Press Releases
Search Is On For Ploughing Accommodation
As the National Ploughing Championships moves venue after a 3 year run in Athy, the demand for accommodation appears to be peaking early with the 2012 Championships taking place at Heathpark, New Ross from September 25th – 27th. Intending visitors are invited to contact New Ross Tourist Information Office, Dunbrody Famine Ship at 051-421857 or [...]
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Opening Parade
Ploughing Championships Opening Parade – 19th September The return of the National Ploughing Championships to Athy will be marked by a colourful town parade of all participating counties on Monday evening, 19th September at 7pm. The Churchtown Pipe Band will lead this year’s parade, which will commence from the GAA grounds (on the Dublin [...]
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Countdown to 2011 National Ploughing Championships
As the clock ticks we are only 3 weeks away from the 2011 National Ploughing Championships 2011 which take place from the 20th -22nd of September. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the National Ploughing Championships and currently over 1,000 exhibitors are preparing to showcase their products and services at Ireland’s Largest Outdoor Trade [...]
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Fleet of Volkswagen Amarok Commercial Vehicles arrive to Athy to kick-off Ploughing Site Works
As site works for this year’s National Ploughing step up a gear Volkswagen Commercial Division have very kindly supplied a fleet of the new Amarok to the NPA Exhibition team to be used as the “Official Courtesy Vehicle” of this year’s Ploughing Championships.
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Celebrate 80th Birthday of the National Ploughing Championships
The National Ploughing Association and Bank of Ireland today launched a promotional brochure giving details of many new events planned to mark the NPA’s 80th Birthday celebrations in Athy, Co. Kildare from 20th -22nd September next. The Husqvarna All Ireland Pole Climbing will take place for the first time in the country at this [...]
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Wexford to host 2012 National Ploughing Championships
Heathpark, New Ross, Co. Wexford was announced today as the venue for the 2012 National Ploughing Championships by Mr. Simon Coveney, TD, Minister for Agriculture, Marine & Food at a reception in the Horse and Hound Hotel, Ballinaboola. The main event will be on the lands of the O’Dwyer Family with part of the [...]
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NPA appoint new Director
Directors of the NPA had a busy programme at the Association’s Annual General Meeting this week in Tullamore as they made some important decisions regarding this year’s National Ploughing Championships which takes place in Tullamore from September 25th to September 27th next. A very enthuastic Board attended the meeting in the Bridge House on [...]
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Exceptional Quality at Ploughing Championships
Released: 25th July 2007 Applications for exhibition space have been flooding in to the National Ploughing Association offices in Athy, Co Kildare in advance of this year’s National Ploughing Championships in Tullamore, Co Offaly from Tuesday 25th September to Thursday 27th. Organisers of one of Europe’s largest outdoor agricultural events have concentrated on [...]
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Brochure Launch 2007, Venue 2008
MEDIA RELEASE Ploughing Brochure Launched FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Released on 13th August, 2007 The National Ploughing Association today launched a “Promotional Brochure” detailing a packed programme of events for this year’s Championships which take place from Tuesday 25th to Thursday 27th September in Annaharvey, Tullamore, Co Offaly. The ability to incorporate extensive machinery [...]
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Ploughing Ahead in Tullamore
Preparations for the forthcoming National Ploughing Championships are well under way this week in Tullamore, Co Offaly with the commencement of the laying of the 13 kilometres of trakway throughout the site, the pegging of the 800 exhibitor stands, which will take up a massive 60 acres and the impressively sized demonstration arena. With [...]
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