By Dan Walsh
There will be no Gorey Agricultural Show this year. The Committee of Gorey Agricultural Show have made an announcement “to make unenviable decision and cancel our 2024 show.”
A statement issued yesterday (Monday) states as follows; “Despite the best efforts of The Irish Shows Association to allocate us a new date, none of the dates were suitable. July and August are very busy months for our area and unfortunately, we have not been able to find a date that suits everybody. It has proven more difficult to postpone/cancel the show than run it!
“Most of our suppliers are booked year on year and most cannot service a new date, as they are fully committed elsewhere. It is most unfortunate for all exhibitors and competitors also as we had a very full schedule of entries, and Gorey Agricultural Show is the first show for a lot of show people.
“However we are confident we made the correct decision on health and safety grounds, this year has been very testing for the farming community, we absolutely could not take any risks with regard to the safety of our competitors, traders, volunteers and our landowners.”
Next year’s show will be held on Saturday, June 21st 2025, and the organisers “hope to see you all then.”
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