One of Europe's biggest agricultural shows draws to a close today in Co Offaly.
An estimated 150,000 people are expected to attend the 76th National Ploughing Championships during its three days at Annaharvey near Tullamore.
Five-year-old Alan Curley stands inside a wheel at the National Ploughing Championships yesterday. Image: Brenda Fitzsimon.
The 500-acre site that played host to the event included 850 exhibitions by groups including the Road Safety Authority, the Health and Safety Authority and Macra Na Feirme.
Macra Na Feirme unveiled its 2008 naked calendar, showcasing female Macra members from Limerick as part of a charity scheme in aid of the Samaritans.
Livestock exhibits, machinery demonstrations, a forestry village, a motor show, and a bioenergy village drew huge crowds.
