English Setters from Ireland have enjoyed a super year in the field trials in Ireland, Northern Ireland, England and Scotland. At home Billy Grace and Kieran Walsh enjoyed particular success with their kennels of dogs.
- Kieran Walsh with his pair of Field Trial Champions – Capparoe Tintreach and Blackstairs Geronimo.
Kieran won 2 Open Stakes in 2012 and was in the awards on numerous other occasions.
- Billy Grace with his home-bred Field Trial Champions – Capparoe Tork and Capparoe Jip.
Billy won 4 Open Stakes with his dogs and lots of other awards throughout the year.
- Carol Calvert with Gortinreagh Aztec of Glynlark who achieved his GB FT Champion title with a win at Cawdor estate in Invernesshire in August.
- FTCh Ballyellen Cody won 5 Open Stakes in 2012 – in Ireland, N Ireland and Scotland. He is owned and trained by Gerald Devine and bred by Red Mills’ Bill Connolly.
- Gerald Devine and Gortinreagh Eppie producing a large covey in the Puppy Derby in Scotland. Eppie went on to win her first Open Stake at 11 months of age.
- Bill Connolly’s Ballyellen Colleen was a winner in Yorkshire, handled by Gerald Devine.
- Bill Connolly’s Ballyellen Cara was a winner in Co Antrim in 2012, handled by Gerald Devine.
The English Setter from Ireland 