| After the huge success of the 2009 National Ploughing Championships, the 2010 Championships will return to the same venue - Cardenton, Athy, Co Kildare on the lands of Eamon and Willie Fennin from Tuesday 21st to Thursday 23rd September 2010.
2010 will also see us host the European Ploughing Championships with competitors from 15 countries participating at the event as well as our own 17 National Ploughing Finals.
Athy in Co Kildare has hosted this prestigious event on three previous occasions, the first of which was in 1931, the first ever Ploughing Championships, the second in 1955 for the Silver Jubilee and last in Kilkea in 1985. Athy is one of the best tillage belts in the country and the Fennin Farm on the Stradbally Road is an ideal location for the 2010 Ploughing Championships. The land is extremely good; the location is excellent and accessible, all these factors should make this year an extremely successful one as it did in 2009.
Congratulations to Willie John Kehoe and Liam O'Driscoll on their success in the 2009 National Ploughing Championships. They will go on to represent Ireland at the World Ploughing Championships in New Zealand in 2010. 
Willie John and Liam are pictured with Mr Trevor Sargeant, Minister of State at the Dept of Agricultural, Food and Fisheries and John Dunne, Regional Manager Bank of Ireland at the Banquet and Presentation of Awards in the Clanard Court Hotel in Athy.
Not just for the ploughing or machinery enthusiast, the Ploughing Championships has something for everyone…  'The Marketplace for Irish Agriculture'
1,000 Exhibitors
90 Acre Trade Arena 19 National Ploughing Finals
Five Nations Ploughing Championships Featuring…. Tented Trade Village…..
Agri Machinery Demonstrations Lifestyle
Demonstrations Education
Showcasing Livestock Financial Services
Bio Energy Food Fair
Forestry Craft Village
Agri Services Special Attractions… • Hunt Chase
• Pony Club Games
• Cookery Demonstrations
• Vintage Exhibitions
• Most Appropriately Dressed Competition
• ICA Demonstrations
• Entertainment
• Fashion Shows For more information on the event, to request a brochure or find out about group rates for tickets, please call 059 8625125 or email info@npa.ie. | 
