Cancelling show costs organisers €100,000

The cancellation of the Cork Summer Show last month will cost the Munster Agricultural Society about €100,000 in losses.

Initial estimates had originally put the costs at €70,000, but the MASlast night admitted the losses would be much higher.

MAS vice-chairman Gerard Murphy said: “The loss to the society of June’s event has been quantified at approxim-ately €100,000.