#Ploughing16: Organisers looking to select Irish site for 2021 World Ploughing Contest

The World Ploughing Contest is set to return to the Republic of Ireland in five years, it was confirmed yesterday.
#Ploughing16: Organisers looking to select Irish site for 2021 World Ploughing Contest
Fri, 23 Sep, 2016 - 01:00
Ray Ryan

It will mark the 90th anniversary of the foundation of the National Ploughing Association (NPA), which is already planning for the event.

World Ploughing Organisation general secretary Anna Marie McHugh said it will be the sixth occasion the event will be staged in the Republic.

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