IRISH SHOWS ASSOCIATION: Focus on survival and advancement of rural shows 29 November 2019 Premium

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29 November 2019

Susan Finnerty on 29 Nov 2019

IRISH SHOWS ASSOCIATION: Focus on survival and advancement of rural shows

Susan Finnerty reports from the Irish Shows Association (ISA) AGM and dinner dance

Susan Finnerty

29 November 2019

ISA president Catherine Gallagher and Raymond Brady from the host Midlands region make a presentation to popular Limerick couple David and Mary Sheehan after David’s two-year term at ISA president came to a close at the AGM \ Susan Finnerty

The Brady Bunch: No shortage of Arva Show’s younger committee members seen at the ISA AGM with ISA board member Raymond Brady (left) \ Susan Finnerty

Dorothea Lazenby and Catherine Gallagher, the first and current lady presidents of the Irish Shows Association at the AGM \ Susan Finnerty

“We’re fighting Netflix and cans.” Macra na Feirme’s president Thomas Duffy spoke about the challenges facing organisations attracting younger members at the ISA AGM \ Susan Finnerty

Caught On Candid Camera: Outgoing ISA president David Sheehan and Bill Leeman, Northern region at their AGM \ Susan Finnerty

Jim Harrison, the ISA national secretary at their AGM \ Susan Finnerty

“PRAISE the youth and they will prosper,” stated Macra na Feirme president Thomas Duffy, the guest speaker at the Irish Shows Association (ISA) AGM, where he urged shows to get more young people involved with their local show.

Rejuvenation was a welcome theme of this year’s annual gathering of the country’s 130-plus agricultural shows, from the revamped ISA website (www.irishshows.org) to the youthful contingent from Arva Show present in Mullingar last Saturday.