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Thursday, 19 September 2019 07:44

By Ellen Butler

The event has had record numbers this year.

The 88th National Ploughing Championships will draw to a close this evening, with organisers hoping overall attendance figures could top 300,000.

The Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil leader will travel to Carlow today, where Brexit and beef will be high on the agenda again.

While many attending will be visiting the 1,700 trade stalls, for 300 competitors, it's the final day of the actual ploughing.

The winners will be crowned later, so too will the winner of the famous brown bread making competition.

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