2018 North of Ireland Nursery Final
February 18th 2018 saw the North of Ireland Nursery season come to an end. Thank you to Canice and Geraldine McCloskey for hosting the nursery final on their land, and supplying the sheep for the event.
A full report of the nursery final will be available in the March/April 2018 edition of the ISN magazine.
Many thanks go to everybody involved in organising the event, with special thanks to the following:
| Judge: | Kenny Donald (Scotland) |
| Time Keeper: | Melissa Donald |
| Course Directors: | John McCullough |
| Eddie Hawthorne | |
| Report of Event to ISN: | Karen McGee |
The course consisted of a 300 yard out-run, right hand drive of a 100 yards, the same for the cross-drive, back to the shedding ring and finally the pen.
The sheep were a mixture of Texel and suffolk ewe Lambs.
Top 10 Results:
| Position | Handler | Dog | Points |
| 1 | James McCloskey | Jess | 94 |
| 2 | Michael Gallagher | Bud | 93 |
| 3 | Corny McLaughlin | Lexy | 92 |
| 4 | Seamus Gallagher | Finn | 89 OLF |
| 5 | Brian Quigley | Ben | 89 |
| 6 | Colin Doherty | Moss | 86 |
| 7 | Bernard Hegarty | Gem | 83 |
| 8 | Michael Gallagher | Coin | 82 |
| 9 | David McMullan | Eve | 80 OLF |
| 10 | Sammy Long | Mia | 80 |
Congratulations to all competitors that took part it what appeared to be a very successful nursery final.
Photos courtesey of Seamus O'Kane and Bo Davidson.
For more photos, visit the North of Ireland Sheepdog Society Facebook page.
The view from the top of the field, a wonderful turn-out!