We greeted people coming in the gates this morning on day one of the Ploughing in Screggan, Co Offaly.

Some people we spoke to only had a couple of miles to travel and came from just over the road in Bracknagh, while more told us that they come on their holidays from Kentucky to the Ploughing every year.

While most people came by car, some got the train from Oranmore and Templemore and beyond.

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The gates were opened to the public at 8am, but the crowds were more than 100 metres deep at each entrance from as early as 7.30am.

Tune in below to hear from the people we spoke to: