Tullamore Show Supplement 2018

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Your complete guide
to the 2018 Tullamore
Show and FBD National
Livestock Show

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Tullamore
Show puts
innovation
to the fore
Innovation will be very much to
the fore at this year’s Tullamore
Show on August 12.
Last year saw the largest
number of entries to date in the
National Inventions Competition
at Tullamore Show, and everyone
is very excited to see what new
and innovative entries will be
entered this year.
There are fiveseparate categories
in the National Inventions
Competition.
* Inventions in Agriculture,
Horticulture and Forestry
* Inventions in Home, Leisure
and Building
* Labour Saving Device
* Student Class: An invention or
Innovation
* A Judges Choice Award has
been added this year
Exhibits can be new inventions
or modifications to existing
inventions.
The Tullamore Show & AIB National
Livestock Show takes
place on Sunday, August 12 and
is expected to attract 62,000 visitors
this year.
Here’s all you need to know
about this year’s Tullamore Show
& FBD National Livestock Show.
* It will be held on the Butterfield
Estate, Blueball, Tullamore, Co.
Offaly, Ireland. Site is situated
on the N52 Birr road, approx
5 km from the town centre of
Tullamore
*Show Headquarters are located
at Church St. Tullamore, Co Offaly
00 353 (0)5793 52141 or
info@tullamoreshow.com
* The Show Grounds open from
6.45am for Exhibitors and
8.30am for the general public
on August 12.
* Official Opening will be performed
by the Minister for Agriculture
& Food at 1pm at main
stand
* On the day Adult Ticket are
€20; Senior/Student: €15 (ID
required); Accompanied children
U-12 are free
* Free Shutle Bus from Tullamore
Town Centre to Show Grounds
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Everything you need
to know about the
2018 Tullamore Show
* 20,000 free car parking
spaces on site with designated
parking for wheelchair users
* Transport will be provided on
the day to transport people from
the various car parks onto the
showground’s
* A full traffic plan in place (see
page 3)
* Details on accommodation in
the area are available at www.
tullamoreshow.com
* Full Food and Bar Facilities on
site. Outdoor and Indoor catering
available
* There are 1,000 competition
classes
* The total prize fund for the
Tullamore Show & FBD National
Livestock Show is €175,000
* There will be more than 700
trade stands
* The terrain is uneven so dress
appropriately. It’s never a bad
idea to bring th e wellies
* Over 3km of trackway
* First Aid Area and ambulance
on site
* Baby Changing Facilities
available. Toilets for mothers
with buggies. Wheelchair
accessible toilets also on site
* Baloons not allowed on site
for safety reasons - they might
frighten the animals.
* Parents are asked to write their
phone number on child’s arm
* There is a Children’s Entertainment
Area on site
* Bandstand Area with seating
and dancefloor. Live music
starts at 10am
* Pets to be kept on leash at all
times
* The show has more than 600
voluntary stewards who help
out on the day.
* 300,000 sq/ft of Tented Village
* Over 260 acres of Show ground
area

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Detailed Traffic Management
Plan in place for Tullamore Show
A detailed traffic plan is in placefor
the upcoming Tullamore
Show, due to take place on Sunday,
August 13 on the grounds
at Butterfield Estate, Blueball,
Tullamore, Co. Offaly.
This event attracts upwards
of 60,000 visitors and approximately
20,000 vehicles each year.
The Showground is located
on the outskirts of Tullamore
on the N52 – Tullamore to Birr
Road, approximately 7km from
Tullamore town.
Gardai at Tullamore wish to advise
motorists that delays in the
area can be expected all day and
that diversions will be in place.
PEOPLE ATTENDING THE SHOW
Free car parking is provided
adjacent to the show grounds
and motorists will be directed
along four dedicated routes to
each of 4 car parks as follows:
NORTH/NORTH EAST TRAFFIC -
(Kilbeggan, N52, N80 etc.)
Will be diverted via the Tullamore
By-Pass to the Birr Road(N52)
and access the Green Car Park
adjacent to the Showgrounds.
WEST/NORTH WEST TRAFFIC –
(From Athlone M6 direction)
Will be diverted off the M6 after
Athlone and via Clara (R420),
Coolnahiley and Rahan where
they will be accommodated at
the Yellow Car Park adjacent to
the showgrounds.
SOUTH/SOUTH EAST TRAFFIC -
(Portlaoise, Mountmellick, N80
Direction)
Will be diverted at Killeigh village
towards the showgrounds, where
they will be accommodated at the
Blue Car Park.
SOUTH/SOUTH WEST TRAFFIC -
(From Birr N52 Direction)
Will be diverted left at Blueball
to the Red car park adjacent
to the Showgrounds.
A periodic reversible one-way
traffic system will operate
around the Showgrounds at peak
times in the morning and the
evening. This will result in delays.
Motorists and local Residents
etc., are asked to co-operate with
the Gardai and Show Stewards
and to follow all information
signs which are there for their
benefit
No parking will be permitted
on the diversion routes or
roads in the vicinity of the Showgrounds.
These will be ‘Tow Away
Areas’.
EXHIBITORS
Are requested to follow Exhibitors
Signs and to arrive before
9.30am in order to avoid delays.
Please display Exhibitor Badges
clearly. After 9.30am the Exhibitor
Route will close, Exhibitor
badges will be void and Exhibitors
will have to use regular car
parking facilities.
All exhibitors, with the exception
of livestock, will be directed
to the main site entrance situated
on the Blueball/Rahan Road
Livestock, including horses,
will gain access to the site via the
closed section of the N52. Please
follow signs for Livestock.
DISABLED CAR PARK
A disabled car park is provided
on the event site by organisers.
All vehicles displaying disabled
signs will be directed onto the
event site. This car park will also
accommodate elderly or infirm
patrons.
All persons wishing to avail of
Disabled Parking should follow
signage for “Livestock Entrance”
on the Great Wood Road. After
1pm please use the Blueball Entrance
for Disabled Parking (Red
Car-park).
FOR MOTORISTS NOT ATTENDING
THE SHOW
Please note that a section of the
N52 from Mucklagh to Blueball
will be closed to non-show traffic
from approximately 7am to 8pm
on the day of the Show.
The following alternative
routes are available to passing
motorists, not attending the
show and in order to avoid delays
those motorists are asked
to use the Signed Diversions:
1. Traffic travelling towards Tullamore
from a South or Southwest
direction can divert 2
km North of Birr at Kennedy’s
Cross for Athlone, Tullamore,
Kilbeggan or Mullingar and at
Kilcormac for Mountmellick,
Portlaoise or Portarlington.
2. Traffic travelling towards
Tullamore from a North or
Eastern direction can divert
at Kilbeggan via Clara, Ferbane
and Cloghan for Birr.
3. Traffic normally travelling
through Tullamore from a
South or Southeast direction
can divert at Portlaoise via Portarlington
and onto Rochfortbridge
to the M6 motorway.
Delays on the day are unavoidable
and passing motorists
are asked to be patient, allow
sufficient time for their journey
and to use the signed diversion
routes where possible.
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TULLAMORE SHOW COMMITTEE
Brenda Kiernan - Chairperson; Rodney Cox - Vice - Chairperson; Freda Kinnarney Secretary/Operations Manager; George Gill - Asst Secretary; Christy Maye - P.R.O; Nicolas Berry - Inventions 2nd;
Ann Bracken - Cookery; Eamon Bracken - Site Layout; Robert Birney - Site Manager; Darren Butler - Gate Operations; Bobby Campbell - Power; Trevor Chadwick - Pedigree Cattle; Cecil Cox- Pedigree
Cattle; Conor Camon - Alpacas/Pigs; Paul Daly - Youth; Micheal Dolan - Commercial Cattle; John Donohue - Horticulture; Peter Donohue - Sheep; Carmel Duffy - Fashion; Tommy Finlay - Dairy
Cattle; Steven Kelly - Internal Traffic; John Keena - Commercial Cattle; Micheal Kinsella - Auditor; Oliver Lowery - Poultry; Richard Langford - Rare Breeds; Tom Maher - Site Supplies; Ray McEvoy
- Trade Stands; Joe Molloy - Car Parks; Ollie Molloy- Signage; Martina Neville - Dairy Cattle; Michelle Nevin - Dogs; David O’Brennan - Horses; Frank O’Reilly - Trade Stands; Phil Rigney - Crafts/
Needlework; Ann Sheerin - Art/Photography; Ann Starling - Gates
Loy digging a new feature at
this year’s Tullamore Show
Loy digging will be a new addition to
the already packed programme at
this year’s Tullamore Show and FBD
National Livestock Show on Sunday,
August 12.
A loy is an early Irish spade with a
long heavy handle made of ash, a narrow
steel plate on the face and a single
footrest. The word loy comes from the
Irish word láí, which means spade. It
was used for manual ploughing prior
to and during the Irish Potato Famine
There will be Loy Digging demonstrations
throughout the day from
10:30am until 4.30pm. The demonstrations
will be shown by Tom Egan
and Bernard Casey, both members of
The Loy Association of Ireland.
A plot of ground beside the demonstration
will be set aside as a space
for members of the public to try their
hand at loy digging. Members of the
Loy Association will be present to give
advice and assistance to any beginners
at loy digging and to anyone who never
before has seen a loy.
Eamon Egan, Secretary, Loy Associationof
Ireland commented, “The loy is
uniquely Irish. It’s characteristics are
weed-control and drainage which cannot
be surpassed by the most modern
technology of today. We are fortunate
that the custodians of its use are with
us still. We should be grateful to the
people who saved it for us. God be with
the tool that fed our nation. Long may
its use continue. “Work hand & foot,
work Loy & Hand The Blessed fruit
that grows from the root is the real
gold of Ireland.”
The art of making a ridge or lazy
bed by hand and doing it properly is
most important for the production
of fresh vegetables for the kitchen.
This is a thing that was always done
in the old days.

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Teagasc to showcase benefits
of forestry at Tullamore Show
Teagasc Forestry advisers explain
the benefits of growing
trees to landowners almost every
day and yet there are many
landowners who are still not
familiar with the opportunity
forestry can present.
The Forestry and Sustainable
Living Section at the Tullamore
show will be a great
opportunity to find out the
benefits of planting trees;
from the annual income, the
grant which covers the costs;
not to mention the growing
asset, environmental benefits
and many other opportunities
growing woodland can
present.
Organised by Teagasc’s
Forestry Development Department,
the Forestry and
Sustainable Living section
at the show is composed of a
large outdoor trade stand section.
It will showcase all facets
of Ireland’s rapidly developing
farm forestry and renewable
energy sectors.
Investing in forestry is rarely
a choice between farming or
not farming but rather an opportunity
to invest in another
enterprise which contributes
positively to the whole farm
business. The opportunities
provided by a farm forestry
enterprise to enhance family
farm income particularly
through new afforestation,
forestry thinning and wood
energy will be highlighted at
the Tullamore Show.
Many organisations and
companies will be present at
the show this year; ranging
from tree nurseries, forestry
consultants and companies,
state agencies, to firewood
processors and other hi-tech
machines. As the private forest
industry continues to develop,
it contributes more and
more to our rural economy.
The Teagasc Forest Development
Department stand
will be within the Forest and
Sustainable Living Section
(Stand W439). Teagasc Forest
advisers and researchers
will be on hand to assist on
all Forestry inquires. It is a
great opportunity to avail of
free, comprehensive and up to
date information on forestry
and renewable energy as well
as picking up a free forestry
information pack!
For further information,
please contact Liam Kelly,
Teagasc Forestry Development
Officer 087 9090495.
INVITATION TO
THE PUBLIC
Teagasc’s Forestry Development Department
welcomes you to the Forest & Sustainable Living
Section at the Tullamore Show 2018
The Teagasc Forestry Development Department
would like to welcome you to attend the Tullamore
Show on Sunday August 12. Visitors to the
show don’t want to miss the exciting Forest &
Sustainable Living Section.
It has a lot on offer with a large number of trade
stands in attendance from both the Forestry and
renewable energy sectors. Visit rows X & W.
For further details: visit www.teagasc.ie/forestry.
Looking forward to meeting you,
Liam Kelly, Forestry Section Planner
087 9090495
Forestry Development Officer,
Teagasc, Mullingar,
Visit the
‘Forestry and Energy Sustainable
Living Section’
at the 2018 Tullamore Show
Over 20 trade stands;
§ Information & Display Marquees
§ Forest Industry stands
§ Renewable energy stands
§ Forestry advise & information from Teagasc
- Including planting, management & harvesting
• Visit Rows X & W
On Sunday 12 th August - See you there!
For further information visit www.teagasc.ie/forestry

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Competition set to be intense at
FBD National Livestock Show
The Tullamore Show organising
committee has revealed that it
has received record entries in
several classes for this year’s
event.
Included in the sections are Dairy
Cattle, Pedigree Cattle, Alpacas
and Sheep.
The total prize-fund is an incredible
€175,000 The Tullamore
Show & FBD National Livestock
Show takes place this year on
Sunday, August 12.
The Tullamore Show & FBD
National Livestock Show is Ireland’s
premier agricultural event.
Every year it attracts the best
cattle, sheep, and equine breeders
from all over the country,
alongside entrants for its other
1,000 plus competitions.
Here is a look at some of the
competitions in the sections at
this year’s event.
DAIRY SECTION
The Dairy section is a key component
in the FBD National Livestock
Show.
There are four breeds catered
for within the Dairy Cattle
section at the FBD National
Livestock Show; Pure Friesian,
Jersey, Dairy Shorthorn, and the
Holstein Friesian breeds.
The highlights in the Dairy
Section this year features four
championships in the Jersey,
Shorthorn and Holstein Friesian
breeds.
Young people will have the
opportunity of competing in six
showmanship classes, which
should cater for all ages and
interests.
The overall prize fund in dairy
exceeds €21,000, with the National
Holstein heifer in milk
and the National Senior Cow in
milk each having a prize fund of
€2,500, together with rosettes
and medallions.
The gold medals are awarded
to the Champions of each breed
and are presented during the
Parade of Champions at the end
of the day.
Exhibitors are sure to find
something to catch their attraction
with these beautiful breeds
on exhibition.
Some of these classes have a
big prize fund of almost €2,500
for the winning animals, such as
the Senior Holstein Cow in Milk.
To help local breeders, there
is a confined section where the
confined classes are confined
to Laois, Offaly and Westmeath
breeders.
International Judges will be
involved in the judging of animals
presented.
Pictured at the
Sponsors night
with the Alpacas
were Rose Finlay
of Rose Finlay
TotalHealth
Pharmacy
Tullamore,
Tullamore Show
Chairperson
Brenda Kiernan,
fashion organiser
Carmel Duffy and
Ann Marie Tracey,
Pharmacy. PICTURE:
Jeff Harvey
PEDIGREE CATTLE
You can find an international
flavour in this section, with 12
continental breeds from Irish
Moiled, Simmental, Charolais,
Limousin, Belgian Blue, Angus,
Hereford, Salers, Aubrac, Blond
d’Aquitaine, Shorthorn and
Parthenaise.
There promises to be keen
competition from the top breeders
in the country, for the new
specially commissioned Gold
Medal and the coveted FBD National
Livestock Show rosette.
The programme in the Pedigree
Beef section also incorporates
the National Show for the
Limousin and Hereford Societies.
The pedigree cattle section
will have over 200 classes, for 13
breeds. Included in the Angus
classes is the Angus Beef Ireland
National Calf Championships,
with €1,000 prize fund for each
of 6 classes.
The Salers Society are also
hosting their National Calf
Championship, with four classes
having a €500 prize fund in each
class.
The other breeds being catered
for in the Pedigree section
of the FBD National Livestock
Show are Belgian Blue, Aubrac,
Piemontese, Irish Moiled,
Blondes, Parthenaise and Beef
Shorthorn.
COMMERCIAL CATTLE
The Commercial Cattle has long
been a favorite attraction, for
both spectators and competitors,
at Tullamore Show.
The Commercial Cattle section
will operate in two rings to
facilitate the 28 classes, carrying
a prize fund of almost €20,000.
All the regular classes will
feature in the commercial programme
with one of the new
elements being the Blonde
D’Aquitane Golden Heifer Championship.
There will be two
qualifying classes, one for Blonde
x heifers up to 450 kgs and one
for heifers up to two years old
on show day.
There will be €400 prizemoney
for each of these classes but
the heifer chosen as the overall
champion of these classes
will be purchased by the Blonde
D’Aquitaine Society for €3,000
on the day, so owners must be
prepared to sell the animal.
ALPACAS
Alpacas will feature in the competitive
element of the FBD National
Livestock Show, with it
being the National Fleece Show
for Alpacas, but there will be
displays of alpaca animals for
people to see and learn about.
With the Champions of the
Huacaya Brown, Black, White
and Grey Fleeces and Light
Fleece Champions at the Show
this year, we are guaranteed
to see the best quality Alpaca
fleeces at the Tullamore Show.
There will also be demonstrations
of shearing the alpaca.
PIGS
The pig section will have 13 competitive
classes, with six classes
for traditional breeds and six
classes for modern breeds.
Champions and reserve champions
from each section will
compete for the Pig of the Year.
The entertainment in the pig
section should be good as it is
planned to have the Pig Agility
demonstrations taking place
throughout the day, when spectators
will be invited to compete
with their friends.
EQUESTRIAN
A full selection of Equestrian
Showing classes at the Tullamore
Show means that with a ringside
seat, you can see Ridden Hunters,
Mares and Foals, Cobs, Clydesdale
horses and minature horses
to name a few.
Exhibitors in these classes are
from all levels of expertise and
competition promises to be tight,
with competitors coming from
across the country to participate
and support.
Family Pony Events will be
held on the day also.
SHEEP
The sheep section will have 14
breeds involved, in addition to
the young handler competition.
The Blue Faced Leicester
breed will have additional classes
for group of three, one being for
a ram and his two daughters
and another for a ram and his
two sons.
These classes are very popular
in the UK and it will be the first
time they will be held in Ireland.
The classes for the Lleyn breed
will feature as their All Ireland
this year.

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Tullamore Credit Union set to
break new ground at the Show
For the first time, staff of Tullamore
Credit Union Ltd will
be in attendance at the Tullamore
Show – to answer questions
and queries about products and
services currently available to
members of our credit union who
are from the farming community.
Tullamore Credit Union Ltd
will also be announcing details
of further collaboration with several
other Midlands based credit
unions – Cultivate is coming!
In the meantime, if you have
questions, queries or applications
relating to our current farm
loan products – simply drop into
the office, use our NEW Express
Loan Form, call us on our freephone
loan line 1 800 56 55 55,
email loans@tullamorecu.ie or
apply online through the credit
union website www.tullamorecu.ie.
You can also follow us on
facebook and apply through it!
Tadhg is telling
Siobhán about his
plans to buy a new
tractor, on a recent
visit to Tullamore
Credit Union Ltd, he
also mentioned that
it is never too early to
discuss future farm
finance needs!
Tullamore Credit Union Ltd – if
you’re spending, we’re lending!

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Freda Kinnarney, Tullamore Show; Coote Geelan, Border Leicester Sheep; Olive Farrelly,
Offaly Tourism Officer; Cathy and Olive Peake, Peake Dairy Services
Martina Neville Dairy Cattle, Richard Hamilton Gurteen College, Liz Gallagher& Charlie
Gallagher Irish Holsten Association, Tommy Finlay Dairy Cattle
Tullamore Show
Sponsors Night
Ber & Tommy Finlay
L-R Nicholas Berry Traffic, Ollie Molloy Signage, Bobby Campbell Power, Brenda Kiernan Chairlady, Rodney Cox Inventions,
Martina Neville Dairy Cattle, Tommy Finlay Dairy Cattle
Christy Maye & Ciara Kinnarney
L-R Jenny Ryan Jennys Kitchen, Brenda Kiernan Chairlady,
Antoinette Daly GVM, Ann Bracken Head of Cookery.
L-R Niall Grennan J. Grennan & Sons, Brenda Kiernan Chairlady,
Stephen Kelly Traffic, Nicholas Berry Traffic, John Keena
Commercial Cattle.

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Cecil Cox (Tullamore Show Commercial Cattle); Kevin Kelly, AIB; Tony Doorley, Dovea
Genetics; Tara Guinan, Tony Flannery and Tullamore Show Secretary, Freda Kinnarney
John Cahalan, chief commercial officer, FBD Insurance; Freda Kinnarney, operations
manager, Tullamore Show, Michael Duignan, MC on the night; Pat Gilligan, head of
sales, midlands and north-west, FBD Insurance; Joe Healy, IFA President and Brenda
Kiernan, chairperson, Tullamore Show at the FBD Tullamore Show and National
Livestock Show sponsors night in the Bridge House Hotel PICTURE: JEFF HARVEY
L-R John Cahalan FBD, Brenda Kiernan Chairlady , Peter Kiernan
Sawai Daly and Carmel Duffy,
Fashion
Freda Kinnarney and George Gill
Frances Butler Allbrack Society, Reggie Mitchell Castle flowers, Brenda Kiernan
Chairlady, Ethel Mitchell castle flowers, John Donoghue Horticulture
L-R John Glendennon Giltraps Kinnitty, Brenda Kiernan Chairlady, Percy Glendennon
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Bring your
dancing
shoes for
the Country
Jamboree
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The ever popular Declan Nerney
and his band will be the headline
act of a line up of show stopping
country music acts at this year’s
Tullamore Show and FBD National
Livestock Show.
The Longford
singer is a regular
at The Show
and his array of
hits is sure to
have visitors to
the show tapping
their feet and
singing along.
Also featuring
will be Stephen
Declan
Nerney
Rosney and The Back Axles.
Stephen is a brother of country
star Ciaran Rosney, and The
Back Axles were formerly known
as Roslyn. While the band name
and some of the line-up may have
changed, the music has remained
the same and is sure to prove a
big hit at The Tullamore Show
this year.
Ann Marie Treacy and Rose Finlay of Rose Finlay TotalHealth Pharmacy Tullamore, Kellie McGrath, Carmel Duffy fashion organiser, Sawai Daly,
Erin de Burca, Martin Keating of Annaharvey Chauffeur Service and Sandra Gruodyte Conway of LiaQbell. PICTURE: JEFF HARVEY
Stephen Rosney and The Back
Axles.
Show off your
artistic side at
the Show
The Art and Photography Section
at the Tullamore Show is always
very popular and there is sure to
be some amazing works to see
again this year.
You can view the walls of entries
and enjoy a collection of
photography by established photography
clubs and artists. As
well as the competition exhibitors
Slieve Bloom Photography
Club and the Annaharvey Art
Club will also have displays.
This is a very popular section
for local and national artists,
competing in various mediums
in their classes.
Junior and senior artists are
catered for, in both the art and
photography classes.
It is never too late to enter, and
exhibits can be entered on the
day. Entries must be framed or
mounted, with hook and string
provided for hanging.
A feast of fashion at
the Tullamore Show
Fashion Shows and an array of
related fashion trade stands will
keep ladies and gents interested
for hours at this year’s Tullamore
Show and FBD National Livestock
Show.
For all the fashion conscious
and curious, there is an imaginative
and attractive experience
in the ‘Fashion and Features
Pavilion’.
Fashion and Features is going
to showcase the latest trends and
show the upcoming autumn/
winter collections.
It will also host the Best
Dressed Competitions, which
boast some super prizes. We
hope to cater to everyone’s fashion
interests with something for
everyone.
Best in Category Competitions
are open to everyone, and
entries are taken on the day for
the following.
• Best Dressed Lady
• Best Dressed Gentleman
• Bonny Baby Competition - under
12 months
• Little Mr & Miss Offaly competition
• Best Hat
• Most Glamorous Granny
• Traditional Farmer
As well as the wonderful fashions
on the catwalk, there will
be retailing exhibitors to visit,
selling jewellery, fashion accessories,
and many of your clothing
needs.
Tullamore native, Carmel
Duffy, is over the fashion section
of the Show and has been since
its inception 27 years ago.
The professional image consultant
says, “The Tullamore
Show prides itself on providing
things of interest to people from
all walks of life to do and see
throughout the day, including
the more style conscious.”
You are advised to be prepared
for any type of weather, bring
your heels, and your boots, to
best enjoy the day.