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| At the Kia Ireland stand was Aidan Doyle, Head of Marketing & PR, Kia Ireland; with Eamon Wilkinson and Colin Swan. |
With some 280,000 visitors over the three days, the National Ploughing Championships is big for a lot of things agricultural, but it has also become the biggest motor show event in Ireland,
writes Brian Byrne.
More than 30 motor industry related companies exhibited amongst all the agricultural machinery, services, animals, feed and other elements of Ireland's most important industry. Those who make the annual pilgrimage to the massive show that has built up around the actual ploughing competition are serious car buyers too.
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| At the SsangYong Ireland stand were Bill Cullen, SsangYong dealer; Joe Harris, Harris Commercials; Jackie Lavin; Eoin Mulvihill, SsangYong Ireland; and John Keogh, SsangYong Ireland. |
Talking to those manning the car stands at the event, there was a lot of interest, and most of it far deeper than just 'tyre-kicking'. And it was a recurring theme from the exhibitors, that their visitors over the show days were seriously knowledgable about their cars and SUVs and knew very clearly what they wanted in a vehicle to meet their particular work and lifestyle needs.
And many motor people were very sure that the three days of the 'Ploughing' will likely turn in a level of subsequent sales far more than any other marketing event of the year.
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| Des Cannon, MD of Peugeot Ireland; with Colin Sheridan and Emma Toner of Peugeot Ireland. |
Irish Car+Travel didn't get to meet everybody in the business there, but our pictures do show a representative selection of people who were working very hard indeed.
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| At the Nissan stand were James McCarthy, MD Nissan Ireland, with Rory Merriman and Declan Hickey. |
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| At the Skoda stand were Thomas Dobbyn, Ballybrittas Motors; and Liam Higgins, Sheehy Motors, Naas. |
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| Conor O'Laoire was at the Volkswagen stand. |
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| At the Renault stand were Paddy Magee, Country Manager Renault Ireland; with Jeremy Warnock and Simon Rea. |
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| At the Mitsubishi stand were Kevin Keely and Rosita Burke. |
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Melanie McCourt, Marketing Manager of Jaguar Land Rover Ireland; with Kieran Ferguson from HB Dennis Motors; Dave Lawlor, Land Rover Ireland; and Brian Cullen from N Conlan & Sons.
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