World-record sheep shearer to be star attraction at championships

THE first sheep shearer from the northern hemisphere to set an individual world record, Ivan Scott, of Letterkenny, will be one of the star attractions at this year’s Clik Pour-on All-Ireland and International championships.

Organised by the Burt GAA Club in Co Donegal, these will be held in the Grianan Estate on Saturday and Sunday, May 30 and 31, when more than 1,500 sheep will be shorn by 200 shearers in various competitions.

Mr Scott set the new single stand world record when he sheared 736 Romney strongwool lambs in eight hours last December in the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand.