My Dog Show List So Far  for 2025
From : The Pen of Margaret Mc Stay
Sunday 14th April 2025
West Waterford Hunt Dog Show
Sunday  20th April 2025
Avondhu Fox Hounds Dog Show, Fermoy,Co Cork
Monday 21st April 2025
Reserved  for Show Organiser. ( Full Details Later )
Saturday 26th April 2025
Cuchulainn Dog Show and Raceday,Co Down
Sunday 4th May 2025
Rockview Harriers Annual Dog Show, Co Kilkenny
Sunday 11th May 2025
 The Mourne Sporting Dog Club,Co Down
Saturday 17th May 2025
The South Tyrone Fox Hounds Dog Show,Dungannon Co Tyrone
Sunday 25th May 2025
DWTC Traditional Dog Show, Co Armagh
Sunday 1st June 2025
Keep Er Lit Dog Show and Race Day, Co Antrim
Sunday 1st June 2025
Kilworth and Araglin Harriers Dog Show and Family Fun Day,Araglin Community Field,Araglin, Co Cork
Sunday 8th June 2025
Westmeath Foxhounds Working Dog Show.  ( Full details later)
Sunday 15th June 25
Kilkenny Foxhounds,Hound,Terrier,Lurcher and Pet show, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny.( Full details later )
Sunday 6th July 2025
The Mourne Sporting Dog Club, Co Down
Saturday 26th July 2025
 The Burren Working Dog Show and Raceday, Greenan Road, Newry, Co Down
Sunday 27th July 2025
Cork City and County Harriers Association Dog Show Cork, Co Cork
Saturday 2nd August 2025
Combined Clubs Dog Show and Northern Ireland Champion of Champions, Gilford, Co Down
Sunday 10th August 2025
IWTF Dog Show, Slane,Co Meath
Sunday 17th August 2025
Reserved for Show Organiser ( Full Details Later )
Sunday 24th August 2025
The Glenshane Dog Show and Race Day, Co Derry
Sunday 31st August 2025
The Mc Grath Racing Club Dog Show and Raceday, Co Carlow
 
Margaret Mc Stay
 
 
         

A TRIBUTE TO THE LATE JIMMY SCOTT, A TOP DOGGIE MAN IN OUR COUNTRY SPORTS FRATERNITY, WHO LEFT THIS WORLD ON Christmas Day.   I Am Free Do not grieve for me now my friends and family, I am free. I am following the path God Laid for me. I took his hand when I heard him call, I turned my back and left it all.   I could not stay another day to show, to live , to hunt, to fish or play. I found my peace at close of day. Be not burdened with this time of sorrow I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow. Perhaps my time seemed all to brief. Do not lengthen it now with undue grief.   Lift up your hearts my friends and share with me. God wanted me now, He set me free.   From all in Country Sports Margaret Mc Stay

THE COMBINED CLUBS CHRISTMAS CRACKER DOG SHOW WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY 21st DECEMBER 24 AT : BANVILLE HOUSE HOTEL LOWER CAR PARK  174 LURGAN ROAD  BANBRIDGE  CO DOWN  BT32 4NR STARTING TIME 1.OOpm SHARP CLASSES FOR LURCHERS/TERRIERS/WHIPPETS/STRONG DOGS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHILDRENS HANDLING CLASS   See list of classes For the Combined Clubs Dog Show Saturday 21st December 24 ( Please note there will be no racing at this Show )   Terrier Classes. 1 Any variety pup under 12 months 2 Russell dog/bitch 3 Lakeland dog/bitch 4 Patterdale dog/bitch 5 border dog /bitch 6 crossbred dog /bitch 7 working dog /bitch 8 veterans dog/bitch 9 pairs.   Heavy Dogs. 1 Any variety pup under 12 months 2 small staff dog /bitch 3 large type staff dog /bitch 4 Old English bull dog/ bitch 5 Wheaten dog /bitch 6 American bull dog /bitch 7 working dog /bitch 8 working class dog /bitch 9 veterans dog/bitch 10 Added another class in Strong Dogs (any other type of strong dog )   Lurcher Classes 1 lurcher pups under 12 months 2 smooth under 23 inch 3 smooth over 23 inch 4 rough under and over 23 inch 5 bull x dog /bitch 6 collie x dog /bitch 7 hare dog /bitch 8 fox dog /bitch 9 veterans dog /bitch. 10 pairs   Whippets 1 pups under 12 months 2 whippet dog 3 whippet bitch 4 working whippet 5 racing whippet 6 veterans whippet. 7 pairs   SEE YOU ALL THERE.   MARGARET Mc STAY

LBKs DOG SHOW AND RACEDAY SUNDAY 1stSEPTEMBER 24
Scrabo Tower is one of Northern Irelands most iconic landmarks and stands majestically on the hill 540 feet above sea level. Beneath the pathway to Scrabo Tower lies the famous family run farm Scrabo Cottage Farm with its beautiful landscapes, scenic views, and a birds eye view right across Belfast. This was the venue for the LBKs Dog Show and Race day Sunday 1stSeptember 24.
As venues go for shows, this was up there among the best. I can honestly say I have never seen such a display of Plaques, Trophys and first class Rosettes on display, and all up for grabs on the day. Dogs and Bitches in every category were split up and each allocated their own Championship and reserve and at the end of the day an Overall Champion and Reserve.
Everything was planned meticulously, and all of the day went without a hitch. The rings were well spaced out, toilet, Burger stand, Country Sports stand, brilliant racetrack, and a bouncy castle for the wee people.
The views from this venue were to die for. With the shadow of Scrabo looking down on us, we had a clear view right across Belfast and beyond. This venue being cited on a hill, there was a cool breeze all day with small specks of rain in between.
It was nice to meet up with so many like minded people in the country sports fraternity. I had the pleasure of been introduced too renowned and international terrier judge Mr Robert Booth. What a gentleman he was. We had a nice conversation and he told me he loved Ireland and that he lived in County Tipperary for some time and knew the country quite well. Robert also presented Harry John Digging with a lovely Trophy set on a wooden stand for reaching out his friendship to him and to commemorate his time in Northern Ireland. What a lovely gesture. 
It was a day of good will and presentations when Harry John Digging presented Peter Morgan with a lovely plaque for respect for running his shows. What better man with a lifetime of experience.
Niall O Cloghan and his sons were on site with their now very popular Terrier Maze. As the work in the field will begin shortly, It was great to see the excitement of the working terrier men when their prized terriers negotiated the Terrier Maze with speed and come out the other side to win the fastest time championship. This accolade went to Jed Donagh with PiP and Reserve to Lee Spiers with Buddy. Well done team O Cloghan.
Time passes so quickly,very soon it was Race time.
Here are the Results from the Pen of Biddy Mc Grath
Whippet Dog
James Mullen with Toby
Fred Gentle with Snake
Whippet Bitch
Clodagh Gentle with Susie
Pups
Tierna Owens with Flow
Jamie O Connor with Penny
Under 21s
Rose Mc Coy with Arlo
Patsy Mc Coy with Dallas
Under 22s
Kirsty Harpur with Dash
Rose Mc Coy with Gucci
Under 23s Race Breed
Errol Gardiner with Ranger
Jack Mc Grath with Missy
Bull Light
Joyce Scott with Axel
John Williams with Lightening
Bull Heavy
Joyce Scott with Mabel
Stephen Mc Cook with Champ
Over Hairy
Errol Gardiner with Milo
Stephen Mc Cook with Champ
Under Hairy
Ged Donagh with Tess
Tom with Rose
Under 24s
Colin Tucker with Fletcher
Kirsty Harpur with Chucky
Big Dogs
Cliona Owens with King
Speed Jump
Cameron Rogan with Ghost
Kirby Mc Kibbin with Queen
**Some  Showing  Championships taken from photographs on Facebook. Some of the dogs names I do not have. Hope I got them right as there were to many to get all of them
Overall Show Champion Handler
Lorcan Mc Keever with Arlo
Reserve
Clodagh Gentle with Clive
Champion Working Terrier
Richard O Callaghan with Hunter
Reserve
Niall O Cloghan with Rua
Champion Terrier Maze with fastest time
Ged Donagh with PiP
Reserve
Lee Spiers with Buddy
Reserve Champion Working Bitch
Niall O Cloghan with Rua
Overall Champion Pairs
Fred Gentle with Snake and Susie
Reserve  
Rua and Max
Reserve Champion Field Dog
Niall O Cloghan Junior
Puppy Champion
Creggan Swifts
Champion Working Strong Dog
Stephen Mc Cook with Thor
Champion Dog Terrier
Richard O Callaghan with Hunter
Champion Strong Dog
Mark Gorman with Jax
Champion Strong Bitch
Christine and Lazlo Pusztai with Black Diamond
Reserve
Oliver Dunne with Ruby
Overall Champion Bitch
Christine and Lazlo Pusztai with Black Diamond
Ladies Handler
Cliona Owens with Kobi
Reserve
Ann Duffy
Gents Handler
Ged Donagh
Reserve
Jamie O Connor
Champion Whippet Dog Final
Vanessa Lynn with Louis
Reserve
James Mullan with Max
XL Bully Winner
Jon Jonny with Hugo
Derry Man who never wins anything
Creggan Swifts
Four Bitch Final
Anthony Taggart with Fern
Reserve
Niall O Cloghan
Champion Bitch Terrier
Anthony Taggart with Fern
Best Wheaton
Ged Donagh
Overall Best Working Dog
Richard O Callaghan with Hunter
Jamie O Connor 
Overall Best in Show
Vanessa Lynn with Louis
Reserve
Mark Gorman with Jax
And Finally, a big shout out 
to the Judges on the day for doing a great job.
Childrens Handling Class
Gail Ross/Barley Banger
Ladies Handling Class
Gail Ross/Barley Banger
Gents Handling Class
Barley Banger
Whippets
Stephanie O Connor
Lurchers
Maurice Mc Dowell
Terriers
Robert Booth
Strong Dogs
John Ryder
Working Dogs
Jason Morrissey
The McGrath Racing team Biddy, Michael, Jack, and Anthony, you are tops. You set the place a light with your professionalism and experience and run the racing so effective and efficiently on the day. There is a lot of hard work goes into running racing and all credit goes to team Mc Grath.  
And Finally, Finally, Harry John Digging you were definitely the King of Scrabo on Sunday and in a league of your own. Along with your back up angel Gail Ross, who pulled out all the stops to make everything run so smoothly, and Sam Ross the photographer who took some lovely photographs, you brought town and country North and South of the border together for another great sporting day out.
You are a shinning light in our Country Sport traditions and for a first time show and venue, it was excellent and without contradiction.  Harry John Digging you should be proud of the work you done on Sunday. Thank you for a day full of joy and excitement and roll on 2025 for more of the same.
 
Margaret Mc Stay
 

List of classes For the Combined Clubs Dog Show This Saturday 7th September 24
For Your Sat Navs:
BT63 6EB
Terrier classes.
1 Any variety pup.
2 Russell dog/bitch
3 Lakeland dog/bitch
4 patterdale dog/bitch
5 border dog /bitch
6 crossbred dog /bitch
7 working dog /bitch
8 veterans dog/bitch
9 pairs.
Heavy Dogs.
1 Any variety pup
2 small staff dog /bitch 
3 large type staff dog /bitch
4 English bull dog/bitch
5 Wheaten dog /bitch
6 American bull dog /bitch
7 working dog /bitch
8 working class dog /bitch
9 veterans dog/bitch
10 Added another class in Strong Dogs (any other type of strong )
Lurcher Classes 
1 a lurcher pups
2 smooth under 23 inch 
3 smooth over 23 inch 
4 rough under and over 23 inch 
5 bull x dog /bitch
6 collie x dog /bitch
7 hare dog /bitch 
8 fox dog /bitch
9 veterans dog /bitch.
Whippets 
1 pups 
2 whippet dog 
3 whippet bitch
4 working whippet 
5 veterans whippet.
There will also be a child's class.
The Northern Ireland Championship will be directly after the show.