Work under way on Athy site for European Ploughing Championships

IT may still be less than six weeks away, but work on the Athy, Co Kildare, site works for this year’s national and European Ploughing Championships are already under way.

Steel roadways are being laid this week by the National Ploughing Association exhibition team, a fortnight ahead of schedule for the September 21-23 rural showpiece.

The event will have more than 900 trade stands and is expected to attract up to 180,000 visitors over the three days.