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Monday, 10 October 2022 06:46

The Ploughing Championships are returning to Ratheniska after the success of this year's event.

Ratheniska in County Laois will be hosting the National Ploughing Championships again next year.

It'll be held from September 19th to 21st due to the incredible success of this year's event.

277,000 people visited the site and it's central location and surrounding road and rail network have proved popular.

National Ploughing Assistant Managing Director, Anna Marie McHugh says it's coming back to Ratheniska as it's a perfect spot:

The clean-up is continuing at the Ploughing site in Laois, almost a month on.

Ms. McHugh says there's still plenty of work to be done:

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