The Irish Shorthorn Premier Show and Sale took place in Carrick-on-Shannon last Saturday, where a new society sale record of €8,800 was set – surpassing the previous record of €8,000 achieved at the same venue in 2024.
Topping the day’s trade was the overall female champion in the pre-sale show from the stable of John Sheedy, Roscrea, Co Tipperary – Clashagad Pam 26th, a daughter of Crooked Post Compass and a homebred dam Clashagad Pam 15th sired by Clashagad Mario. This January 2026-born heifer is travelling across the Irish Sea to UK buyer Yvonne Hopkins for the sum of €8,800. Selling for the second-highest price on the day was Rockville Katie presented from local man Anthony Dockery, Elphin, Co Roscommon. Katie was one of the youngest heifers to be offered for sale. This April 2026-born heifer was second in her class and sold to Lilly Cooke from Thurles, Co Tipperary, for €7,100. Katie was sired by homebred stock bull Rockville Oakley with Prince Muddagh and Kilkelly Major in her dam line.
Next was another Elphin man, John McDermott, with his heifer Creevolan Gloria. This September 2025-born heifer was first in her class. Sired by the herd stock bull Raith Nelson, her dam, Ballinlig Gloria, is a daughter of Bellantra Bressie. Gloria came with a replacement index of €158 and was knocked down to John Finnegan for €6,500.
The McDermott family had a day to remember selling their five heifers for an average of €4,440, three of the heifers were sired by Raith Nelson.
Henry and Sam Dudley from Co Tipperary sold their heifer, Dekeana Rothes Shakira, for €5,500. Shakira was tapped forward as the junior female reserve champion and is sired by the well-known bull, Chapelton Typhoon. Shakira is heading south to her new owner Thomas Scanlon from Dingle, Co Kerry.
Of the 31 heifers presented for sale, 28 found new homes averaging €3,789, while 10 bulls sold on the day to an average of €3,632.
Bulls
There was a vibrant trade for the better-quality bulls with a number of bulls crossing the €5,000 mark. Topping the bulls was Glannview Paw Patrol which was exhibited by Mayo man Adrian Flatley.
This September 2025-born bull was sired by Glann Jenson with his dam Glann Bailey a Clonina Explorer daughter. Paw Patrol stood second in his class and sold with an impressive set of indexes, carrying five stars for both the terminal and replacement index. He carries one copy of the E226X myostatin gene. Auctioneer Cian Connolly dropped the hammer down to confirm Trevor Wilson from Co Antrim as the buyer, for the sum of €6,000.
The second-highest priced bull in the sale was the overall male champion in the pre-sale show, Rinnahulty Tadgh, selling for €5,600.
Tadgh is again sired by the aforementioned Glann Jenson with his dam, Duncran Lilly, a daughter of Highstreet Brock. Tadgh sold with a five-star replacement index and carried one copy of the E226X gene. This bull heads north to Clive Richardson from Co Armagh.
John Keane from Kilfenora, Co Clare, had a good day in the office with his bull Bushypark Rambo. This January 2026-born bull was the overall reserve male champion before going on to sell for €5,000. Rambo is sired by a homebred bull, Bushypark Jack, while his dam, Bushypark Beauty, is sired by another homebred bull, Bushypark Jumbo. Rambo sold carrying a five-star terminal index and was a non-myostatin carrier, once again he heads north to Co Antrim buyer Adrian Morrow.
John McDermott finished off his day’s trading when the hammer dropped on Creevolan Rocco for €4,600.
Rocco is also sired by the herd’s stock bull, Raith Nelson, and from the homebred dam, Creevolan Belle, a Clonina Explorer daughter. Rocco stood second in his class and sold with a five-star terminal index of €77 while carrying one copy of the E226X gene. Judging this years event was Shane Brigdale.
