lurcherdave 6 Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 As above, im looking dates for ballywalter and shanes castlle, cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
appleblossom 681 Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 (edited) Yes Lurcher Dave ,I am compiling a list of show dates I have received so far for this year,and will have them up soon. Answering your question on Ballywalter dates/Shanes Castle and Birr, see below Ballywalter Game Fair ( 5th & 6th May 2012) Shanes Castle Fair ( 7th & 8th July 2012) Birr Castle Fair ( 25th & 26th August 2012) Hope this helps you out Regards Margaret Mc Stay Edited January 21, 2012 by appleblossom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlbertJ 569 Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 As above, im looking dates for ballywalter and shanes castlle, cheers Lurcher Dave, Dates as given by Appleblossom: - 5/6 May for Ballywalter - terrier and lurchers on Sunday 6th May. Rings, racing and onsite car parking located within the main fair in the same area as last year as we believe terrier , lurcher and whippet enthusasts are an important and integral part of the countrysports community and our fairs. Admission £10 Adults, Family £25 programme FREE. AND everyone paying admission at Ballywalter gets a half price admission voucher for Shanes Castle and a half price Admission voucher for the Birr Castle Fair 25/16 August. Shanes Castle 7/8 July Racing on the 7th and Show on the 8th July. Once again the terrier & lurcher area is located within the main fair AND as this is our 50th Fair like every other competition there are very special prizes throughout event. The prize fund for terriers, whippets & lurchers will be the best ever seen in Ireland. AND we have extended our Christmas ticket offer to January 31st of: Ticket to Ballywalter and a ticket to Shanes or Birr Castle plus a year's subscription to the Irish Countrysports and Country Life magazine ( hard copy magazine posted out to you four times per year) for just £15 /€20. PM me with your email address for details. Albertj Quote Link to post Share on other sites
young man 225 Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 i will be there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlbertJ 569 Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 i will be there We are just finalising our main prize funds and judges for the shows. Good mix of judges from Ireland and UK planned. I believe that we should not only bring in competent judges from the Uk but also encourage our own judges from Ireland. The prize fund for the Shanes Castle event, our 50th Irish Game or country fair, has already surpassed anything ever seen in Ireland and both Ballywalter and Birr will also have enchanced prize funds. All three shows have excellent areas for terriers and lurchers within the fairs and as you can see from this thread we have addressed the recession by offering discounted tickets. We are still open to new ideas in all the areas including terriers, lurchers and whippets and one section of the fairs that has responded to our suggestion for new ideas and already been expanded greatly are the Fisherman's Villages. Our theme this year is 'The Year of the Salmon & Trout' and we are already looking at more than doubling our angling presence. Albertj Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ash1 Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 are you havin diggin comp at the fai?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmcd831 4 Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Albert can you give mesons more details on the offer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlbertJ 569 Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 are you havin diggin comp at the fai?? Ash, We are hoping ro run a heat at the Fair- have to discuss with Lord D and farm manager. Currently working on a range of new attractions, prize fund and new stands for Ballywalter including a major artisan food & drink fair in the courtyard sponsored and organised by Flavour magazine. Full details on the Ballywalter Fair on our website soon. Albert Quote Link to post Share on other sites
young man 225 Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 what do you get if your terrier wins a race or a show? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlbertJ 569 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 what do you get if your terrier wins a race or a show? We have a meeting of our terrier & lurcher group on Monday but a lot of work has already been done by them and some other terrier and lurcher enthusiasts to make them even better than 2011. Currently working on final prize structure but will be enhanced at all of our fairs this year. Last year the basic prize for a show class was a good quality trophy and rosette. The top prize at Shanes Castle for the Master Mc Grath included £500, a Barbour Coat and a painting of the dog. A similar prize structure was in place for the Five Nations Lurcher Championships at Birr Castle Fair. This year there will be a new Directors Challenge for Novice Dog sponsored by my fellow Director Philip Lawton to the tune of €300( so far) plus other prizes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
young man 225 Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 nice wats the terrier classes? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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