{"id":507060,"date":"2026-06-19T01:02:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T01:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/507060\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T01:02:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T01:02:13","slug":"thousands-set-to-flock-to-cork-summer-show-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/507060\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands set to flock to Cork Summer Show this weekend\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"contextmenu internal_Body1st\">Final preparations are underway for the Cork Summer Show, Munster\u2019s longest-running agricultural showcase, which returns this weekend at Curraheen Showgrounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">New additions to the show\u2019s 2026 line-up include a live working farm experience, the Cork Re-enactment Military Show, Tug of War Ireland, rabbits and guinea pigs in the poultry marquee, and musical delights such as Bog Jazz and the Swift Show Tribute Band.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">With more than 45,000 visitors are expected, and organisers are encouraging attendees to plan their journey in advance and make use of the enhanced transport options. Operating from 10am-6pm, the extended 208 Bus \u00c9ireann service will connect key areas across Cork city before continuing to the showgrounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">There will also be free shuttle buses from Ballincollig Shopping Centre, Black Ash park and ride, Curraheen Greyhound Stadium, and the Le Ch\u00e9ile building at MTU\u2019s Bishopstown campus, with increased parking capacity there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">For the full schedule and to book tickets, see  <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.corksummershow.com\/\">https:\/\/www.corksummershow.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Final preparations are underway for the Cork Summer Show, Munster\u2019s longest-running agricultural showcase, which returns this weekend at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":507061,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72,79,61,60],"class_list":["post-507060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-cork-news","tag-ie","tag-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=507060"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507060\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/507061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=507060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=507060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=507060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}