Following a two-year Covid-19-enforced absence, Ireland's largest one-day agricultural show, the Tullamore Show and FBD National Livestock Show, is returning this year on August 14.

FBD Insurance has been proud sponsor of the National Livestock Show at the Tullamore Show since 2018.

At the launch of this year’s Tullamore Show, John Cahalan, FBD’s chief commercial officer, said: "We are delighted to continue our relationship with The Tullamore show this year.

"As Ireland’s only truly Irish Insurance company, FBD Insurance is proud of our farming heritage and our support of the agricultural sector and we are incredibly proud to be the title sponsor of the National Livestock Show.

"We are looking forward to a great day at this year’s show."

‘Farm Safety Live’ is making a return to the Tullamore Show this year. FBD Insurance has said it is delighted to be continuing its partnership with FRS and the Health and Safety Authority to bring Farm Safety Live’s interactive farm safety demonstrations back to the show this year.

The demonstration area will be officially opened by Martin Heydon, Minister of State with special responsibility for farm safety, along with Charlie McConalogue, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, at 10:30a.m. 

The aim of these demonstrations is to encourage farmers to think more about safety on the farm. Practical tips that can be applied on the farm will be demonstrated and discussed.

This year, the Farm Safety Live demonstrations will be focusing on safety around tractors, quads, machinery and handling livestock.

Ciaran Roche, risk manager with FBD Insurance, looks at some keys safety points to keep in mind around these topics.

Key points for safe tractor operation:

Key steps for safe quad operation:

Key steps for safe handling of livestock:

FBD aims to support initiatives which will make the farm a safer place for all. Ciaran Roche noted that FBD Insurance is "pleased to be supporting Farm Safety Live and to see the question of farm safety being acknowledged at the Tullamore Show".

"We urge visitors to the show to visit the Farm Safety Live demonstrations at stand L100 and we look forward to seeing you there," it said.

FBD Insurance has grown hand-in-hand with Irish farming over the last 50 years, and is proud, it said, to be a partner to the Irish Agri-industry.

The company said it is here to support its farming customers and their communities through its network of 34 branches nationwide. 

For more information contact your local branch today, visit the FBD stand at the Tullamore Show, or click here to organise a call back with a member of the FBD team.