Just over 45 Charolais calves descended upon Ballyjamesduff Livestock Mart on Saturday 16 May for the North Eastern Charolais Club Rising Stars Calf Show.
Judge for the day was Niall Faughnan from Co Leitrim, who adjudicated over 12 classes of pedigree and commercial Charolais calves.
For his overall champion, Niall tapped out Shacon Adorable ET, brought out by Monaghan breeder Shane Conlon.
Having come through as overall female champion, this stylish September 2025-born heifer lived up to her name when she went one further to claim the overall crown.
Sired by the exciting new French sire Reglisse, her dam is the impressive show cow Goldstar Sephora, which stood overall senior champion at the National Charolais Show in 2024 for Martin Ryan.
Male champion
Reserve overall honors went to the male champion Dhuish Arthur, an eight-month-old bull calf bred and exhibited by Gerard McIntyre and family from Co Cavan.
A son of the proven NCBC sire Orbi, Arthur's dam Dhuish Ruby is a daughter of the maternal specialist Voimo.
Dhuish Arthur, male champion and reserve overall champion, exhibited by Gerard McIntyre. \ Chloe Goggins
Earlier in the day, Arthur pipped Basil Bothwell's first-prizewinning bull Dereskit Ari for the overall male championship. A son of Reglisse and out of a daughter of Texan Gie, this November 2025-born bull went away with the reserve overall male championship for the Cavan-based herd.
Reserve female champion
The reserve female champion also came from Co Cavan and indeed hailing from the same part of the country as the reserve male champion. Corney Autumn, brought out by David Magee, took the honours here.
Sired by the awesome French sire Hatenon, this November 2025-born heifer is out of a Chic-bred cow.
The small entry of commercial cattle was headed up by John Barry Moran's January 2026-born calf sired by Brocca Long Lad ET.
Just over 45 Charolais calves descended upon Ballyjamesduff Livestock Mart on Saturday 16 May for the North Eastern Charolais Club Rising Stars Calf Show.
Judge for the day was Niall Faughnan from Co Leitrim, who adjudicated over 12 classes of pedigree and commercial Charolais calves.
For his overall champion, Niall tapped out Shacon Adorable ET, brought out by Monaghan breeder Shane Conlon.
Having come through as overall female champion, this stylish September 2025-born heifer lived up to her name when she went one further to claim the overall crown.
Sired by the exciting new French sire Reglisse, her dam is the impressive show cow Goldstar Sephora, which stood overall senior champion at the National Charolais Show in 2024 for Martin Ryan.
Male champion
Reserve overall honors went to the male champion Dhuish Arthur, an eight-month-old bull calf bred and exhibited by Gerard McIntyre and family from Co Cavan.
A son of the proven NCBC sire Orbi, Arthur's dam Dhuish Ruby is a daughter of the maternal specialist Voimo.
Dhuish Arthur, male champion and reserve overall champion, exhibited by Gerard McIntyre. \ Chloe Goggins
Earlier in the day, Arthur pipped Basil Bothwell's first-prizewinning bull Dereskit Ari for the overall male championship. A son of Reglisse and out of a daughter of Texan Gie, this November 2025-born bull went away with the reserve overall male championship for the Cavan-based herd.
Reserve female champion
The reserve female champion also came from Co Cavan and indeed hailing from the same part of the country as the reserve male champion. Corney Autumn, brought out by David Magee, took the honours here.
Sired by the awesome French sire Hatenon, this November 2025-born heifer is out of a Chic-bred cow.
The small entry of commercial cattle was headed up by John Barry Moran's January 2026-born calf sired by Brocca Long Lad ET.
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