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| Balmoral Show to get under way at Maze prison site | Balmoral Show to get under way at Maze prison site |
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| Ireland's biggest agricultural and food show is due to open its doors later and, for the first time in more than a century, it will be outside Belfast. | Ireland's biggest agricultural and food show is due to open its doors later and, for the first time in more than a century, it will be outside Belfast. |
| The Balmoral Show is now located on the former Maze prison site near Lisburn, County Antrim. | The Balmoral Show is now located on the former Maze prison site near Lisburn, County Antrim. |
| For the past few days, more than 500 exhibitors have been preparing for the 145th show. | For the past few days, more than 500 exhibitors have been preparing for the 145th show. |
| Up to 80,000 people are expected to attend the three-day event. | Up to 80,000 people are expected to attend the three-day event. |
| Members of the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) voted in favour last June of moving their headquarters to the former prison site. | |
| The new site at the Maze has been named Balmoral Park. | The new site at the Maze has been named Balmoral Park. |
| It it has been transformed in recent weeks to accommodate the many exhibitions and hundreds of animals that will be on display. | It it has been transformed in recent weeks to accommodate the many exhibitions and hundreds of animals that will be on display. |
| Meanwhile, visitors to this year's show have been urged to use free public transport. | Meanwhile, visitors to this year's show have been urged to use free public transport. |
| The Balmoral Show website contains details of how to get to the show by car or by public transport. | The Balmoral Show website contains details of how to get to the show by car or by public transport. |