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06 Sept 2025

WATCH: Carpark chaos at Ploughing 2023 as drivers get stuck in mud leaving site

Some drivers fell foul of the weather as they left the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois on Tuesday.

The first day of the event drew a crowd of almost 70,000 people who endured torrid conditions.

Wind and rain hit the site all day but revellers were undeterred - that was until it came to getting their cars out of the muddy carparks.

A few unlucky drivers were stuck with wheels spinning in the deep mud while others tried to push them out. 

People will do it all again on Wednesday. 

Video by Siobhan Donohoe 

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