50,000 expected to flock to Cork Summer Show

Organisers of Cork Summer Show 2015 expect to attract more than 50,000 visitors to the 100-acre showgrounds site at Curraheen, Cork city, on June 20 and 21.

The two-day event will feature livestock shows, sheep shearing, showjumping, a vintage tractor rally, as well as artisan food markets, craft beer stalls, musical entertainment, a home and garden show, a petting farm and dog shows.

The exhibition area will be home to more than 1,700 animals including 700 horses, 120 sheep, 80 goats, 100 poultry and 400 cattle.