Record crowds pack three-day festival

NEARLY 180,000 people attended the three-day National Ploughing Championships which ended at Mogeely, Co Cork, last evening.

Anna May McHugh, managing director of the National Ploughing Association (NPA), said she was happy with the attendances, despite heavy rain at times.

The attendance on Tuesday was an opening day record of 66,000. It was 67,000 on Wednesday and about 45,000 yesterday.