Killarney

By Sean Moriarty
<h3>Three students from St Brigid&rsquo;s Secondary School will spend the next 18 months rearing five Angus calves after being shortlisted for a national agricultural competition.</h3>
Abbie Daly, Kate Donoghue and Alanna Brady will rear the calves while carrying out research on &lsquo;Improving farm outcomes through education&rsquo;, highlighting the importance of farm planning, the positive effect of education on farmers&#8217; mental health and farm safety, and how to enhance farm income and quality beef production.
St Brigid&rsquo;s were one of just six schools nationally to be selected for the final of the initiative organised by Certified Irish Angus.
At a special event at the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, County Laois yesterday (Thursday), RT&Eacute; broadcaster Carl Mullan revealed the six finalists.
&ldquo;We are honoured to be welcomed back by the National Ploughing Association for this special event, allowing the school&rsquo;s competition finalists to meet their Angus calves for the first time. Standards were extremely high once again this year, with brilliant applications received from students of all backgrounds &ndash; inner-city schools and groups with rural and farming background,&rdquo; Charles Smith, General Manager for Certified Irish Angus.

Students named finalists in national agri competition

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