Thousands of people are again expected to descend on the 2010 National and European Ploughing Championships in Co Kildare today.

Up to 66,000 people have attended the opening day of the 2010 National and European Ploughing Championships in Co Kildare.

Tens of thousands of people will converge on Kildare over the next three days for the 2010 National and European Ploughing Championships.

A “GREENER” and easier way to travel to next week’s National Ploughing Championships at Athy, Co Kildare is on offer from Iarnród Éireann and Bus Éireann.

DESPITE the economic recession, there will be a record 1,136 trade stands at the National Ploughing Championships in Athy, Co Kildare, in two weeks, it was revealed yesterday.

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.

Livestock, tractor laps and the Lisbon Treaty were the key talking points today at the opening of this year’s National Ploughing Championships.

IRISH ploughmen won overall silver and bronze medals in their respective events at the world ploughing championships in Toplice, Slovenia, at the weekend.

IRELAND’S hopes for success in the World Ploughing Championships in Moravske Toplice, Slovenia, next week, will rest on John Tracey and Liam O’Driscoll.

A RECORD 208,000 people attended the three-day National Ploughing Championships which were held in glorious weather conditions at Cuffesgrange, Co Kilkenny.