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The old saying of "everything is coming up roses" has never been more apt than with the continued great news for the Connaughton family, Cullentra over the past few weeks.
A few weeks ago, Martin and his wife Niamh welcomed their new baby boy into the Cullentra community, which was closely followed by a big announcement at the Animal Health Ireland Annual Awards CellCheck.
The winners from Lakeland Dairies were Padraig, Pauline, Martin and Niamh Connaughton for an award recognising excellence achieved in herd health by achieving consistently low somatic cell count in their animal herd.
The celebrations did not end there, as last week the announcement was made of the engagement of Martin and Pauline’s son, Brian, to Micheala McCarthy, daughter of Tom and Caroline McCarthy, Portarlington, Co Laois.
Congratulations to all the family on a very successful few weeks culminating with many reasons for celebration.
Photo caption: Pictured at the 10th annual Animal Health Ireland CellCheck awards held in Killashee Hotel, Naas, Co Kildare is one of the 18 CellCheck Champions with David Graham, CEO, Animal Health Ireland, Niamh, Pauline, and Matin Connaughton, CellCheck Champions, Michael Berkery, Chairman, FBD Trust, James Lynch, Chairman, Animal Health Ireland, and Padraig Connaughton, CellCheck Champion. Padraig & Martin Connaughton with support from Pauline & Niamh, milk 130 cows in a spring calving system on the banks of Lough Ree in Newtowncashel, Co Longford. The awards recognise excellence achieved by Irish dairy farmers in herd health, specifically those that achieve a consistently low somatic cell count (SCC) in their dairy herds.
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