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Ploughing fans from Carlow and Kilkenny won’t have far to travel for the World contest in September

Sinead Burke by Sinead Burke
07/04/2022
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Ploughing fans from Carlow and Kilkenny won’t have far to travel for the World contest in September
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Ireland will host the World Ploughing Contest in September.

Hundreds of thousands of people were already expected in Ratheniska in Co Laois for the National Ploughing competitions this September.

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Now it’s been confirmed that the 67th World contest will run alongside it at the same venue on September 21st and 22nd.

World Ploughing Organisation General Secretary Anna Marie McHugh was delighted to make the announcement:

“25 countries from all over the globe from Africa to Australia will be participating in this year’s World Ploughing Contest in Ireland. The very best international ploughing competitors and their teams will be battling it out on Irish soil in September to become supreme World Champions”

World Ploughing Championships 2022 for Ratheniska. Today 6th April 2022, the executive of the National Ploughing Association announced the World Ploughing for 2022 will be held along with the National Ploughing Championships at Ratheniska, Co Laois 20 – 22 September. From left: Denis Keohane, John Tracey, John Whelan, Patsy Condron, Anna May McHugh, managing director; Mick Mahon, chairman; Anna Marie McHugh, John Deery, Tom Fahey and PJ Lynam. Picture: Alf Harvey.

It will be a first for Co Laois to host the World Ploughing Contest.

The event had been due to take place in Russia this year.

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