Emo Court to host Country Fair

Emo Court has been announced as host for countryside event, the National Country Fair, on Sunday June 6 and Monday June 7.

Last year’s fair which took place in Birr Castle was a resounding success with a record attendance of 35,000 visitors and this year organisers are confident that numbers will increase at Emo Court, Emo, Co. Laois.

Margaret Edgill, Fair Director said “Due to the unprecedented growth of the Fair, we felt Emo Court was better placed and equipped to host this increasingly popular event”.

Emo Court was taken into State ownership in 1994 and is maintained by Duchas, the Heritage Service.

The angling symposium at the National Country Fair has become established as the largest outdoor angling exhibition in Ireland with a huge variety of fishing events, demonstrations and displays that appeal to all anglers.

This year’s line up includes, as well as Ireland’s leading angling exhibition, shooting, gun dog trials, the exciting hunt chase, falconry displays, the Ukrainian Cossacks, and a tented village with a wide variety of shops.

Emo Court is six miles south of Portlaoise.