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06 Sept 2025

PICTURES: Tipperary farmer wins TWO prestigious national dairy awards at glitzy ceremony

The Tipperary Star and The Nationalist columnist, Katie Gleeson, is an online content creator who documents family life on a dairy farm in rural Tipperary

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Katie has seamlessly integrated into farm life alongside her husband, Phil, in Templemore, county Tipperary

Huge congratulations to Katie Gleeson from county Tipperary who was crowned the Overall National Dairy Awards winner 2025 at the National Dairy Awards on Thursday night at the Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise.

The Tipperary Star and The Nationalist columnist is an online content creator who documents family life on a dairy farm in rural Tipperary via her Instagram account @katieinthecountry.

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Katie has seamlessly integrated into farm life alongside her husband, Phil (pictured above), in Templemore, county Tipperary and the pair are now picking up awards for their work! 

Pictured above is Katie Gleeson

Reacting to winning the award, Katie said: "I am overwhelmed and overjoyed."

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Katie also won the Marketing Social Media Ambassador of the Year award on the night too. 

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