Ballywalter Game & Country Living Fair 30April/1st May

[AlbertJ 569]

with 4 days left to the show doesnt even look like they even have the judges for the terrier and lurchers finalised it suppose to be the premier gamefair i hope they are off high quality

 

Thanks for your input. We have never claimed Ballywalter is Ireland's premier Game Fair - The Irish Game Fair at Shanes Castle is. As you are well aware we took over Ballywalter last year at very short notice ( two months) when BASC cancelled their fair. It was a huge success and this year will be even better.

 

The Terrier and Lurcher events have a central place in the fair with their own superb race track, showing area and car parking. Unlike other events which appear to wish to be ashamed of the Terrier & Lurcher events and keep them outside the fair - we believe that they should be an integral part. We also provide innovative competitions and superb prize funds.

 

It is no secret that Seamus Erwin the chairman of the MAWTC has been unwell and the mantle of organising the Ballywalter Fair has fallen to Secretary Matt Lee ( whose own wife is ill). I would have thought there would have been some sympathy rather than snide comments but perhaps some elements of the terrier & lurcher world are different to other branches of countrysports and prefer to criticise whenever or wherever rather than offer support. It is rather interesting that we have had numerous offers of support for Matt and the terrier & lurcher show from wildfowlers, gundog handlers and quite a few terrier and lurcher handlers!

 

The Ballywalter Terrier & Lurcher events will go on as planned and with a superb prize fund. Normal service with judges already selected will resume for the two premier Game Fairs in their respective parts of Ireland , Shanes Castle and Birr Castle. I do hope all genuine Terrier & Lurcher owners will give Matt their support at Ballywalter!

So if normal service is only being resumed for shanes and birr what is going to be happening with the judging at ballywalter, hope its not going to turn into a ramshackle.

Nightlamper

Sometimes things can come back to bite you in the proverbial, especially when so much time is spent focusing on disparaging other events for trying to keep our countrysports alive and kicking in this country.

 

Never a truer word spoken Bill!

I have gone to great lengths before to let you know that I am not Bill, nor am I involved in the organising of any of their events. I do have an opinion though and say as I see and read and that is why my respect falls with other events who take a somewhat different approach. I am yet to see either Moira or Ballinlough slate off other shows just because they create a form of competition. We, the attendee's of the shows, will decide who and what is best for us and for me personally I am not returning to a show run by someone who on these forums has slated me, just because he thinks I am involved with Moira or Ballinlough.

 

 

Anyone who has looked at your posts can see for themselves who you are and your quite obvious connection with these events but taking your claim that you are not the person who had a blog under the name of True Countryman ( odd coincidence ?) I have not slated Moira for organising any event I have said their fair is an OK event run at quite an unpromising non traditional venue on football pitches in a public park. I have criticised the orgnisers for attempting to tap into our successful branding rather than use their own And for going on Twitter under my brand name irishgamefair and slating a lot of people including BASC.

 

Ballinough is not an Ok fair and has not lived up to the published hype - that is a factual comment not slating!

Anyway Ballywalter tomorrow and Sunday will see people voting with their feet and getting the real value of two Great Fairs for the price of one when they get their FREE ticket for Shanes when they purchase their Ballywalter ticket.