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Virginia Agricultural Show Society

Wednesday 20th August 2008

Regarded as one of the leading agricultural shows, Virginia Show is in its 67th year growing in stature and importance. There are over 450 classes with over €50,000 prize money, generously donated by our Sponsors. This handsome sponsorship, reflects the confidence of our sponsors in the ability of Virginia Show to provide them with a broad platform of opportunity to do business. This commercial strength has seen Virginia Show develop into an important agricultural event, justifying the staging of leading national competitions and attracting exhibitors from the 32 counties.

Virginia Show will continue this year to host what promises to be an outstanding event. As well as being a showpiece for some of Ireland's finest livestock, there is a wide selection of classes for garden produce, home industries, fruit and flowers, photography and handwriting dogs & pets. Competitors of the Dairy, Beef and Equine breeds represent all that is best in the art of the Breeder combined with science of the Geneticist, resulting in supreme quality which cannot not to be contested anywhere in the Northern region. In addition to the Livestock, many local producers will offer home produced food at the Food Fair so come to the Show, savour the flavour and bring home fresh high quality food.

There is a window of opportunity for trade and machinery specialist firms and others in the service sector, who provide an array of trade stands on display, which will deal with all aspects and walks of life. The highlight of Virginia Show is the crowning of the 24th Baileys Irish Champion Dairy Cow. This Competition with its high standard of entry criteria, ensures that the animals competing reflect the very cream of Ireland's Dairy cattle. A new competition to find the champion non-pedigree Male and Female weanling of the show is sponsored by Gunne Carnaross Mart, who also handsomely contributed to the running cost of hosting the show. These classes are opened to calves born in 2008.