Event: Balmoral Show

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TV star Lisnalty Megasire Rituel is ‘Irish Examiner’ National Dairy Show Champ

This week, Rituel is the Irish Examiner National Dairy Show 2019 Supreme Champion.

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Machinery: You may have to travel in 2017 for your machinery show ‘fix’

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Cork Summer Show viable despite €250k loss

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Machinery and Equipment: 1,000-litre capacity dump trailer added to Quad-X range of attachments

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Blaney Motor Company in Northern Ireland launches wheel loaders

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Top Jersey herd wins interbreed hat-trick

Shows key to rural development

The 140 local agricultural shows held annually around the country play a central part in the development of farming and they bring urban and rural people together, writes Ray Ryan.

Mon, 28 Apr, 2014

Horses galloping onwards after their racing careers end

THERE is a life after the finish life for racehorses. No fewer than 14, including Aintree Grand National winners Numbersixvalverde (2006) and Silver Birch (2007), were still in action at the Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show last month.

Thu, 29 Aug, 2013

Maze debris foundation for agri showground

The remnants of an infamous paramilitary jail have paved the way for the construction of a new agricultural showground in the North.

Mon, 29 Apr, 2013

Get a robot for hygiene in livestock housing

A fully updated DeLaval robot scraper for slats, the RS420S, was on display at Balmoral Show in Belfast.

Thu, 28 Jun, 2012

Irish launch for peaceful feeding system products

Equipment developed in Holland to boost yields by giving cows peace and quiet at feeding time is being launched at next week’s Balmoral Show in Belfast.

Thu, 10 May, 2012

Smith meets northern counterpart

THE new Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith visited Balmoral Show in Belfast yesterday and met with his Northern Ireland counterpart Michelle Gildernew.

Fri, 16 May, 2008

All-island response to foot-and-mouth threat

An urgent all-island approach to stop foot-and-mouth disease from entering Ireland today swung into action.

Sat, 04 Aug, 2007

Coughlan bans UK meat imports, FMD response discussed in North

The North's power-sharing executive will today hold a special Cabinet meeting to consider their response to the foot-and-mouth outbreak in Surrey, England.

Sat, 04 Aug, 2007

Paisley not opposed to civic forum

Stormont First Minister Ian Paisley today insisted he was not opposed to the idea of a Civic Forum.

Thu, 17 May, 2007

Bomb defused near farm show in Belfast

A pipe bomb has been defused close to a major farming event which begins today.

Wed, 16 May, 2007

Former prison 'could stage agriculture show'

The North’s main agricultural show could be staged on the site of the former Maze Prison, it was confirmed today.

Wed, 22 Nov, 2006

Rothwell takes young horse championship

A CLASSY three year old took the young horse championship at Midleton Show for the Tinahely, Co Wicklow, exhibitor, Derry Rothwell.

Thu, 01 Jun, 2006

Former priest makes debut as agri minister

The latest member of Northern Secretary Peter Hain’s ministerial team will today make his debut in the North as its Agriculture Minister.

Thu, 11 May, 2006

Cork Summer Show revives glory

CORK Summer Show revived memories of its glory days last weekend, reverting to a two-day event, and bringing back cattle and sheep classes after an absence of a couple of years.

Thu, 23 Jun, 2005

Tipp gelding reigns supreme at RDS

IT’S a long way from Tipperary to Ballynahinch, Co Down, but it was the route to victory for Lorenzo, June Lewis’s Bewley’s Hotels supreme hunter champions at Dublin Horse Show.

Thu, 12 Aug, 2004

Ulster parties 'in tribal contest for Europe'

The competition between Northern Ireland’s four biggest political parties in the European Parliament elections has nothing to do with EU issues, a candidate claimed today.

Thu, 13 May, 2004