Mare and Foal Championship Returns
Making its second appearance at the show will be the All Ireland Carriage Driving Championship final. Last year carriage driving was introduced for the first. With ideal ground and layout facilities the carriages looked fantastic and were very popular with visitors. The championship is sponsored by Quinn’s of Baltinglass.
The show jumping Grand Prix will have a new sponsor this year with Irish Life taking the lead title and a prize fund of €2,000.
Also returning is the Aldi, ABP Cahir and the Irish Angus Cattle Society’s bull calf championships with a prize fund of €17,500 and ancillary Angus classes with prizes valued at €3000
With around 20,000 visitors annually the show is going from strength to strength and is now one of the leading shows in the country. Trade stand booking are already ahead of last year which is a great sign of confidence returning to business.
In order to help trade exhibitors and to facilitate an improved layout of the show all trade exhibitors must be booked in by Friday the 14th of August 2015 as space is limited.
The Most Appropriately Dressed Lady competition has got very exciting with the new first prize being one night dinner, bed and breakfast in the luxurious 5* Merrion Hotel, Dublin and a €400 voucher from Irish designer Louise Kennedy adding to the glamour.
The very popular poultry marquee with over 350 feathered friends will be sponsored by Connolly’s Red Mills. Hopefully a new clutch of baby chicks which were so popular with children last year will be there
