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The Mountbolus Pipe Band led dignitaries onto the stage for the show's official opening
The past year has been a very challenging one for Irish farming on a number of different fronts the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has stated.
Speaking at the official opening of Tullamore Show and the FBD National Livestock Show today, Minister Charlie McConalogue said his department had introduced a number of different supports to aid farmers in meeting these challenges.
In a wide ranging address, the Minister stressed the importance of farming sustainably and praised the show for introducing a Sustainable Livestock Village at this year's event.
He also highlighted the importance of farm safety and noted the high number of workplace accidents on farms every year.
Minister McConalogue encouraged those in attendance at the show to visit the Farm Safety Live Stand to view the demonstrations and listen to expert speakers on livestock and machinery safe practices.
Stressing the importance of agriculture to the economy the Donegal based Minister said 90 per cent of food was exported to over 180 countries to a total value of €19 billion.
Pat Gilligan, head of sales for the Midlands and East region, described Tullamore as the highlight of the summer shows calendar.
He also stressed the importance of protecting the environment and predicted that agriculture will rise to the challenges it faces.
Tullamore Show had become more an occasion than just a show said Irish Shows Association chief, Ray Brady who described it as Ireland's premier show, logistically perfectly located in the centre of the country.
He said the volunteers who put in a huge effort to make the event possible deserved special praise.
Joe Molloy, chairman of Tullamore Show, said the creme de la creme of livestock was on display in Tullamore and said lots of people would go home with prizes and awards.
He thanked the site owners, volunteers and all the services and agencies who made the event possible.
The official opening concluded with a blessing by Fr Michael Whittaker and Rev. Yvonne Hutchinson.
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