Congratulations to Niall Brennan who recently won the Young European Shepherd of the year. Niall spent two days in Paris during which he had to prove his technical knowledge and competence in sheep drafting catching, loading, quad driving, and carcass assessment. Niall fended off competition from N.Ireland, England, Wales, Scotland, France, the Netherlands and Germany. Niall is son of MED Partnership members Francis and Patricia Brennan, Newtownward, Grange, Co Sligo and is currently studying advanced dry stock management at Gurteen College in Tipperary. Niall undertook a City & Guilds Sheep shearing course funded through the BMW Small Holder Skillnet Programme in May 2009.
MED Partnership name is derived from the three waterways that traverse the area; the Melvin, the Erne and the Duff
