SHEARFEST 2025 - European & Connacht Sheep Shearing Championships & 3 nights of MartBeat concerts

Children (Under 16) accompanied by a parent or guardian gain FREE ENTRY to all day events.
Golden Tickets gain access to all events day and night all weekend.
Free onsite parking. Limited Campervan spaces available on request. Contact: (087)2545904 or (085)8389777
MartBeat events will be open air or in large marquee if required.


ENTERTAINMENT:

Friday May 30th
NIGHT: MartBeat Concert
MCs - Pkitt, G Rushe
6:00 - 6.30 Conor Fallon & Wingmen
6:30 - 7:00 Kelly Family & guests
7:00 - 8:00 Eleanor Shanley, Ultan Conlon & Jimmy Higgins - Sweep Down to the Sea, the songs of Percy French.
8:00 - 9:00 Matt Keane, Colm Naughton & guests
9:00 - 10:30 Chris Kelly, Máirín Fahy & guests Iomar Barrett, Padraig Naughton, John Mullins, Paddy Dalton, Sean Igoe, Conor Fallon & more
10:30 - 12:30 George Murphy and The Rising Sons. 

Saturday May 31st
DAY: During shearing events
1:00 - 2:00 Local music
2:00 - 4:00 Joe & Dave
4:00 - 6:00 Ciaran Rosney

NIGHT: MartBeat Concert
8:00 - 10:00 All Folk'd Up
10:00 - 12:00 Mike Denver


Sunday 1st June
DAY: During shearing events
1:00 - 2:00 Local Music
2:00 - 4:00 Floating Magician
4:00 - 6:00 Stephen Reilly

NIGHT: MartBeat Concert
6:00 - 8:00 Jiving Competitions with Sabrina Fallon
8:00 - 10:00 Johnny Brady
10:00 - 12:00 Michael English

SHEARING EVENTS:

Saturday May 31st
8:00am - 6:00pm
Connacht Confined Heats
Novice Machine Heats
Junior Heats
Intermediate Heats
Connacht Confined Semi Finals
Junior Semi Finals
Intermediate Semi Finals
Novice Machine Final
Novice Blade Final
Connacht Confined Final
Woolhandling Novice Heats
Woolhandling Open Heats
Woolhandling Nation Final
Woolhandling Novice Final
Woolhandling Open Final


Sunday June 1st
7:30am - 6:00pm
National Machine Heats
Open Blade Heats
Senior Heats
European Open Heats
National Machine Semi Finals
Open Blade Semi Finals
Senior Semi Finals
European Open Semi Finals
Junior Final
Intermediate Final
Senior Development Test ROI vs NI
National Blade Final
Open Blade Final
European Plate Final
Senior Final
European Open Final
Detailed running order at shearfest.ie

Kids entertainment
Fashion
Food stalls
Cookery  demonstrations
Irish wool experience
Trade stands
Sheep dog demonstrations
Tug o' war and much more.