Show & Sale of Charolais Bulls Tuam Mart, Co. Galway Saturday the 4th May Show 10.30 am / Sale 12.30 pm 45 Bulls Catalogued All bulls are genotyped, myostatin tested and pre-sale inspected All bulls are fertility tested, bulls sold within the ROI are fertility insured Deferred payment scheme option in place, only pay one […]
Aiden Mac Hale Aiden Mac Hale from County Mayo has been elected as President of the Society. Having served as Vice-President for the last two years, he takes over as President from fellow Mayo man, Oliver Connolly. David Erskine Taking up the role of Vice-President is David Erskine from County Monaghan. Meanwhile, Peter Daveron from […]
FRS Recruitment are inviting applications for the role of ‘Breed Secretary– Agri’, on behalf of the Irish Charolais Cattle Society. This is a full time, permanent role suitable to candidates who are qualified or highly experienced in pedigree cattle breeding. Successful candidates will have excellent communication skills and possess the ability to advise on relevant […]
This year’s North Eastern Charolais Club Rising Stars Calf Show will take place in Ballyjamesduff Mart on Saturday the 18th May. Class details and entry forms can be found here – Rising Stars Calf Show Entry Form 2024
SHOW & SALE OF CHAROLAIS BULLS Tullamore Mart, Co. Offaly Saturday the 20th April Show 9.30 am / Sale 12.30 pm All bulls are genotyped, myostatin tested and pre-sale inspected All bulls are fertility tested and fertility insured Deferred payment scheme option in place, only pay one third of the price of the bull on […]
It was a day to cherish for the men from the West at the recent Premier Sale in Elphin, especially the Mc Govern brothers from County Sligo. The family are no strangers to success, having picked up National titles and Calf Championships in recent years. However, this one trumped all those accomplishments. The Fivemilebourne men […]
Pedigree Registered Charolais bull for sale, 2 years old. Sired by the AI sire, Ch4321 Lapon. Easy calving, quiet and proven fruitful. Has produced offspring through the dairy herd this season. Phone Sheilanne on 087 686 6354 for more information.
Premier Show and Sale – Elphin Mart Saturday 16th March 2024 View the sale live here.
Just over 100 Charolais bulls catalogued for Tullamore last Saturday, making it one of the biggest entries in the February sale for some years. After a number of home sales, and double entries for the upcoming Premier Sale in Elphin were taken out, there was a much smaller number present for sale on the day. […]
PREMIER CHAROLAIS SHOW & SALE, ELPHIN MART, CO. ROSCOMMON Saturday the 16th March 75 bulls & 20 heifers catalogued Show 9.30 am / Sale 12.30 pm The Charolais Society will give €300 back to the purchasers of the first 20 bulls and the first 10 heifers to sell for over €4,000 in the ring at […]
Lisnagre Triona The Irish Charolais Cattle Society have selected Lisnagre Triona as their winner of the Pedigree Cattle Breeders Award for 2023. Bred by Jim Geoghegan from County Westmeath, Triona made quite a name for herself in 2023, winning the Senior Female Calf Championship at the National Calf Show in September, before going on and […]
If you are thinking of purchasing animals from outside of Ireland, please familiarise yourself with the current status regarding the Bluetongue Disease. Read all about it here – Bluetongue Update
The results from Friday’s Cull Cow Competition are as follows: DAWN MEATS RATHDOWNEY Owner Carcass Weight Carcass Grade Total Value 1st Rory Cullen 652kgs E – 3 = €3,455 2nd Michael Delaney 548kgs U=4= €2,795 3rd Michael Moore 500kgs U – 4 + €2,550 4th Michael Mc Hugh 501kgs R+4= €2,505 5th Michael Mc Hugh […]
FRS Recruitment are now inviting applications for the role of ‘Breed Secretary– Agri’, on behalf of the Irish Charolais Cattle Society. This is a full time, permanent role suitable to candidates who are qualified or highly experienced in pedigree cattle breeding. Successful candidates will have excellent communication skills and possess the ability to advise on […]
Show & Sale of Charolais Bulls – Tullamore Mart – Saturday the 24th February 109 Charolais bulls catalogued Show 9.30 am / Sale 12.30 pm All bulls are fertility tested; bulls sold within the ROI are fertility insured All bulls are genotyped, myostatin tested and pre-sale inspected The purchasers of the 5 highest priced bulls will […]
This year’s World Charolais Congress will take place in Canada from the 21st of June until the 6th of July. For full information on the Congress and registration go to https://www.charolaisinternational.com/
Dear members, I wish to inform you all that I will be leaving my position as Secretary of the Society in the coming months. This decision is purely from a personal point of view, as I wish to pursue other interests in life. It has been a great honour to serve as Secretary of Europe’s […]
Kilvilcorris Charolais have a selection of top quality 4 & 5 star pedigree bulls for sale. Sires include Goldstar Echo, Pirate, Bunratty Mike Tyson, Grimaldi, & Invincible. 14-18 months old. Phone PJ Ryan on 087 2473046 for more information. Selection of pictures below.
The Society will be running a Charolais Cull Cow Competition in early February 2024. The competition will take place on Friday the 9th of February, in Dawn Meats, Rathdowney, Co. Laois, and Dunleavy Meats, Ballina, County Mayo. The competition will be open to all Pedigree Charolais Cows. A bonus will be paid on all cows […]
The Council of the Irish Charolais Cattle Society (ICCS) reject the changes made to the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) Eurostar indexes implemented on the 28th of November, and call for them to be reverted immediately. We believe the current indexes to be inaccurate, and not a true reflection of the quality or value of […]
Breeder selling two well bred, 24 month old Charolais heifers. One sired by Military and the other by Pirate. Also two one year old heifers sired by Horace JD. Contact Aiden for more information – Mobile number: 0860770700
TOP PRICE OF €16,200 AVERAGE SALE PRICE OF €5,581 4 BULLS SOLD FOR €10,000 OR MORE 20 BULLS SOLD FOR €6,000 OR MORE 85% CLEARANCE This year’s Christmas Cracker Sale can only be described as a fantastic day for the Charolais breed. Just over 80 bulls went through the ring, with 70 of those selling […]
Raymond Palmer on his farm in County Donegal Raymond Palmer is a suckler cow farmer based in the Finn Valley, Co. Donegal. He farms just over 20 hectares, as a grass-based paddock system. At present, he runs 34 suckler cows with a Charolais stock bull, with a total of 84 head of cattle on the […]
