Countryside Alliance

The Great Game Fairs of Ireland

The GREAT GAME FAIRS of IRELAND are planning many new attractions for the Irish Game Fair at Shanes Castle on the 27th & 28th June and Irish Game & Country Fair at Birr Castle, Co Offaly on the 29th & 30th August. The Shanes and Birr Fairs will literally be bigger and better than ever! There are four key themes to each fair – country sports, country living, living history and fine food. This year, each will be extended and enhanced to provide spectacular visitor experiences for the whole family; indeed, anyone who lives, works or plays in the Irish countryside. Hunting, shooting, gundogs and fishing will be centre stage at the Great Game Fairs of Ireland. 2015 sees all these segments take a giant leap forward including the superb ‘country sports in action’ arena with action from long netting to ferret racing. Catch the super angling attractions at the fairs to see the greatest changes - with new angling shows supported by DCAL Fisheries Division and Inland Fisheries Ireland. Competitions in clay shooting, gundogs, terriers, lurchers & whippets provide fantastic international competitions with prize funds unrivalled in Ireland. The clay pigeon shooting at the Shanes Castle Fair has FOUR shotguns to be won and the gundog internationals feature top teams from England, Scotland, Wales, ROI and NI. There’s a huge number of attractions for the whole family including a children’s area, lots of have-a-go activities including a ‘put and take’ fishery; main arena programmes packed with action and huge tented villages of trade stands packed with bargains and quality products including fine food. BURSTINGWITHMORE FOR 2015

IRISH GAME FAIR & FINE FOOD FESTIVAL

27th & 28th JUNE 2015, SHANES CASTLE, ANTRIM Ireland’s most action packed family event with: • Medieval Jousting • Living History Village

Lurchers & Whippets • Ferrets & Rabbits • Carriage Driving • Dancing Horses • Air Rifles & Archery • Fine Food Pavilion • Cookery Demonstrations • The Dog Guru

• Three Action Packed Arena Programmes • Huge Tented Village with unrivalled shopping opportunities • The NI Angling Show • ‘Put and Take ‘Fishery • Angling Tuition for Children

• Re-enactments • Viking Longship • Falconry • International Gundogs • International Clay Shooting • International Terriers,

For further details see www.irishgamefair.com E: irishgamefair@btinternet.com Tel: 028 44839167/44615416 The Fair is sponsored by

Irish living history will be brought to life and the hugely successful medieval jousting at both fairs will be a major highlight with the top UK team ‘The Knights from the North.’

You can also meet the knights, vikings and all sorts of military re-enactments in the living history village.

For further details contact: email: irishgamefair@ btinternet.com or call +44 28 4483 9167/4461 5416

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