Poor weather dampens attendance figures but more than 200,000 people braved the conditions in Co Laois this week
Members of the public eat ice creams above the mud on a pair of stacked benches on day three of the National Ploughing Championships at Ratheniska, Co Laois. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA WireOn the final day of the 2023 National Ploughing Championships, as the best weather of week shone down and people reached for the sun cream, 62,500 people came through the gates in Ratheniska, Co Laois.
Cathal Martin, Sean Denvir, Zachary Grady, Tommy Crosby Dillon, and James Norris from Terenure College at the National Ploughing Championships on Thursday. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe with Sean Whelan from north Co Dublin and president of the Irish Farmers Association Tim Cullinan and Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness at the event. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Stewards and judges are brought on to the field by tractor and trailer. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
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