Award recipients with Martin Heydon TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Irish Pedigree Cattle Breeders chairman Sean Sherman at the Irish Pedigree Cattle Breeders awards in Portlaoise.
Pictures: Alf Harvey

Adrian Bateman, Cork; Louise Callan, Cavan; Michael and Anne Marie Delaney from Mountrath, Co. Laois and Anthony Owens from Clogh, Co. Kilkenny at the Irish Pedigree Cattle Breeders awards in Portlaoise.
Picture: Alf Harvey

Irish Parthenaise Cattle Breed Society winner, Emma Holohan from Stradbally, Co. Laois is presented with the award by Martin Heydon TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Paddy Kavanagh, Irish Parthenaise chairman at the Irish Pedigree Cattle Breeders awards in Portlaoise.
Picture: Alf Harvey

Irish Piemontese breeders, Roger O’Halloran, Kerry; Lesley Sandes, Cloughjordan, Co. Tipperary; Paul Gilligan, Ballyfin, Co. Laois and Mary and Michael Fennelly from Stradbally, Co. Laois at the Irish Pedigree Cattle Breeders awards in Portlaoise.
See more photos from the event in next week’s edition of the Laois Nationalist, in shops and online on Tuesday 14 February