On the third and final day of the 2007 event 40,000 people were in attendance. This brings the total for the week to 166,000, which is a record figure for the National Ploughing Championships.
The sun sets over this the 76th Ploughing championships. With a record number of exhibitors and visitors together with the beautiful weather our 2007 event has been a tremendous success
The office staff from the NPA who worked so hard all week and all year to make the event such a huge success.
(Back Row left to right) Ann Meaney, Ann O'Shea, Ann Broderick, Mary McEnery, Mary Brennan, Anna Brennan, Avril Perrin, Anne Marie McHugh
(Front row) Eileen Brennan, Anna May McHugh, Rosanna Tyrrell, Louise Brennan
Carrie Atkinson our announcer who kept everyone informed all week
Pipeband from Mount Boulis marching their way to Grand finale
Pat Whelan, Johnny Butterfield & Declan Buttle
Homeward bound!!!
Entertaining a full house on the bandstand is PJ Murrihy.
Irish dancing at the bandstand - reeling in the crowds!
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Waltzing to the ceili band
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Ceili Band entertaining the crowd at the bandstand
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Bethany Donnelly (aged 4) and Baby DJ (22 months) Co. Wexford enjoying the Ceili
Doing a phenomenal job raising awareness for RTE People in Need Telethon is Ellen Miller coordinator Westmeath & Lucy O'Doherty Flanagan coordinator Offaly.
Over in the science tent Aaron & Oisin Smullen aged 7 & 4 from Tipperary enjoy the bubble show
Daniel O'Connell and Paul Keegan from the Mount Bolis Pipe Band taking in the sights before heading off to the grand finali
Twink enjoying the craft fair
Sergeant Kevin McEntee and Keiran Keys from Tullamore Garda
The Land Rover Terrapod one of the most popular attractions with visitors
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Eddie Hobbs who was speaking at the Investment Property Exhibition
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Horseshoe throwing competition in full swing
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern gives a press conference in the media centre
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Longford contestant in the Vintage Ploughing
Tom Reilly
hard at it down at the vintage ploughing competition
Vintage Single Furrow just getting underway
James Coffee competing in the Senior Horse competition with horses Mary & Paddy
Anna Marie McHugh and Gerard King Co Louth checking out the horse ploughing
Gerard King, Co Louth competing in the Special Horse Class with horses
Kay & Lu
Bertie Ahern meeting some young visitors to Tullamore
NPA Chairman Michael mahon with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern
Bertie visits the Horse Ploughing section and has a try himself
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Dean Gillespie and Imelda Bonner from Stablecraft Donegal
Jack Waller from Wiltshire College, Berkshire
Daniel Heffernan from Co Tipperary at the JCB exhibition
John, Martin & Eamonn from Loughgur Co Limerick trying out an Electric vehicle
Larry Dowding giving a demonstration
Ian, Chloe and Keith McGann from Loughrea Co Galway. Happy Birthday Keith who is 7 years old today.
Mike O'Sullivan and John Dixon
Eamonn and Mary O'Connor with sons James and Edwin from Foynes Co Limerick
Members of the Order of Malta from Cashel Ned Hennessy, Ann Roles, Dick Hennessy and Christy Hayes
Peter Barrett, Lorna Hullihan, Paul Cavanagh, John Walsh and Alan Nelis from Kilkenny
Andrew, Martin and Sam O'Neill from Co. Kildare
Gary, Karl, Liam, David from Co Sligo
Twins Donal & Darragh Coughlin aged 5 3/4 from Kilkenny
Aine Murphy misses class for the ploughing championships - row A12
The crowds are starting to arrive on the final day of championships..
9am: Good morning and welcome to Day 3 the final day of the National Ploughing Championships. The weather forecast is for a dry crisp day with temperatures of 14 Celsius.
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