For the third year in a row, the Irish Charolais Cattle Society invested €3,500 in prize money for the three Commercial Charolais Classes at the National Livestock Show in Tullamore. Since the introduction of the three classes three years ago, the quality of Commercial Charolais cattle shown in Tullamore has risen dramatically, with nearly thirty Commercial Charolais exhibited in the three classes this year. The quality really shone through when Pearse Mc Namee’s Charolais Cross Heifer Calf was awarded the Overall Junior Commercial Champion of the show, a wonderful achievement against the best of all breeds.
Best Charolais Cross Heifer Calf under 385 kg and Overall Junior Commercial Champion exhibited by Pearse Mc Namee (Sire: Ashleigh Admiral)
Class Results: Best Charolais Cross Heifer Calf under 385 kg
1st. Pearse Mc Namee
2nd. Mc Kinney brothers
3rd. Sean Walsh
4th. Oran Gill
5th. Gearoid Kingston
Best Charolais Cross Male Calf under 425 kg exhibited by Roy and Clive Stevenson
Class Results: Best Charolais Cross Male Calf under 425 kg
1st. Roy and Clive Stevenson
2nd. Pearse Mc Namee
3rd. Ann Gallery
4th. Owen O’ Neill
5th. William R Gubbins
Best Charolais Cross Heifer or Bullock with no more than two permanent teeth exhibited by Derek Moorehead
Class Results: Best Charolais Cross Heifer or Bullock with no more than two permanent teeth
1st. Derek Moorehead
2nd. David Mc Mahon
3rd. Jason Cole
4th. Owen O’ Neill
5th. Owen O’Neill
Judging of the Charolais Cross Heifer and Bullock Class