Historic Down estate to host World Sheepdog Trials

Event will feature 240 competitors from over 30 countries and more than 50,000 spectators

At the launch of the 2023 World Sheepdog Trials are John McCullough, chairman of the local organising committee; current Irish national champion sheepdog handler Peter Morgan with his dog, Mosse; Isabel Branch, chief executive of the International Sheep Dog Society and venue host James Porter, co-owner of Gill Hall Estate. Picture: Stephen Hamilton, Press Eye

More than 50,000 spectators from around the world are expected to descend on a 500-acre historic agricultural estate in Co Down next year for the 2023 World Sheepdog Trials.

Gill Hall Estate in Dromore, Co Down, has been announced as the venue for the event next year.