RYDER Cup countdown is well and truly on around Co Limerick, with 468 days to go to its start at Adare Manor. Newcastle West Show’s 2027 date is still to be decided, although the nearby show involves its own level of detailed planning.

All shows try to find that non-clash ‘sweet date’. For the previous two years, Newcastle West was fortunate that five Sundays fell in June and so the West Limerick show could slot into the pre-Charleville weekend.