Following a meeting of the Irish Limousin Cattle Society Council for the first time in our history we have a female President – Ann Hester from Castlerea, Co. Roscommon. Ann represents the North West Club area. Ann and her family (husband Michael and children Marie and Owen) run the Meelickaduff herd.
The family regularly attend society sales – at the October Premier sale this year a homebred heifer calf Meelickaduff Take on Me sold for €5,500, she is the reigning North West Calf Champion 2023 and the Overall Limousin Champion in Elphin and Castlerea 2023. In 2017, Meelickaduff Honda Et was Supreme Limousin Champion at the National show, she was also RDS Champion of champions.
We wish Ann the very best of luck in her tenure.
In the table lists the officers and their roles:
| Role | Name | Club area |
| President | Ann Hester | North West |
| Vice President | Michael McInerney | Clare Club |
| Joint Treasurer | John O Reilly | South East |
| Joint Treasurer | Pat Sheahan | South West Club |
| Communications Officer | Brendan Curtin | National Representative |
| James Wycherley | Cork Club | |
| Archie Lambert | North East | |
| William Smith | North East | |
| Gerry O Connell | North West Club | |
| Ger O Brien | South East | |
| Brid Cronin | National Representative | |
| Michael Phillips | National Representative |
Ann regularly stewards at society sales and will be in attendance at our upcoming sale on Saturday the 9th December in Athenry => catalgoue of 59 bulls and 2 heifers
