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Plough baby plough

PICS: Enda Kenny did some ploughing in Laois today

Three steps to getting your plough on with Taoiseach Enda Kenny…

IT IS ALMOST the inevitable photo-op.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny picked up an old hand plough at the Ploughing Championships in Co Laois today and did a bit of work on the field.

All smiles and laughs with Press Association’s Niall Carson there to capture the scene:

Step 1: The meet and greet

Step 2: It’s harder than it looks

Step 3: Smile for the cameras

PIC: The Taoiseach tried on Google Glasses today

Read: Enda Kenny’s poetic tribute to Seamus Heaney is quite moving

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