This sheep had a close shave after hearing he could have been on the menu in the Dail restaurant.
There's not a lot of people can pull the wool over the eyes of Donegal farmers.
And it certainly didn't happen outside Dail Eireann yesterday either.
George Graham of the National Sheep Shearing Association shears a sheep outside Dáil Éireann while agriculture minister Simon Coveney and Gaeltacht minister Joe Mc Hugh look on.
Also included are Feargal Friel, Cllr. John Ryan and Yvonne Harkin of the An Grianan Sheep Shearing Association.
This photo was taken for the national launch of the Sheep Shearing Championships which take place on Saturday 30 and Sunday 31May on the Grianan Estate, Burt