Some of the finest Belgian Blue cattle in Ireland descended on Ossory Agricultural Show on Sunday 27 July for the Irish Belgian Blue Cattle Society's all-Ireland calf finals.
Judges Denise and Tim O'Donovan from Co Cork were treated to a tremendous line-up of over 35 calves across five all-Ireland classes.
Clinching the first championship of the day was Heatherview Roxie, exhibited by local breeders Tommy and Pauline Fitzgerald.
Glittered with a decorative show career, Roxie has been the star at numerous shows across the country over the past two years and on Sunday, she claimed the Ashbourne Meats all-Ireland breeding heifer championship.
The rising two-year-old superstar is a daughter of the great Boherard Overdose ET and Heatherview Grace.
Senior bull calf champion
Ballintine Spartacus ET was draped with the championship sash in the senior bull calf championship to the delight of breeder Peter McCabe from Co Kildare.
All-Ireland September bull champion owned and shown by Peter McCabe, with judges Denise and Tim O’Donovan, society president Thomas O’Doherty, society secretary Sean Sherman, and FBD's Paul Cuddy at Ossory Show. \ Alf Harvey
Born in September 2024, he is a son of Tattoo VD Sysloberg, while his dam is the Fakir-bred daughter Ballintine Oreo ET.
In the senior heifer calf championship, Laois breeder Billy Dunne reigned supreme with Errill Suzie, an October 2024-born daughter of the aforementioned Tattoo VD Sysloberg.
All-Ireland September heifer champion owned by Billy Dunne with Thea Dunne, Grainne Higgins, judges Denise and Tim O’Donovan, society president Thomas O’Doherty, society secretary Sean Sherman and FBD's Paul Cuddy at Ossory Show. \ Alf Harvey
Long De Waffles daughter
Championship honours in the junior heifer calf section went the way of Liam Lynch's Kilmainham Tia Maria.
This January 2025-born heifer is a daughter of Long De Waffles and Kilmainham Joy.
All-Ireland January heifer calf champion owned and shown by Liam, Colin, Maria and Leanne Lynch, with handler James Daly, judges Denise and Tim O’Donovan, society president Thomas O’Doherty, society secretary Sean Sherman, and FBD's Paul Cuddy at Ossory Agricultural Show. \ Alf Harvey
Claiming the last of the all-Ireland calf championships was Neil Blennerhassett from Co Kerry with his January 2025-born bull calf Culleeneybeg Thomas.
All-Ireland January bull calf champion owned by Neil and Adam Blennerhassett, with judges Denise and Tim O’Donovan, society president Thomas O’Doherty, society secretary Sean Sherman and FBD's Paul Cuddy at Ossory Show. \ Alf Harvey
This white-coloured calf is a son of Immense D Yvoir, going back to an Or De Beaujeu-bred cow.
Some of the finest Belgian Blue cattle in Ireland descended on Ossory Agricultural Show on Sunday 27 July for the Irish Belgian Blue Cattle Society's all-Ireland calf finals.
Judges Denise and Tim O'Donovan from Co Cork were treated to a tremendous line-up of over 35 calves across five all-Ireland classes.
Clinching the first championship of the day was Heatherview Roxie, exhibited by local breeders Tommy and Pauline Fitzgerald.
Glittered with a decorative show career, Roxie has been the star at numerous shows across the country over the past two years and on Sunday, she claimed the Ashbourne Meats all-Ireland breeding heifer championship.
The rising two-year-old superstar is a daughter of the great Boherard Overdose ET and Heatherview Grace.
Senior bull calf champion
Ballintine Spartacus ET was draped with the championship sash in the senior bull calf championship to the delight of breeder Peter McCabe from Co Kildare.
All-Ireland September bull champion owned and shown by Peter McCabe, with judges Denise and Tim O’Donovan, society president Thomas O’Doherty, society secretary Sean Sherman, and FBD's Paul Cuddy at Ossory Show. \ Alf Harvey
Born in September 2024, he is a son of Tattoo VD Sysloberg, while his dam is the Fakir-bred daughter Ballintine Oreo ET.
In the senior heifer calf championship, Laois breeder Billy Dunne reigned supreme with Errill Suzie, an October 2024-born daughter of the aforementioned Tattoo VD Sysloberg.
All-Ireland September heifer champion owned by Billy Dunne with Thea Dunne, Grainne Higgins, judges Denise and Tim O’Donovan, society president Thomas O’Doherty, society secretary Sean Sherman and FBD's Paul Cuddy at Ossory Show. \ Alf Harvey
Long De Waffles daughter
Championship honours in the junior heifer calf section went the way of Liam Lynch's Kilmainham Tia Maria.
This January 2025-born heifer is a daughter of Long De Waffles and Kilmainham Joy.
All-Ireland January heifer calf champion owned and shown by Liam, Colin, Maria and Leanne Lynch, with handler James Daly, judges Denise and Tim O’Donovan, society president Thomas O’Doherty, society secretary Sean Sherman, and FBD's Paul Cuddy at Ossory Agricultural Show. \ Alf Harvey
Claiming the last of the all-Ireland calf championships was Neil Blennerhassett from Co Kerry with his January 2025-born bull calf Culleeneybeg Thomas.
All-Ireland January bull calf champion owned by Neil and Adam Blennerhassett, with judges Denise and Tim O’Donovan, society president Thomas O’Doherty, society secretary Sean Sherman and FBD's Paul Cuddy at Ossory Show. \ Alf Harvey
This white-coloured calf is a son of Immense D Yvoir, going back to an Or De Beaujeu-bred cow.
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