National Ploughing Championships

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National Ploughing Championships

The National Ploughing Championships take place in Ratheniska, Stradbally Co. Laois. The Championships started today Tuesday 22nd September and will continue until Thursday 24th September. It is Europe’s largest Outdoor Exhibition and Agricultural Trade Show. Last year over 279,000 people were in attendence with 1400 exhibitors.

The programme of events for Today (Tuesday)  includes: a vintage exhibition, Husqvarna Hurdle, Live Robotic Milking, Pony games, Sheep Dog Trials, fashion show and much more.

At 9.00am the Trade Machinery, Livestock and General Exhibition Opens

From 9:30am to 4:30pm, there will be Sheep Shearing in Block 4 Row 4 Stand 14

There will be an Aldi Stand from 9.30am  in Block 1 Row 32 Stand 63 with a  Junior Baking Competition semi-final

From 10.30am onwards there will be: the National Ploughing Competitions until 2.30pm, 3 Furrow Conventional Match Plough Class, Standard 3 Furrow Conventional Plough Class, Under 28 Conventional Plough Class, Under 28 Reversible Plough Class, Intermediate Conventional Plough Class, Intermediate Reversible Plough Class, Vintage 2 Furrow Trailer Plough Class and  Under 40 Horse Plough Class.

For a list of all today’s events and events for the rest of the week click here.

You can purchase tickets on the Gates, Prices are: €20 for adults and €15 for Students and OAPs.

For those of you who can’t make it to the event this week, you can watch a livestream here.