So what can be expected at this year’s event? Food, fashion and farming. Something for ploughing enthusiasts, farmers, agribusinesses and stakeholders. The Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed will be present.

The Irish ploughing team heroes will be honoured as they returned victorious from last weekend’s World Ploughing Championship in Germany. Carlow man Eamonn Tracey is the new world ploughing champion, representing Ireland with an outstanding performance in the conventional class. Neighbouring county Wexford man, John Whelan, also secured silver-place victory in the reversible class.

NPA managing director Anna May McHugh said: “The National Ploughing Championships not only provides a national stage to showcase all that is great about Ireland, but also internationally.”

She added that it is fantastic to see the phenomenal global interest, with visitors from Australia, France, the US, Denmark, UK, Netherlands, New Zealand, Hungary, Uganda, Czech Republic, Germany, Canada and Belgium.

For machinery addicts, the trade arena is unrivalled. All the top brands will be showcasing the latest makes and models on the market. There will be an array of new exhibitors, as well as hundreds of outstanding veteran companies showcasing their products and services in dynamic ways.

The latest models in agricultural machinery and cutting-edge technology will be on display in the innovation arena and, elsewhere, there will be quality livestock, a motor show, a forestry village, a food trail, an international business pavilion, fashion and a local enterprise village with every county in Ireland represented, national baking competitions, craft shows, cookery demonstrations and many topical seminars.

An extended trade arena will see the return of the popular tented retail village, with demand necessitating the return of the dome – the biggest arcade ever – with over 100 exhibitors displaying in the one arena, plus hundreds more located in specialist pavilions.