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‘We’ll be back’ – Kilkenny’s Iverk Show forced to cancel for second year in a row

By Kilkenny Now 8th April 2021 0

Ireland’s oldest agricultural show has confirmed it has been forced to cancel this year’s event due to the pandemic. Piltown’s Iverk Show was due to be held on August 28 this year. But Covid has forced the cancellation of the hugely popular event for the second year in a row. The organising committee said in […]

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BREAKING: Kilkenny’s Iverk Show cancelled due to coronavirus

By Kilkenny Now 30th April 2020 0

Ireland’s longest-running agricultural show is the latest major event to succumb to the coronavirus pandemic. The Iverk Show which is held every year in the Showgrounds in Piltown and attracts more than 20,000 visitors through its gate, has made to the decision to cancel this year’s event, which was due to take place on Saturday, […]

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Green shoots – Council sets up environmental tent at Kilkenny’s agricultural show

By Kilkenny Now 24th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY IN A year when the ballot-box saw the rise of the green wave across Europe, a new attraction at Kilkenny’s largest agricultural show will highlight the change to a green mindset among the public. Kilkenny County Council’s Environmental Section is setting up a marquee at Ireland’s oldest agricultural show, the Iverk Show […]

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Sun set to shine on 25,000 expected to attend Kilkenny’s Iverk Show

By Kilkenny Now 23rd August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A TOTAL of €90,000 will be up for grabs tomorrow at Ireland’s oldest agricultural show held annually in Kilkenny. The  Iverk Show organisers expect up to 25,000 people to attend this year. And the good news is the sun is set to shine on the event. Now one of the country’s premier […]