Farmlife shared with thousands of people from all over Munster at Cork Summer Show.
Despite mixed weather over the weekend, this year’s Cork Summer Show was once again a very special event in Munster. Sponsored by Cork County Council, the Cork Summer Show is the largest show in the region and has been running for over 200 years. This year’s highlights included helicopter rides, drone racing, stick-making and floral art, the Taste Cork artisan food marquee and hundreds of trade stands from gardening to retail.
Crowds came from all over the county, but also from locations all over the country to participate in the national competitions across cattle, goats, poultry and horse breeding. Families enjoyed the variety of competitions, festival atmosphere with music and entertainment, as well as cookery demonstrations, Pet Dog shows, gardening, machinery and motoring, and over 250 retail stands and a large artisan producers market.
“This year’s Cork Summer Show has been a tremendous success, despite mixed weather. The show is a real family favourite and with such fantastic entertainment, fun, food and farming, it is a really great event to attend for every age. We were delighted to share the best of Ireland’s agricultural heritage with the large crowds that came this year, and we would like to pay particular thanks to the working committees of the Munster Agricultural society and the hundreds of volunteers that make this show a success every year,” said Robert Harkin, Munster Agricultural Society Chairman and Cork Summer Show organiser.
With another successful show under their belts in 2019, the organisers have already set a date for Cork Summer Show 2020, which will take place on 20 & 21 June 2020 at the Munster Showgrounds.
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- CMK 15092019 REPRO FREE NO FEE Cork Competitor at the Cork Summer Show, in the Munster Agricultural Showgrounds at Curraheen, Cork. More than 60,000 people are expected to visit the Show this weekend. With farming, artisan food, helicopter rides, pony club competitions, pet dog shows and a huge variety of family oriented fun, the show will open its gates on Sunday (today) again at 9am from 6pm. Picture: Clare Keogh (contact Renate – 0868145462 renate@cameo.ie for more information)
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- CMK 15092019 REPRO FREE NO FEE Christopher Stanley of Bandon with Belgian Blue Breed Bull who won 3rd year running Young Handler of the year 1st place and over All Belgian Blue Champion at the Cork Summer Show, in the Munster Agricultural Showgrounds at Curraheen, Cork. More than 60,000 people are expected to visit the Show this weekend. With farming, artisan food, helicopter rides, pony club competitions, pet dog shows and a huge variety of family oriented fun, the show will open its gates on Sunday (today) again at 9am from 6pm. Picture: Clare Keogh (contact Renate – 0868145462 renate@cameo.ie for more information)
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- CMK 15092019 REPRO FREE NO FEE Sophie and Isabelle Harty of Cork City Centre at the Cork Summer Show, in the Munster Agricultural Showgrounds at Curraheen, Cork. More than 60,000 people are expected to visit the Show this weekend. With farming, artisan food, helicopter rides, pony club competitions, pet dog shows and a huge variety of family oriented fun, the show will open its gates on Sunday (today) again at 9am from 6pm. Picture: Clare Keogh (contact Renate – 0868145462 renate@cameo.ie for more information)
