National Ploughing Championships Organisers Preparing Over 700 Acres For Event

This year's Championships take place next month.

The ogranisers behind Europe's largest outdoor exhibition and agricultural trade show say their working overtime to prepare over 700 acres of land.

This year's National Ploughing Championships returns for its annual event, which will feature agricultural machinery, livestock, fashion and cooking competitions.

The three day gathering is taking place in Screggan, Tullamore for the fifth time from the 15th to the 17th of September, with the launch day set for this Thursday. 

Assistant Managing Director of the National Ploughing Association Anna Marie McHugh says a lot of work goes into planning and organising the event:

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