Preparations for 83rd ploughing championships step up a gear

The 2014 National Ploughing Championships are just over six weeks away, with the preparations beginning to step up a gear.

Ratheniska, Stradbally, Co Laois, will be the venue for Europe’s largest outdoor exhibition and agricultural trade show on September 23-25. It will be the second consecutive year the showpiece is being held at the Laois location.

The festival attracts on average 1,350 exhibitors and more than 200,000 visitors annually. A promotional brochure for what will be the 83rd national championships has already been launched by the National Ploughing Association and Bank of Ireland.