The 85th annual National Ploughing Championships is taking place in Co. Offaly over the next three days.
Up to 300-hundred-thousand are expected to attend the event in Screggan near Tullamore.
15-hundred exhibitors are taking part in the event which runs from today until Thursday.
Gardaí have put diversions in place in Thurles to avoid traffic hitting Liberty Square
Sgt Donal Keogh from Thurles Traffic Corps says over 7 thousand additional cars will pass through the town
Maintaining incomes is the single biggest issue facing the agriculture sector according to farmers at the National Ploughing Championships.
A new survey from Agriland has revealed that 70% of farmers don't take a regular wage from their business.
