Females stole the show in the Angus classes at the FBD National Livestock Show in Tullamore on Sunday 10 August, winning the supreme champion and reserve overall champion titles.
Judge for the event was James Rea from Northern Ireland, who is currently managing the Chapelton herd in the UK.
Lifting the overall Angus championship was the first-calved two-year-old cow Mogeely Elana Z895 for the Mariga family in Co Cork.
Shown alongside her bull calf, Elana was purchased at the recent Mogeely dispersal sale and is a daughter of Drumbeera Everest and Tomriland Elana R287.
Rea found his reserve overall champion in the reserve female champion Luddenmore Ellen Erica, a rising two-year-old daughter of the herd's stock bull Drumhill Lord Hampstead.
Exhibited by Michael Sheahan from Co Limerick, Erica has conquered a number of local shows in the south this summer.
Luddenmore Ellen Erica, reserve female champion and reserve overall Angus champion. \ MacGregor Photography
Not to be outdone by his stable mate, Luddenmore Fable also received championship ribbons, winning the overall male champion for Michael Sheahan.
Born in April 2023, Fable is a son of Drumhill Exeter V105 and the Friarstown Prairie Cloud N250 daughter Luddenmore Fleur R264.
Luddenmore Fable, overall male champion, shown by Cathal O'Meara. \ MacGregor Photography
Reserve overall male champion came from the same class as the champion, Laheens Virgo, exhibited by Gabriel Hoey from Co Dublin.
Bred in Co Leitrim by Cathal and Cormac Duignan, Virgo is a November 2022-born son of the high-performance UK sire Rawburn Boss Hogg.
Females
In the senior cow class, Shane McGreal from Co Mayo took first place with Millbawn Twinkle, the April 2020-born daughter of Rawburn Jagger Eric.
Cork breeder Eustace Burke picked up a red ticket with his September 2024-born heifer Clontead Mandy A448, another progeny of Rawburn Boss Hogg.
Taking the youngest heifer class of the day was Sean and John McEnroe from Co Meath with Liss Miss Blarney B418, a six-month-old daughter of Liss Dingle.
Bull classes
The McEnroes went on to claim first prize with their stock bull Liss Emotions W000 in the senior bull class, a five-year-old son of Cheeklaw Emrys T586.
Carrigroe Washington stood top of the line in the intermediate bull class for Cork man John Appelbe, a rising two-year-old son of the UK-bred bull Cheerbrook Profit V138, going back to the herd's successful Dakota line.
The Rebel County was back at the top once again when Rosscarbery breeder Keith Vickery clinched a red ticket with his September 2024-born bull Carbery Lord Halle.
Winning the last class of the day was John and Sean McEnroe with Liss Megastar B417, a six-month-old son of the herd's Netherton Americano-bred stock bull Liss Dingle.
Females stole the show in the Angus classes at the FBD National Livestock Show in Tullamore on Sunday 10 August, winning the supreme champion and reserve overall champion titles.
Judge for the event was James Rea from Northern Ireland, who is currently managing the Chapelton herd in the UK.
Lifting the overall Angus championship was the first-calved two-year-old cow Mogeely Elana Z895 for the Mariga family in Co Cork.
Shown alongside her bull calf, Elana was purchased at the recent Mogeely dispersal sale and is a daughter of Drumbeera Everest and Tomriland Elana R287.
Rea found his reserve overall champion in the reserve female champion Luddenmore Ellen Erica, a rising two-year-old daughter of the herd's stock bull Drumhill Lord Hampstead.
Exhibited by Michael Sheahan from Co Limerick, Erica has conquered a number of local shows in the south this summer.
Luddenmore Ellen Erica, reserve female champion and reserve overall Angus champion. \ MacGregor Photography
Not to be outdone by his stable mate, Luddenmore Fable also received championship ribbons, winning the overall male champion for Michael Sheahan.
Born in April 2023, Fable is a son of Drumhill Exeter V105 and the Friarstown Prairie Cloud N250 daughter Luddenmore Fleur R264.
Luddenmore Fable, overall male champion, shown by Cathal O'Meara. \ MacGregor Photography
Reserve overall male champion came from the same class as the champion, Laheens Virgo, exhibited by Gabriel Hoey from Co Dublin.
Bred in Co Leitrim by Cathal and Cormac Duignan, Virgo is a November 2022-born son of the high-performance UK sire Rawburn Boss Hogg.
Females
In the senior cow class, Shane McGreal from Co Mayo took first place with Millbawn Twinkle, the April 2020-born daughter of Rawburn Jagger Eric.
Cork breeder Eustace Burke picked up a red ticket with his September 2024-born heifer Clontead Mandy A448, another progeny of Rawburn Boss Hogg.
Taking the youngest heifer class of the day was Sean and John McEnroe from Co Meath with Liss Miss Blarney B418, a six-month-old daughter of Liss Dingle.
Bull classes
The McEnroes went on to claim first prize with their stock bull Liss Emotions W000 in the senior bull class, a five-year-old son of Cheeklaw Emrys T586.
Carrigroe Washington stood top of the line in the intermediate bull class for Cork man John Appelbe, a rising two-year-old son of the UK-bred bull Cheerbrook Profit V138, going back to the herd's successful Dakota line.
The Rebel County was back at the top once again when Rosscarbery breeder Keith Vickery clinched a red ticket with his September 2024-born bull Carbery Lord Halle.
Winning the last class of the day was John and Sean McEnroe with Liss Megastar B417, a six-month-old son of the herd's Netherton Americano-bred stock bull Liss Dingle.
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