150 sheepdogs to compete for national title next week

James P McGee with his dog Glengreg Silver, and Seamus Herron, community liaison officer. Picture: Clive Wasson

150 talented sheepdogs and their handlers will compete for a chance to represent Ireland at the International Sheep Dog Trials in Scotland this coming September.

The Irish National Sheep Dog Trials will be taking place in Clonmany, on the Inishowen Peninsula, Co Donegal, next week from Thursday, August 22, to Saturday, August 24.