The return to Ratheniska is underway.
Three days of the country’s largest agricultural event kicks off later with up to 300,000 people expected to stop by at some stage.
It features machinery exhibitions, trade fairs, technology demonstrations and more as well as a range of ploughing competitions featuring over 350 competitors. (Full details here).
Garry Ireland from the famed family in Danesfort is among those in action today and many more from Kilkenny and Carlow will be taking to the furrows as he’s been telling KCLR News;
President of the Irish Farmers’ Association, Francie Gorman says it’s a major event for rural Ireland.
Stay tuned to hear from KCLR reporters Alan O’Reilly and Matt O’Keeffe for updates.
Gardaí are appealing to motorists attending and passing through the area to allow extra time for their journey and to follow officials along each route.
