Irish Stock Fencing Championship, July 2023

The first Sunday in July marked the second Irish Stock Fencing Championship to take place in the Clomel Show, one of the oldest agricultural shows in Ireland. This years championship followed an initial trial in 2022, with five teams of two contractors competing. The event was sponsored by Tornado Wire and Scanpole.

All teams were required dig the holes by hand, secure the posts and erect a stock proof wire fence, all within a set amount of time.

The winning team - Dan Flood from Dan Flood Plant Hire and Fencing and Alan Duffy from AD Fencing. The prize was an all expenses trip to compete at the Tornado Wire Fencing competition at the NSA Sheep Event, Three Counties Showground in Malvern next year. This major event will also see competitors up against stiff competition from the other side of the world as the winners of the New Zealand Fencing Competition's Golden Pliers event will also be taking part.

"2022 was very much a trial run" says our Jack Bennett, Tornado Wire, Ireland Technical Sales Engineer. "It was encouraging to see more entries - not exclusively from Ireland - participate in this years Irish Stock Fencing Championship. It's great to see such great enthusiasm an passion for the craft amongst the competitors, not to mention the sheer strength and tenacity given the need to hand dig the holes, a job that is usually handled by machinery in the UK. We are optimistic that the competition will continue to grow in stature with a further increase in contractors wanting to compete in the 2024 event."

Dan Flood, part of the winning team says: "This Competition represents a really important event to us. If offers a chance to witness new techniques, meet new people and offers a genuine industry networking opportunity. Tornado wire has done a fabulous job in raising awareness of the championships which has clearly helped to increase the number of entries. Winning the title simply underpins our business commitments to deliver an exemplary standard of fencing and constantly improving skills."