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The announcement came at a gala dinner on Sunday, 9 October.
The 2016 event, which ran from 20 September to 22 September, attracted record crowds of 283,000 over the three-day event.
All hotels in Tullamore on the dates for next year's event have been booked out for weeks which increased speculation that the National Ploughing Association (NPA) had already decided on returning to the site a few miles outside the town. Next year's event will run from 19 September to 21 September.
It's official the 2017 Ploughing Championships is set to return to the Successful Screggan site, Sept 19th-21st pic.twitter.com/MFWRQHSWc2
— National Ploughing (@NPAIE) October 9, 2016
A survey carried out by the Irish Farmers Journal found that the majority of businesses who showcased at this year’s event were happy with the event put on by the NPA.
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