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Mount Wolseley Hilton Hotel, Headquarters of the 53rd World Ploughing Contest
July 2006
The National Ploughing Association of Ireland is making good progress in the preparations of this big event. In June General Secretary Hans Spieker visited all sites and inspected all facilities. Pictures of the inspection.
The competitors will experience a well organized event of the event, which will take place from Friday 22nd September until Monday 2nd October.
Short time schedule:
| Date | Officials | Visitors |
| Friday 22 September | Official arriving day | Official arriving day long programme |
| Saturday 23 September | Full day tour Failte go hEireann Feast - Ceol agus Rince Welcome to Ireland Banquet, Music and Dance |
Full day tour Failte go hEireann Feast - Ceol agus Rince Welcome to Ireland Banquet, Music and Dance |
| Sunday 24 September | Full day tour Dublin Briefing of Competitors, draw practice plots |
Full day tour Dublin |
| Monday 25 September | First Practice day Briefing of Competitors |
Visitors tour Arrival day short programme |
| Tuesday 26 September | Second Practice day Ecumenical Service "Church of the Most Holy Rosary" Tullow |
Visitors tour Ecumenical Service "Church of the Most Holy Rosary" Tullow |
| Wednesday 27 September |
Third Practice day Lithuanian presentation 54th World Ploughing Contest 2007 |
Visitors tour Lithuanian presentation 54th World Ploughing Contest 2007 |
| Thursday 28 September |
Fourth Practice day Opening Ceremony at site Draw for plots (Stubble) Briefing of Competitors |
Visitors tour Opening Ceremony at site |
| Friday 29 September | First Contest day (Stubble) Draw for plots (Grassland) Briefing of Competitors |
First Contest day |
| Saturday 30 September | Second Contest day (Grassland) Closing Ceremony at site Gala Evening and Prize Giving Ceremony |
Second Contest day Closing Ceremony at site Gala Evening and Prize Giving Ceremony |
| Sunday 1 October | Cleaning equipment Short tour Kverneland Banquet |
Short tour Farewell Banquet |
| Monday 2 October | Return to homelands | Return to homelands |
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Mount Wolseley Hilton Hotel, Headquarters of the 53rd World Ploughing Contest