Attractions over the weekend will include a headline set by singer-songwriter Mundy, live cookery demos, and more than 800 competition classes livestock, equestrian, crafts, and horticulture.

Organised by the Munster Agricultural Society, which will celebrate its 220th anniversary this year, the Cork Summer Show is a cornerstone of Ireland’s agricultural and cultural calendar.

Sixteen Cork agricultural shows are to benefit in total. 

The annual, two-day agricultural show has been a fixture of Cork’s calendar since it debuted in the 1880s

The extended Bus Éireann 208 service runs from 7am until 8.30pm on both Saturday and Sunday.

As the 2023 Summer Show looms this weekend, JO KERRIGAN recalls the history of the enduring event - plus more of your Irish College memories