Bylaws ‘will spell the end of horse fairs’, say horse traders

Plans to impose bylaws on horse fairs in Co Cork will sound the death knell for such events at Cahirmee.

That’s the claim from horse traders who say some of the bylaws drawn up by Cork County Council as part of new casual trading regulations are definitely non-runners. They say three of the bylaws in particular are unworkable.

One proposes that horses may not be trotted at fairs while another states that no person under 16 can be in control of a horse at any time.