Ballymacan Sheep Dog Trials

23/03/2025

SAVE THE DATE!!!!
We will be back for our annual Sheepdog Trials Fundraiser Family day out on Sunday 13th July!!! Stay tuned for more details

24/12/2024

Happy Christmas from all of us here in Ballymacan

17/12/2024

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06/12/2024

Hope you are all enjoying the build up to the toy show, and impending festivities. Please keep in mind our very generous sponsors, and where possible shop local.

12/08/2024

Some of our fab Trials volunteers are back on the fundraising mission in a few weeks, taking part in the Dip in the Nip to raise much needed funds for Necret - Northeast Cancer Research & Education Trust. If anyone can spare a bob or 2 you can hit the link below!

https://www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/ballydippers3?fbclid=IwY2xjawEnQYVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTuTSEuBi5JRzh2TUhmy8213CCf05cz_HfBxfZkvq2QNnapdVoKOQYwrqg_aem_mvKFEdzaDdmInjPubx5GjA

The Bally Dippers 2024

16/07/2024

And lastly to all our helpers, that we haven't mentioned yet...
To Maeve, Cathy, Angie, Vicki, Christine and Anne who ran stalls, sold a trillion raffle tickets, and made endless tea and coffee for the day.
To the ladies of Rathkenny Community Centre who put in trojan work in the food tent for the day keeping everyone happy, and made plenty of cakes in advance to keep everyone fed.
To the gents of Rathkenny Community Centre who parked cars, dunked tanks, set up tables and chairs, and did countless other tasks on the day - Andy, Seamie, John, Mervyn, Paul, and whoever else I've forgotten!
To Soracha who wins the Announcer of the Year Award, and keeper of the to-do lists!
To Rosie, Olivia & Wendy for all their running around.
To Ger & Liza (of KPMG as they are called!).
And to the amazing guys and gals from Rathkenny Community Centre and the Drogheda Dolls. From Day 1 we had offers of help, boots on the ground when we needed them, and it was a real sense of coming together. We can't thank you enough.
And most importantly, to Mary and Morgan, for being persuaded into hosting a teeny fundraiser in Ballymacan for the 10th time - this event can't happen without a dream, and somewhere for it to go!

It's time for a bit of a rest now for all of us, but hopefully we will see you soon!

16/07/2024

To our sponsors! There are too many of you to mention, but I'm going to try... please tag yourselves if I can't. To everyone who sponsored a prize in the raffle, a prize for the competitors, brought cake, or donated something in general - we would never raise this money without you!

Alan Ludlow FBD
Andy Galligan
Agnes Molloy
Alan Dennis Snap-on Franchisee
Ardee Jewellers
Ardee Petsupplies
Bean&Scoop
Betty & the Ladies from the Ballyfermot Quilters
Bliss Tea Rooms
Brew22 Ardee
Carmel Darling & Family
Centra Tullyallen
Charlie Reilly
Collon Pharmacy
Colm Meade
Condon Engineering
Cooladine Farms
Creag Ard Farm
Creature Crew
Curadh K9
Deeside Agri Services Ltd
Derek Clarke Machinery
Donegan's - A Traditional Irish Whiskey Pub
Drogheda Dolls
Drogheda Quilters
Edel Calliff
Fairgreen Motor Factors
Fiona McQuail
Gal Transport
Hickeys Farm Fresh
Jim Malone
John McNamara
Liz Kelly
Centra Tullyallen
Mace Stackallen
Marion Devin
Martin Quirke
Mc Donagh Tyres
Meade Farm
Moods boutique
Mr snips Barber shop ardee
Newgrange Farm
Newgrange Gold
O'Briens.
O'Neills Menswear
Philip Smith
Quad factors & Lawn Factor
Rathkenny Community Centre
Rathkenny Darts Teams
Raymond Lambe Butcher
Ronan Crosby
Sally Gardens Pub Slane
Slane Farm Supplies
Slane Pharmacy
Strathroy milk
SuperBounce Party Hire
Supervalu Johnstown
The Barber Brothers
The Malone Family
The McClusky family
The Morrissey Family
Tina & Oliver Reilly
Yvonne McKenna
The Skin Nerd
Skingredients
Eilish Rock
Chris Kenny
Audrey Ennis

16/07/2024

The next round of thanks goes to all our entertainers on the day...
Creature Crew for their amazing array of animals not usually seen on farms!
Andrew Agnew for bringing along Iolair and Alasdair the gorgeous Highland Cows.
Peter Whelan & Susan for cooking up a storm at the BBQ all afternoon (with much thanks to Ronan Crosby Butchers for the burgers!)
Henry for hooking us up with music and a PA system for the day.
Colm who became Master Cupcake Decorating teacher for one day only.
Donie Anderson who brought along his fab doggies and their geese herding skills, which are always a favourite!
Paddy Meade for organising the dunking tank, and for the brave volunteers who went into it!!!
Natalie, Faith, Summer and Jo bubbles Callaghan for their Face Painting artistry (and patience!).
Becky for her Wool Spinning Demo

16/07/2024

A big thank you to all our competitors who came from far and wide on Sunday and provided great entertainment for the day. Congratulations to Frankie McCullough (pictured below getting his trophy from the lovely Rosie) and his dog Flash who were overall winners on the day.
A HUGE thank you to Andy Grady, Michael Finnegan and Toddy Lambe for their judging expertise, and to Ailish Dixon and Billy Ryan who got the course up and kept things running all day long. And of course to Eugene for the lend of his sheep, Joey for transporting them, and our generous sponsor of all the dog food.

16/07/2024