Watch: Carnaross Mart staff shave heads for charity
Staff at Carnaross Mart, Co. Meath recently shaved their heads to raise funds for St. Mary's National School, Virginia, Co. Cavan's diverse educational needs (DEN) class.
The head shaving took place last weekend (Saturday, May 31) and the mart has raised over €3,500 to date for the school. The GoFundMe page will remain open until Monday, June 9 for further donations.
Carnaross Mart head shave. Source: Carnaross Mart
Five members of the Carnaross Mart staff took part in the head shave: Richard Shaw, Patrick Mc Namee, Peter Farrelly, Enda Boylan, and David Craig.
Carnaross Mart's Emma Muldoon told Agriland that the decision to host the event was a collective decision.
Muldoon said: 'The idea came between all of us here in the mart to do something in return for the local area.
'Planning went on for three weeks. The boys were a bit nervous when it came to the evening,' she said.
With all the planning complete, there was a slight change of plan at the Carnaross Inn, Co. Meath, just before the event began.
Muldoon explained: 'They had only planned to shave their beards – the heads only came on the night. The idea was only for a beard shave. It was spur of the moment that it turned into a head shave.'
Carnaross Mart's GoFundMe page is open until Monday, June 9, 2025.
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In other news from last weekend (May 31) Mountbellew Mart hosted 'Shearfest 2025', a sheep shearing festival.
The event brought competitors from France, Germany, Spain, the UK, and closer to home to pitch their skills against each other in what has been described locally as the 'Olympics of Shearing'.
A substantial prize fund was also up for grabs which helped to attract competitors from Australia and New Zealand for the open competitions.
The festival saw two of the winners, Denis O'Sullivan and Martin Hopkins, secure their places on the team to represent Ireland at the 2026 Golden Shears shearing and wool-handling champions in New Zealand.
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