Irish Game Fair to be held in Midlands next year

PHOTO: New joint managing director Steven McGonigal

An Irish Game Fair will be held next year in the Midlands.

The event will be organised by The Great Game Fairs of Ireland team which previously hosted a successful Irish Country and Game Fair in Birr for a number of years.

Making the announcement, Fair Director Albert Titterington said that a strengthened organising team will oversee the ROI Game Fair and confirmed a new event to be held in the Irish Midlands on August 28 and 29, 2021.

While the location for the ROI Game Fair is still to be announced, the confirmation of the date for the event and the addition of professional rabbit controller, writer and country sports enthusiast Steven McGonigal to the leading team in game fair history will be widely welcomed.

Steven McGonigal will join hugely experienced founding Directors Albert Titterington, Edwin Dash and Paul Pringle plus several other experienced event directors to form a new dynamic organising team.

Steven has been involved in the fairs in various capacities for 12 years. He now steps up to be joint Managing Director alongside Albert Titterington, with overall responsibility for planning and marketing of the fairs with specific responsibility for the success of the ROI event.

In conclusion, Albert Titterington said: “Over the last 12 years Steven has worked closely with us on a number of crucial aspects of our Great Game Fairs Of Ireland events. While perhaps best known to game fair crowds for his ‘The Victorian Poacher,” performances in the main arena, he has played an important role year-round behind the scenes, working in many aspects of the events from logistics to marketing. This appointment brings an added dimension to our team and bodes well for our ROI Game Fairs’ future. We hope to announce details of our magnificent new venue shortly.”