Potential for Ireland to increase exports of food and drink highlighted at Dublin fair.
In anticipation of trade barriers being removed throughout Europe in 1992 the Irish Export Board, An Córas Tráchtála invited overseas buyers to the RDS in an effort to boost Ireland's profile as a food exporter. All the stops were pulled out, with trumpet fanfares and mouth-watering displays of Ireland's finest food.
Ireland's first international food and drink fair (1988)
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 18 September 1988. The reporter is Caroline Erskine.