N.Ireland
A Holstein third calver was crowned the Dairy Champion at Newry Show 2026 amid the highest ever entry of cattle for the competition.
The case has, once again, been made for the Stormont Executive to directly fund local agricultural shows held in Northern Ireland.
The potential for agricultural shows in Northern Ireland to partner with societies south of the border has been highlighted.
Rural Life
Minister Dara Calleary has announced an investment of over €1 million to support 123 agricultural shows across the country in 2025.
Organisers of the 2024 Gorey Agricultural Show have announced that the show will not go ahead this year, following an earlier postponement.
Minister Charlie McConalogue has launched the 2024 ‘Breeder’s Choice’ Class at the Teagasc Beef 2024 open day
The committee of Gorey Agricultural Show has announced the postponement of this weekend's event due to ground conditions.
The Irish Shows Association (ISA) has said that it is deeply saddened at the news of the death of its former president Dorothea Lazenby.
Agri-Business
The Tullamore Show recorded a profit of €115,000 in 2022 following the first in-person event in two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
When Eleanor Fleming became Charleville Agricultural Show chair in 2019, little did she think it would not be 2022 when she oversaw the event
