Co Kildare's Nicole bids for 'Farmerette' crown at Ploughing Championships

A total of 13 Kildare people will be competing in the National Ploughing Championships in Co Laois.

They are among 324 overall participants who will battle it for a series of titles at the three-day event.

The list of Kildare entrants includes Nicole Hyland in the Farmerette Conventional Plough Class.

The championships take place in Ratheniska from September 22 to 24.

More than 200,000 people are expected to attend the event which is the largest outdoor agricultural gathering in Europe.