
FOUR students from Villiers School in Limerick were honoured at the annual Certified Irish Angus Schools awards.
Ben Atkinson, Seรกn OโBrien, Simon Austin, and Patrick Barry were celebrated at the awards, held in Croke Park, after carrying out a research project and rearing five Angus calves for 18 months.
The annual competition challenges students to rear Irish Angus Cross calves for until their slaughter, which aids their Leaving Certificate Agricultural Science curriculum.
The four Villiers students researched the topic of โMental Health and Wellbeing among Farmersโ and dug into contributing factors to mental health challenges such as โthe lack of appreciation for farmers, rural isolation, and government regulationsโ.
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