork   Ardnasalem Drake Walburga, 2011 […]

The one thing that the majority of people all over the world can say for 2020 is, ‘we embraced change’. The take home message from the 2020 Virtual National Dairy Show would seem to be the same, ‘we embraced change’. We now have changing consumer demands, health demands, antibiotic usage, technology advancements, work/life balance priorities, […]