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Covid-19 sees cancellation of Ploughing Championships

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Organisers of the National Ploughing Championship have said that in the interests of public health and safety this year's event has been cancelled.

Organiser Anna Marie McHugh said that social distancing measures and other restrictions around Covid-19 meant the event was not viable this year - it is "just not an option", she said.

The event, which attracts hundreds of thousands of people, was due to take place over three days in the middle of September.

Speaking on RTÉ's Today with Sean O'Rourke, Ms McHugh said that the National Ploughing Association did not want to be responsible for another wave of the virus in Co Carlow, the region or spreading it around the country.

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