Barking mad: Doggie bus to run at summer show

A special doggie bus will ferry pet pooches and their owners to this year’s expanded Cork Summer Show.

Bus Éireann has confirmed it will allow pet dogs on board its extended 208 service, which will operate to the Showgrounds site in Curraheen, on the western outskirts of Cork city, right across the weekend of June 16 and 17.

Show organisers, the Munster Agricultural Society (MAS), have also announced new attractions for this year’s event, including a horticulture zone and garden area, a fashion retail zone featuring top boutiques and live catwalk shows, and best-dressed competitions.