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Arva Agricultural Show celebrates 60 years this Sunday

The 60th annual Arva Agricultural Show takes place on Sunday, 28th in County Cavan. The event features livestock classes (cattle, sheep, horses, ponies, goats), home craft competitions, and school entries with prizes. The show is a key community event run entirely by volunteers and aims to keep the town on the map while encouraging youth involvement through juvenile competitions.

Jim Finnegan, Noel Murphy
Date: Sunday, 28th (current month). Venue: Arva, County Cavan. Features livestock classes, home craft, school competitions with prizes. Contact: Agri@Shannonside.ai or Agri@NorthernSound.ai
agriculture

Arva sheep wins national media attention in 'best dressed' competition

Last year's winner of Arva Agricultural Show's new 'best dressed animal' class was a sheep on a leash, which gained media coverage in national publications including The Farmers Journal and The Independent. The unique competition, introduced last year, has proven popular and showcases creative livestock presentation at the annual show.

Jim Finnegan
community

Best-dressed sheep steals show, makes national newspaper

A creative new class at Arva Agricultural Show for best-dressed animals proved hugely popular, with a sheep dressed in a woolly jumper and on a leash winning the inaugural competition. The winning photo was featured in Farmers Journal and The Independent newspaper.

Jim Finnegan
New class introduced last year; winning entry featured sheep in woolly jumper on leash
agriculture

Arva Agricultural Show celebrates 62 years this Sunday

The 60th annual Arva Agricultural Show takes place on Sunday, 28th in Cavan, featuring livestock competitions, home crafts, school entries, and family activities. Committee chairman Jim Finnegan emphasizes the show's role in keeping the town on the map and building on six decades of community tradition. The event includes cattle, horses, sheep, goats, pony classes, and new attractions like the best-dressed animal competition.

Jim Finnegan, Noel Murphy
Date: Sunday, 28th (date not fully clarified in transcript but stated as 'this weekend'). Venue: Arva, County Cavan. Classes include: cattle (pedigree and non-pedigree), horses, sheep, goats, ponies, home crafts, school entries, juvenile sections, best dressed animal class.

Court Reports

Cases and rulings mentioning Arva from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.

Supreme Court 2025-03-28 Courts News Ireland

Supreme Court won't hear challenge to extradition over 1979 IRA murder allegation

By Paul Neilan The Supreme Court has refused to hear a 67-year-old man's appeal against an order that he be extradited to Northern Ireland to be tried for the murder of a member of the Ulster Defence Regiment over 45 years ago. James Donegan, who is said in court documents to hav

High Court 2025-02-21 Courts News Ireland

Man wanted for 1979 UDR murder has extradition stayed

The High Court has put a stay on the extradition of a 66-year-old man wanted in Northern Ireland to face trial for the murder of a part-time member of the Ulster Defence Regiment over 45 years ago. James Donegan of Bruce Manor, Arva in Co Cavan is wanted by authorities in Norther

High Court 2025-01-31 Courts News Ireland

66-year-old wanted for 1979 murder of UDR member to be extradited to NI

The High Court has ordered the extradition of a 66-year-old man who is wanted in Northern Ireland for the murder of a part time member of the UDR in Co Armagh over 45 years ago. James Donegan of Bruce Manor, Arva in Co Cavan is wanted by authorities in Northern Ireland for the mu

Central Criminal Court 2018-10-15 Courts News Ireland

"Unbelievable courage” of siblings who reported sexual abuse suffered 60 years ago

A judge has praised the “unbelievable courage” of two siblings who went to gardaí last year to report sexual abuse they suffered 60 years ago. Mr Justice Michael White was speaking in relation to the sentence hearing of John Joe Kiernan (86) for the repeated abuse of children age

Court of Appeal 2018-02-02 Courts News Ireland

Cannabis "gardener" has balance of sentence suspended on appeal

A Polish national caught cultivating cannabis in a Cavan growhouse has had the balance of his sentence suspended following a successful appeal. Stanislaw Gronski (44), with an address at Hill Lodge, Drumnawall, Arva, Co Cavan, had pleaded guilty at Cavan Circuit Criminal Court to