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Paddy, 90, is looking to the future of the Limerick Show

LIMERICK Show legend Paddy O’Callaghan marked 40 years of involvement with the event last weekend. The North Circular Road man is a former chairperson and has been on practically every committee over those four decades. He is heavily involved in the ...

04 Sept 2022 at 11:00

Pictures & Videos

In Pictures: 30 photos from the 2022 Limerick Show

MASSIVE crowds descended on Limerick Racecourse on Sunday for the Limerick Show which was held for the first time since 2019 due to Covid. On top of the staples of agricultural shows – cattle and horse showing, show jumping, horticulture, arts and ...

29 Aug 2022 at 21:00

Farming

Limerick Show: Then and now

THE Limerick Show, which takes place this Sunday, is now in its 93rd year having been run almost without a break at Limerick Racecourse since its inception in 1929. However, the current show replaced an earlier show run in the Markets Field which ...

26 Aug 2022 at 19:00

Pictures & Videos

In Pictures: Limerick Show time is a great time for young and old!

ONE event on the farming calendar that gets children and adults of all ages excited is Limerick Show. As I walked through the gates at Limerick Racecourse on Sunday I was reminded of the many times I had made the journey as a child. I smiled as ...

31 Aug 2022 at 21:00

Farming

WATCH: Liam MacCarthy Cup makes welcome return to Limerick Show

THE SUCCESS of the hurlers has come up in conversation at every gathering in Limerick over the last few weeks. And the launch of the Limerick Show in main sponsor AMCS’ headquarters in Ballysimon on Monday evening was no different. Richard ...

17 Aug 2023 at 09:00

Breaking News

Sun screen and ice-cream sums up Limerick Show

AT THE 2015 Limerick Show the car-park was full of mums and dads sorting out jackets, wellies, umbrellas and buggies with rain covers as the sky darkened around them. A year on and there was barely a cloud in the sky over the Racecourse. ...

02 Sept 2016 at 07:01

Local News

Limerick to Show off its wonderful tradition

THE LIMERICK Show was founded in the 1880s and remains as much a part of local life now, as it was then. Only World War I could stop it in its tracks but it made a triumphant comeback in 1929 when 10,000 people attended. This year’s ...

22 Aug 2016 at 13:59

Local News

Limerick Show set fair for two great days this weekend

ETHAN and Kate Murphy, pictured, are jumping for joy ahead of the Limerick Show this weekend. The Patrickswell siblings will take part in a pony lead rein class during the two day event this Saturday and Sunday in Limerick ...

26 Aug 2016 at 17:00

Breaking News

One day is better than two: Limerick Show launched

IT WAS a unanimous decision to reduce the Limerick Show from two days to one said Leo Walsh, president, at their launch this Tuesday evening in AIB O’Connell Street, Limerick. The committee is saving everything for Sunday,...

11 Aug 2017 at 07:00

Business

Two becomes one: Saturday of Limerick Show scrapped

LIMERICK Show is to become a one day event for the first time in its long history which dates back to the 1880s. Richard Kennedy, chairman, said it was always a two day show but times are changing and there is a lot of ...

01 Apr 2017 at 08:00

Community

Hong Kong's loss was Limerick Show's gain

DESPITE being born in Hong Kong – one of the most densely populated urban centres in the world - Angela O’Mara took to the celebration of rural life, that is Limerick Show, like a duck to water. She has retired after ...

21 Jan 2017 at 14:00

Community

More than 20,000 expected with new one-day Limerick Show ready to go

LIMERICK SHOW organisers will move heaven and earth to prove two goes into one this Sunday, August 27. The switch to a one day event will heap pressure on organisers but maximise entertainment and attractions for ...

26 Aug 2017 at 10:00

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