Paula Hynes: The ultimate 'sister act' at Emerald Expo

Life often gives us personal memories at shows, seeing Georgie and Becky as sisters showing sisters Kali and Kasey to win champion and reserve champion colourbreed was special, writes Aherla dairy farmer Paula Hynes.

Judge Andrew Cope with Colourbreed Champion Rathard Kasey and Reserve champion Rathard Chocochip Kali both of whom won best udders at Emerald Expo in Virginia, Co Cavan

After the most magical break away in the sunshine where we made memories that will last a lifetime, we returned home to rather cooler, wetter weather and a busy farm yard as last-minute preparations were underway with the show team, which was heading to Emerald Expo, which was our first show in Ireland for 2025. 

We had contacted David Clarke Livestock a few months ago about the possibility of transporting the animals to Virginia for us, as we knew we would possibly be taking a few milkers along with a number of heifers. The milkers always need plenty of room when travelling to ensure they arrive safely at a show, especially on a long journey.