Search
16 Dec 2025
Search
16 Dec 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
The Best Large Trade Stand at the 39th Royal Ulster Winter Fair, in association with sole sponsor Danske Bank, was awarded to Eko Hoofcare from Donegal
Donegal business Eko Hoofcare was named the winner of the Best Large Trade Stand Award at the 39th Royal Ulster Winter Fair in Lisburn.
The Buncrana-based team have held hoof demonstrations at the Show for several years and always draw a crowd in the Logan Hall.
Eko Hoofcare founder Francis Burns said: “We’re really surprised to have won this award and absolutely honoured. I’ve been coming to the Winter Fair since I was a youngster and to get the Best Large Trade Stand Award for what we do here is a real honour.”
The 39th Royal Ulster Winter Fair in association with sole sponsor Danske Bank, returned to the Eikon Exhibition Centre in Lisburn with a tremendous array of leading dairy trade stands.
As crowds flocked to the Logan and Eikon halls, Rob Wills, Founding Director of UK Sires had the unenvious task of judging the 2025 Trade Stand Awards. Rob was thoroughly impressed and praised the exhibitors for their “vibrant and thoroughly engaging” stands.
READ NEXT: Animals in Need Donegal appeal to find owner of missing goat
Mr Wills praised Eko Hoofacre for their approachable and welcoming nature, how they thoroughly explained their scope of work, and he described their hoof trimming demonstrations as “worth their weight in gold for the dairy farmers in attendance”.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
