FBD Young Farmer of the Year

FBD Young Farmer of the Year 2024


Congratulations to Christopher Cahill from Cavan for being crowned our 2024 FBD Young Farmer of the Year Winner!

What a night & what an incredible group of people we had contesting for this year’s FBD Young Farmer of the Year Awards!

Huge congratulations to each of our 10 semi-finalists. You really are all fantastic ambassadors for Irish Farming in your fields. 

A special well done to all of our category and award winners and to our runner up!

  • David Melody originally from Clare but farming in Kilkenny was named Runner Up and won the Career Farm Management category.
  • Sarah Kelly of Sligo was named Best Young Entrant.
  • Martin O’Reilly of Laois was named the winner of the Dairy category and also won the Macra Agricultural Skillnet Biodiversity Young Farmer of the Year award.
  • Jamie Hannon of Sligo was named the Drystock category winner.
  • Séamus Leahy won the Other Enterprises category.
  • Christipher Cahill also won the Land Mobility award.

Well done to you all & we hope you continue to enjoy the celebrations


 


 


Previous FBD Young Farmer of the Year Winners

  • 2024: Christopher Cahill
  • 2023:  Dwayne Shiels
  • 2022: Christopher Tuffy
  • 2021: Owen Ashton
  • 2020: Dara Kileen
  • 2019: Liam Hanrahan
  • 2018: Daniel Hawthorne
  • 2017: PJ O Keefe
  • 2016: Kevin Moran
  • 2015: Jonathan Marry
  • 2014: Sean O Donnell
  • 2013: John Buckley
  • 2012: Dermott O Connor
  • 2011: Kevin Heavin
  • 2010: Paul Kehoe
  • 2009: William Keane
  • 2008: Timothy Quinn
  • 2007: Bryan Daniels
  • 2006: Eddie O Donnell
  • 2005: John McNamara
  • 2004: Martin Brosnan
  • 2003: Michael Gowing
  • 2002: Michael Reidy
  • 2001: Andrew Killeen
  • 2000: Con O Connell
  • 1999: Michael Dee