​Judges report from the Bulldog show of Ireland 14/01/2018
Thank you to everyone who entered and who turned up today. A big thank you to my stewards Caroline Woods and Valerie Reynolds who had to shout above the noise of dogs and tannoys, the joys of indoor shows! 
Results: Pre- beginners no placing as the only entry did not turn up, thank you to Monika for offering to steward this class. 
Beginners:
1st place under 10 Martina Dunne and Angus, beautiful round, very tight.
2nd place Carol and Alex again a lovely round, worked well to keep her attention, happier looking than the last time I saw her, well done.
3rd place Mary and storm. I love seeing this guy in the ring. again a noisy environment for all dogs, great work.
4th MK and Thor, always a pleasure to watch, won't be in beginners long.
Novice: 1st place Anne Farrell and Kilo, Wow and well deserved. She looked beautiful in the ring. One to watch.
2nd place Mary and Storm. As above, a great dog to watch always look happy.
3rd place Bride and Asha, Well done, very consistent.
4th place MK Ghita and Cesar a gorgeous Chow Chow. Very steady, nice handling won't be in Novice for long.
Thank you to Patricia for asking me to judge and to all those who did training rounds

Working Trials Judges report - Jenny Hickey
Border Collie Club of Ireland
Working Trial
28th & 29th October 2017
I would like to thank BCCI for asking me to step in and take over Steve's appointment while he recovers from bypass surgery. To all the competitors who worked my test thank you.
A special thanks to all my helpers, in UD I had Jeff Poole and Bairbre Starkey laying tracks and Ed Dunne was my square steward. Everything was done exactly how I wanted and you were all good company. Jeff also stewarded my control round he was very clear with his instructions and put all competitors at ease.
In WD, Caroline Woods was my track layer and Frieda Baragwanath was my square steward again everything was done exactly how I wanted with plenty of laughs throughout the day. Tracy Robertson was my control /scribe steward.
The trial would not have gone ahead without the support of our farmer Nick Weir, huge thanks to him. To Judith Owens-Poole for the cakes and all the paperwork and Steve Fearon for manning the base and organising the food thank you both. Finally thank you to Caroline, Angela, Judith & Tracy for your help bringing the jumps in.
Now to the results 
UD 
1ST & qualifying UDEX on a score of 192 Angela Higgins & Waggerland All Spice.
2nd not qualifying with joint best track on a score of 177.5 Mary Rose Hickey & Laurinco Huckleberry Fun.
Samantha Rawson & Carry On Regardless joint best track.
WD 
1st & qualifying WDEX with best track on a score of 198.5 Judith Owens-Poole & CH Fircroft Endeavour CJW/CW 15 Jun Ch Nov Ex CDEX UDEX
2ND & qualifying WDEX on a score of 181.5 Miriam Lyons & Kaliyon Laoise.