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Minister Simon Coveney & Minister of State Shane McEntee visit The National Ploughing Championships

For images for this year's National Ploughing Championships please click on the links below:

• Day 1 - Tuesday 21st September 2011

• Minister of State Shane McEntee at the Department of Agriculture visiting staff at the Department of Agriculture stand
• Ministers Coveney and McEntee meet members of the NPA Organising Committee and students from Eureka Secondary School 
• Ministers Coveney and McEntee during a media brief at the Press Centre and Minister Coveney on NEWSTALK
• Minister Simon Coveney talks to farmers
• Minister Simon Coveney out and about at the Ploughing Championships
• More out and about photo's and Minister Coveney on RTE Television

• Day 2 - Wednesday 22nd September 2011

• Minister Coveney meets representatives from Aldi, P. Mulrines & Sons, Annalitten, Western Brand Group, M&J Gleeson, Loughnane's of Galway, AIBP Beef Cahir & Iverk Products Ltd
• Minister Coveney gets cooking, Minister McEntee on NEWSTALK and representatives of O'Hara's Foxford, Kerry Foods, Irish Country Meats, Callan Bacon Company, Irish Dog Food
• Minister Coveney putting on a safety gaurd, meeting chef Neven Maguire, editor Mairead Lavery, Tesco supplier Keeling Fresh, at the IFA stand, Barbara Nolan, Head of Representation to EU Commissioner, at Glanbia and with the Bob O'Keeffe & Liam McCarthy cups
• Minister Coveney at the National Dairy Council, ICSA, Farming Independent, Lions Club, Dubarry, Irish Countrywomen's Association, Irish Dental Association and members of St. Laurence's GAA Club.
• Minister Coveney meets the Irish Holestein Friesen Association, Irish Simmental Cattle Society & Race View Simmentals, Irish Charolais Cattle Society, Irish Angus Cattle Society & Irish Angus Producers, AIPB Group, Kepak Group, Limousin Club & Irish Shorthorn Society
• Minister Coveney at the Samco stand, UCD stand, Eirgrid stand and at the Bord Bia reception and some Bord Bia food stands

• Day 3 - Thursday 23rd September 2011

• Minister Shane McEntee meets Teagasc representatives, the Donegal Woodland Owners Society, Jackie Cahill, Chairman of the National Dairy Council and at the Forest Services stand
• Minister McEntee meets representatives from Coillte, Green Belt, the Association of Irish Forestry Consultants, Murray Timber Group, Woodford Timber Products and Bord Na Mona