Welcome to GOREY AGRICULTURAL SHOW
The 21st June was the longest day of the year and the Committee of Gorey Agricultural Show will absolutely remember it for that this year. What a Show we had, as a committee we are so proud of what we achieved on the day. From 6.30am we had a steady flow of traffic into the show field, it continued all day and traffic was still entering beyond 5pm. The weather forecast was predicting lots of sun, our recommendations for hats and sun cream were correct and we were spot on.
The Chairman of Gorey Agricultural Show Willie Cecil and the Committee are indebted to the support of local clubs and organisations, businesses and the agricultural community for all the help we received in the run up to the show. We are hugely grateful to the Hardy Family for the use of their farm, a vital ingredient to our success. Our sponsors have been so generous and we thank you all. Our main sponsor Tirlán have been so supportive over the years and we are indebted to them. As usual Wexford County Council have been a great help from supplying refuse bins to crowd barriers, it would be impossible to run our show without such support.
Numbers were up across the various sections, we had a huge turnout in the cattle section, and our cattle containment system was the talk of the day. The Irish Shows Association are very conscious of safety and are so proactive in this department.
Sheep entries were large thanks to the huge effort of our sheep committee, numbers grow every year.
Growing dog and poultry sections meant bigger tents at the last minute and these areas were very audience friendly, people sat all day watching the dog show.
We had great entries across the horse and pony field with parking at a premium, and trucks and trailers filling the field. People travelled long distances and stayed the distance also!
Results are in and available here, congratulations to all who took part. We are beyond grateful to all who entered and travelled to our show, we hope to see you all next year for our 164th show which will be held on the 20th June. Preparations are underway already!
News
Gorey Agricultural Show has had a variety of homes over the years, Ashton was our location between 1995 to 2009 and now we have returned by kind permission of Mrs Anne Hardy & Family. The Hardy Family are well associated with Gorey Agricultural Show and we are very grateful to them for facilitating us.
Ashton is very well located on the main Gorey to Wexford Road, near exit 23 on the motorway.
We would like to express our thanks to Tirlan who are our main sponsor again this year, and thanks to Chairman of Tirlán, local man John G Murphy for finding time in his schedule for our photoshoot in Ashton. Glanbia is synonymous with Agriculture and well represented locally with branches in Ballycanew & Kilmuckridge.
This year’s show will take place on the 15th June, our committee are working very hard behind the scenes to ensure that this year’s show will be bigger and better. Having had no agricultural shows for 2 years our 2022 and 2023 shows were a great success and very well attended, we are confident that this years show will surpass last year. We pride ourselves on providing a fun filled family day out, with equestrian classes, cattle & sheep showing, craft competitions, pets corner, dog show, vintage and amusements. Our schedule is available online at www.goreyagriculturalshow.com where you can enter online. Closing date for entries is 7th June.
We are currently taking bookings for trade stands, please see the Trade Stand Tab at the top of the page. Please check the contacts page if you have a query, each section has a number you can call.
The Scarecrow competition was new last year, sponsored by Clone Agricultural Consultants we are hoping that this class will appeal to the 'field artists' out there and are hopeful of lots of entries. It's open to all so we are expecting a great display.
Keep and eye on this site and our Facebook page for updates. We are also planning a sustainability section, hugely relevant in these times, if you have ideas for a business or are an existing business please get in touch with us.
Horse Shows, Dog Shows, Food Tent, Live Music and Dancing, Competitions, Arts & Craft, Amusements, Vintage, Pony Games, Cattle & Sheep Showing, Children's Competitions, Pets Corner, Poultry. All classes this year are enter online, you must register online with the Vintage section to be allocated a space, the only section where you can enter on the field is the dog show.