Bansha show fuses past and present

A PINT of porter cost one shilling and four pence around the time Bansha Show was founded in south Tipperary 50 years ago.

That little nugget of information was to be aptly found at the golden jubilee show yesterday on a slate bearing a list of pint prices down the years.

The slate with the incorporated list was one of the items on sale in one of the many market and trade stands at the event which Agriculture and Food Minister Mary Coughlan officially opened.