Angus to the Fore

13/03/2025

Hard to believe it's been almost a week since the Certified Irish Angus Beef final 🏆🥳. Here's a brilliant video looking back on the big day last Friday.

07/03/2025

🥳 Certified Irish Angus Beef Schools Competition Champions 2025🎊

We are delighted to have been announced as the winners of this year's final earlier today in Croke Park!!

Three students from Mercy Secondary School, Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath have won the 2025 Certified Irish Angus Schools Competition.

07/03/2025

🚨Angus to the Fore Podcast🚨
The day has arrived and we are on our way to the final of the Certified Irish Angus Beef competition in Croke Park. As we near the announcement of the winners in the coming hours we will look back on our most popular podcast episode.

In our final podcast feature, we rewind to episode eleven where Eoin had the privilege of chatting with Michael O'Leary, Ryanair CEO and owner of the Gigginstown Angus herd.

They talk about Michael's career as CEO of one of the largest Airlines, his Angus herd, the Gigginstown Annual Sale, the agricultural industry and much more.

You can listen back to the episode here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0DzOZQGMySoX4oVJDfCQaE?si=6e11ea3e630043b8

Check out the clip below where Michael speaks about how the Gigginstown Angus herd was established by flying 25 Canadian Angus females and a famous bull from Canada to Dublin in 1997.

06/03/2025

Tomorrow is the big day. The winners of the Certified Irish Angus schools competition will be announced. We began our project in October 2022, during transition year, and are now here as finalists two and a half years later.

This competition is the most unique schools programme in the country which has offered us once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. We are very grateful to everyone in Certified Irish Angus Beef, ABP and Kepak for organising this fantastic competition and for selecting us as finalists.

We would like to pay tribute to our supervising teacher, Mr. William Lynn, who has devoted great time and energy to our group over the last two years.

We would also like to thank everyone who supported our project in any way from podcast guests, to sponsorship, information, guidance and more, we really appreciate everyone who has helped us.

- The Angus to the Fore Team (Eoin, Jack and Shane)

06/03/2025

🚨Angus to the Fore Podcast🚨
Tomorrow we will be making our way to the final of the Certified Irish Angus Beef competition in Croke Park. Today, we will look back at the final podcast episodes we completed over the course of the competition.

We feature one of our favourite episodes today where Eoin had the privilege of chatting with Rory Best, former Irish Rugby captain and Angus breeder on episode 10. They talk about Rory's career in rugby with Ireland and Ulster, growing up on a farm, the highs and lows of sport, the Angus breed, Rory's Aberdeen Angus herd and much more.

You can listen back to the episode here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1zMYwWBcDCcOu1FsEMh6wH?si=-MhH5vLlRAGpMtsfDJvtXQ

Check out the clip below where Rory reflects on the banter and comradery shared by the substantial cohort of farmers on the Irish rugby team during his playing years.

Web: angustothefore.com

05/03/2025

🚨Angus to the Fore Podcast🚨
With just one day to go until the final of the Certified Irish Angus Beef competition in Croke Park, we are continuing to look back at the podcast episodes we completed over the course of the competition.

Today we feature Eoin's chat with Shane Leane of Progressive Genetics. They discuss Shane’s farm at home, his job with progressive genetics, the direction of the AI industry, sexed semen, dairy beef index, the Angus breed and much more.

You can listen back to the episode here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5BfJrB7CGTgNQXdrVcSblB?si=nUPch7J0QbmAYjNmiIpPIg

Check out the clip below where Shane discusses the hot topic of sexed semen and dairy beef AI usage on Ireland's dairy herd.

Web: angustothefore.com

03/03/2025

🚨Angus to the Fore Podcast🚨
With just three days to go until the final of the Certified Irish Angus Beef competition in Croke Park, we are continuing to look back at the podcast episodes we completed over the course of the competition.

Today we feature Eoin's chat with auctioneer Denis Barret. They chat about his early days in farming, getting into auctioneering, online auctions, regulations and the impacts of them, the Angus breed and much more.

You can listen back to the episode here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6jw2u5K2NDOil6DTEMyxWg?si=ZsrJOjKiRfa_O7mrnl4H6g

Check out the clip below where Denis talks about the success of the Irish Aberdeen Angus Association's extravaganza sale in which he is the auctioneer.

Web: angustothefore.com

03/03/2025

Not long to go now. Just four more sleeps till the final in Croke Park!!

03/03/2025

🚨Angus to the Fore Podcast🚨
With less than a week to go until the final of the Certified Irish Angus Beef competition in Croke Park, we are continuing to look back at the podcast episodes we completed over the course of the competition.

Today we feature Eoin's chat with Owen Tunney of Morpheus Aberdeen Angus. They chat about Owen’s herd, Sandstone vet group, embryo transfer, the future of the Angus breed in the UK and much more.

You can listen back to the episode here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0YUxS6hsA4XJfhNjSglBNO...

Check out the clip below where Owen speaks about his Angus cattle breeding philosophies.

Web: angustothefore.com

27/02/2025

🚨Angus to the Fore Podcast🚨
With just 8 days to go until the final of the Certified Irish Angus Beef competition in Croke Park, we are continuing to look back at the podcast episodes we completed over the course of the competition.

Today we feature Eoin's chat with Cathal McCormack of Steil Angus. They talk about his early days in farming, his own pedigree herd, genetics, ICBF evaluations, off-farm work with Alltech, his production sale in 2023 and much more.

You can listen back to the episode here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0YUxS6hsA4XJfhNjSglBNO?si=cWPZPc_6Ty6WnGZxIjnbjA

Check out the clip below where Cathal speaks about the benefits/learnings of farming and showing cattle to younger generations.

Web: angustothefore.com

26/02/2025

🚨Angus to the Fore Podcast🚨
With just 9 days to go until the final of the Certified Irish Angus Beef competition in Croke Park, we are continuing to look back at the podcast episodes we completed over the course of the competition.

Today we feature Eoin's chat with ABP Food Group Agri Sustainability Manager Stephen Connolly. During this brilliant interview, they discuss Stephen’s early days in farming, ABP, Angus genetics, meat-eating quality, measuring emissions, grassland management, the ABP Demo Farm in Carlow, improving dairy beef genetics nationally and much more.

You can listen back to the episode here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/49Vl4lc5pZg5ot8AKm9BtI?si=P6uaJRvxTRyb8XELr6DxQQ

Check out the clip below where Stephen gives his advice to farmers when selecting AI bulls for use on the dairy herd.

23/02/2025

🚨Angus to the Fore Podcast🚨
With just 11 days to go until the final of the Certified Irish Angus Beef competition in Croke Park, we are continuing to look back at the podcast episodes we completed over the course of the competition.

Today we feature Eoin's chat with renowned Aberdeen Angus breeder Albert de Cogan of Mogeely Aberdeen Angusherd. They chat about Albert’s herd, the Angus breed, the show season, the reduction sale on Albert's farm and much more.

You can listen back to the episode here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3yqkUQLfTeuOhjl3XEzxIR?si=YcQLVdoOSIqUssbr-zds6A

Check out the clip below where Albert talks about the most successful bulls he has had over the years.