CHAROLAIS – KING OF THE RING

TULLAMORE SHOW/SALE – 22nd FEBRUARY Our next Show/Sale of Charolais bulls will be held in Tullamore Mart on Saturday 22nd February. Click here to view/download the catalogue – Tullamore February Sale Catalogue Show 10.00am / Sale 12.30pm. 60 bulls catalogued. All bulls are genotyped, myostatin tested and pre-sale inspected. All bulls are fertility tested.  Bulls […]

SHADOW JUDGING

SHADOW JUDGING We plan to have a shadow judge at all our events in 2025. Shadow judging is a great fun way to gain knowledge and experience. So if you are between the ages of 18 and 25 and are interested in being added to our panel of shadow judges, please email your name, address […]

TULLAMORE APRIL SHOW & SALE DATE CHANGE

⚡️TULLAMORE SHOW & SALE DATE CHANGE ⚡️ Please note, that the show/sale scheduled to take place in Tullamore Mart on the 19th April has now been moved to the following week, Saturday 26th April. The closing date for entries will still be the same (24th March).    

TULLAMORE SHOW/SALE – 22nd FEBRUARY

Our next Show/Sale of Charolais bulls will be held in Tullamore Mart on Saturday 22nd February. Show 10.00am / Sale 12.30pm. 60 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. Ringside and Online bidding through LSL. Click here to […]

Society New Secretary

Dear Members, I would like to inform you that Council has appointed Barbara Jay-Downey as our new Secretary. Barbara will be a familiar name to a lot of you already, as she has been working for the Society for 28 years. She is highly experienced and has an in-dept understanding of the running of the […]

Show/Sale Closing Date Reminder

Reminder that the closing date for entry into the Tullamore 22nd February sale is today and the closing date for the Premier sale in Elphin on the 22nd March is next Wednesday, 29th January. The Online Sales Entry Form is available on our website under the SALES tab (second tab at the top of the […]

Merry Christmas

We’d like to wish all a very Happy Christmas and good wishes for 2025. Thank you to everybody who helped us celebrate our 60th Anniversary this year. It was a great year for Charolais.  Thanks to all who supported our events, to all the judges and stewards at our shows and sales, to all the […]

JOB OPPORTUNITY POSITION OF BREED SECRETARY   We are inviting applications for the role of Breed Secretary within our Society. This is a full time, permanent, hybrid role with an office based in Johnstown, Co. Kildare.  This role is suitable for candidates throughout Ireland. We are looking for an energetic and enthusiastic person, with good business acumen, […]

RECORD BREAKING SALES AVERAGE AT THE CHRISTMAS CRACKER SHOW/SALE IN ELPHIN

That a day ….. this years Christmas Cracker sale last Saturday can only be described as a fantastic day, smashing the highest average price set at the same sale the previous year by over €400 to set a new highest ever sales price of €6,086.  74 bulls presented for sale, of with 58 were sold, […]

CHRISTMAS CRACKER BULL SHOW & SALE – LIVESTREAM

Christmas Cracker Show and Sale 2024 CLICK ON THE LINK ABOVE TO LIVESTREAM THE CHRISTMAS CRACKER SHOW IN ELPHIN MART ON SATURDAY 30th NOVEMBER. 87 TOP QUALITY PRE-SELECTED BULLS CATALOGUED.  Show starts at 9.30am / Sale starts at 12.30pm.    

REMINDER … CHRISTMAS CRACKER SHOW/SALE IN ELPHIN MART IS ON TOMORROW

Our Christmas Cracker Show/Sale in Elphin Mart is on TOMORROW.   Show starts at 9.30am / Sale at 12.30pm.  87 top quality pre-selected bulls catalogued. Click here to view/download the catalogue https://charolais.ie/…/Christmas-Cracker-Show-Sale… – The Charolais Society is giving €250 back to the purchasers of the first 20 bulls to sell over €4,500 in the ring. – […]

CHRISTMAS CRACKER SHOW/SALE UPDATED CATALOGUE

Click here to see updated sales catalogue, showing the lastest run of Eurostar indexes – Christmas Cracker Show Sale FINAL Updated catalogue  

Christmas Cracker Give Away

CHRISTMAS CRACKER GIVE AWAY    …… Our Christmas Cracker Show/Sale will take place on the 30th November in Elphin Mart. 87 top quality bulls catalogued Show 9.30am / Sale 12.30pm.   To view catalogue click here Christmas Cracker Show Sale FINAL Updated catalogue GIVE AWAY To commemorate our 60th Anniversary and our last show & sale of […]

Charolais at 60 continued ……

To continue our look back in celebrating “Charolais at 60”, we asked four Society members, who have continuously bred and registered pedigree Charolais cattle from the 1970’s to present day, to take part in a Q&A session, to see WHY they first choose  Charolais and WHERE they see the breed in the next 10 years […]

CHRISTMAS CRACKER SHOW/SALE – 30th NOVEMBER, ELPHIN MART – THE LAST SOCIETY SALE OF THE YEAR

Click here to view catalogue –  Christmas Cracker Catalogue (Current Evaluations) Please Note – This is the CURRENT version of the catalogue. ICBF will be running NEW GENETIC EVALUATIONS on the 26th November. Once released a NEW version of this catalogue will be uploaded and printed showing the updated Eurostar evaluations.

Ballym U Prince topped the trade at €7,100 at the Tullamore Show/Sale last Saturday

Ballym U Prince Whilst 95 bulls were catalogued for the Tullamore show/sale last Saturday, due to a number of home sales and a large double entry for the upcoming Christmas Cracker in Elphin Mart on the 30th November, this left 45 bulls on offer on the day, of which 30 sold.   Top price of the […]

MIDLAND & WESTERN CHAROLAIS CLUB SALE

The Midland & Western Charolais Club are holding an Unhaltered Heifer Sale on Friday 8th November in Roscommon Mart.  Start time is 6pm.  35 lots for sale. Click on link to view catalogue = Midland & Western Club Unhaltered Female Sale Nov 2024    

Tullamore Bull Show/Sale – 2nd November

Show and Sale of Charolais bulls –  Tullamore Mart, Co. Offaly – THIS SATURDAY, 2nd November Show 9.30am / Sale 12.30pm      All bulls are genotyped, myostatin tested and pre-sale inspected.  All bulls are fertility tested.  Bulls sold within the ROI are fertility insured.  Ringside and Online bidding through LSL.  Click here to view […]

Pedigree Heifers and Bulls for Sale

    Co Offaly breeder John Fleury of the Drumcullen herd has a number of pedigree Charolais heifers and bulls for sale. Sires include Drumcullen JJ, Drumcullen Superman, Drumcullen Nevada2, Whirecliffe Orwell, Solitude Narcos and Thrunton Officer. No Et’s, all naturally born calves. Contact John: 0860835511 for more information.  

Catalogue: Elite Heifer Sale 2024

Catalogue: Elite Heifer Sale 2024

  It’s that time of year again ladies and gentlemen, the countdown is officially on to the 2024 Elite Heifer Sale. This years show and sale will take place in the Midland and Western Livestock Improvement Society Ltd. Showgrounds in Carrick on Shannon on Saturday, 26th of October. There will be 40 of the finest […]

Summer Show Stars 2024

Summer Show Stars 2024

What a year 2024 has been for Charolais at summer shows with some of the countries finest standing proudly as Breed Champion and Interbreed Champions all across the island of Ireland. If you wish to have your champion included in our summer shows section, please email your photo, along with the show and animal details […]

Pedigree Charolais heifers for sale

☆Firoda Charolais☆ Purebred Charolais Heifers for sale. By top A.I Bulls Neptune, Ocelo, Bourgogne, Clenagh Lyle, Goldstar Echo, Ocean, Bivouac and Knockmoyle10 Loki. 18-20 months old, Cycling regularly, Very quiet stock Please contact 0861516222 for more info.

60th Anniversary National Calf Show Results

60th Anniversary National Calf Show Results

Charolais friends from near and far gathered at the showgrounds in Carrick on Shannon on Saturday 21st September for the 60th Anniversary National Calf Show. With just shy of 100 cattle catalogued from all corners of the country taking to the show rings, it was a super display of some of the finest Charolais calves […]