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03 March 2023

Susan Finnerty on 03 Mar 2023

FEATURE - Colin Doyle: Making a difference

In the final part of the teacher features, Ireland’s youngest show secretary Colin Doyle talks to Susan Finnerty about life in and outside the classroom

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3 March 2023

Ireland’s youngest show secretary, Colin Doyle, at his local show Moate \ Susan Finnerty

Colin Doyle and the Teagasc ISH Young Breeders gold medal team in the Dublin parade last summer \ Susan Finnerty

Sean Cooney’s Loughmore Johnny, champion foal at the 2019 Midlands Connemara Breeders Show at Mullingar, led by Colin Doyle \ Susan Finnerty

A young Colin Doyle with his brother David’s Derrada Mist after she placed second at Dublin \ Susan Finnerty

A SHOW does not have to be about livestock or competition, it should represent the best of a locality and involve our youth. Our youth are the future.”

Teachers juggling classrooms and the horse world are inspirational stories and another intriguing example is Colin Doyle, Ireland’s youngest show secretary.