Tullamore show all set to welcome a cast of thousands

Thousands of people will make a beeline for the country’s largest one-day rural show in Tullamore, Co Offaly, on Sunday.

It will have a prize fund of €175,000, over 1,000 classes, a 30,000sq foot tented village, 700 trade stands and parking for 20,000 vehicles. One of the highlights will be the AIB National Livestock Show which will feature dairy, pedigree and commercial cattle and 13 different breeds of sheep.

The Gold Medals awarded to the champions have now become the hallmark of excellence in Irish livestock production.