Traffic is building on approach roads to the site of the 84th National Ploughing Championships which gets underway today.
Gardai have urged the estimated 200 thousand people heading to Ratheniska in the coming days to plan their journeys in advance.
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This year's edition of the biggest outdoor exhibition and agricultural trade show in Europe will be officially opened by the President later, and there will also be a heavy political presence over the 3 days, as the budget and a general election loom on the horizon.
There are six ploughmen from the county taking part this year but John Donnellan is the Clare Director of the Ploughing Championships and he says there's something for everyone over the next three days.
