April 13, 2026
community
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
"Local community event celebrating 60 years with unique competitions like 'best dressed animal' — don't miss this Sunday!"
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
"A sheep on a leash won 'best dressed animal' at Arva show and made national news — only in Ireland!"
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
"Only in Ireland: best-dressed sheep wins local show, makes national newspapers"
April 12, 2026
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.
"62 years of community tradition! Bring the kids to see livestock competitions, crafts, and a best-dressed sheep that made the national papers."