Ploughing Championships 2018

We have a number of very specific requests for people travelling to the Event: 

We are asking people travelling from the Cork/Munster area to turn off the M8 at Junction 6 (Horse & Jockey) and not to proceed along the motorway to Portlaoise. By turning off at Junction 6 people travelling from the Cork/Munster region will avoid traffic congestion and other ploughing traffic in the Portlaoise area. Traffic turning off at Junction 6 will be assisted by Gardaí on point duty in the towns of Thurles, Templemore, Roscrea and Birr, these patrons will then enter car parks on the west side of the site without encroaching on the town of Tullamore or merging with any other traffic approaching the site. 

All Traffic travelling to the event from Kerry, Limerick and the south West will turn off the M7 at Junction 26 Nenagh South. The designated route for this traffic will bring it along the Ring Road in Nenagh and into Borrisokane, we are asking patrons to continue straight through Borrisokane to avoid encountering other traffic routes. From Borrisokane all Ploughing traffic will be assisted by Gardai through major junctions and the village of Cloghan to car parks in close proximity to the site. Patrons following this designated route will not have to merge with traffic coming to the event from any other area of the country. 

People attending the event from the North and North West will travel through Mullingar and on towards Tyrellspass, we are asking patrons on this route to follow the directions of Gardaí onto the old N6 road and not to proceed onto the M6 Motorway at Tyrellspass, by abiding to this request traffic will not merge with Dublin traffic travelling to the event. All traffic from the north and north west will be assisted by Gardaí through the town of Kilbeggan and onto the Clara to Tullamore Road where it will proceed on it’s own designated route to car parks on the north of the site. Traffic following this route will not merge with any other patrons driving to the event.

We are asking all patrons travelling from the West along the M6 to exit at Junction 6 Moate and not to proceed to Junction 5 Kilbeggan as this will bring patrons into Dublin traffic travelling to the event. All people travelling from the west who exit at Junction 6 Moate will be assisted by Gardai through the villages of Ballycumber and Rahan and onto parking in close proximity to the site. Busses on this route will proceed to Junction 5 Moate and they will be assisted by Gardaí getting to the designated bus parking.