ONCE again Charleville put on an exceptional show, packed with both tricolour-festooned champions and, by Sunday afternoon, crowds at this atmospheric north Munster event.

Now one of the few remaining two-day agricultural shows in Ireland, the organisation of this show is top class and Elaine Goold, now in her second year as secretary of the horse and pony section, was outstanding. She learnt, of course, from the best in Eleanor Fleming and has formidable back-up in an outstanding team of experienced stewards, many capable of judging the classes themselves.