Limerick students lauded at Certified Irish Angus Schools Awards

Villiers students Ben Atkinson, Seรกn Oโ€™Brien, Simon Austin, and Patrick Barry.

FOUR students from Villiers School in Limerick were honoured at the annual Certified Irish Angus Schools awards.

Ben Atkinson, Seรกn Oโ€™Brien, 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 โ€œMental Health and Wellbeing among Farmersโ€ and dug into contributing factors to mental health challenges such as โ€œthe lack of appreciation for farmers, rural isolation, and government regulationsโ€.

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