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PICTURES: Who can you recognise? All the best snaps from Day 1 of Ploughing 2022

The Ploughing returned from pandemic lockdown with huge crowds descending on Ratheniska in Laois on Day one which saw super September sunshine making it more special than ever. Photographer Alf Harvey was on the ground on Tuesday at the National and ...

21 Sept 2022 at 13:44

National News

Gardaí urge attendees of National Ploughing Championships to follow traffic arrangements

An Garda Síochána is urging attendees of the National Ploughing Championships to follow traffic arrangements on the days of the event. The annual agricultural show - which draws over 1,700 exhibitors and hundreds of thousands of visitors - takes ...

18 Sept 2022 at 19:06

National Ploughing

WATCH: Queen of the Plough Anna May McHugh vows to 'plough on'

The rain has not dampened the spirits of Anna May McHugh, Managing Director of the National Ploughing Championships on the final day of Europe's biggest agricultural show. When quizzed if she has any retirement plans at the age of 88 years old, ...

22 Sept 2022 at 13:40

National Ploughing

WATCH: Crowds brave rain and muck on final day of Ploughing 2022

It's the final day of the National Ploughing Championships and the forecasted rain has finally come. Despite blue skies and dry boots on day two yesterday (Wednesday September 21), the wellies and brollies are well and truly needed today. ...

22 Sept 2022 at 16:03

National Ploughing

10 things that will help townies blend in at the Ploughing

The National Ploughing Championships is a three day celebration of country life that usually attracts in excess of 300,000 people each year. It makes a welcome return to Ratheniska in Laois this week, after Covid-19 put recent year's ...

19 Sept 2022 at 18:15

National Ploughing

WATCH: 'You'd need your wellies on!' - Ploughing patrons happy on final day of event

Our reporters caught up with some punters at the National Ploughing Championships on the final day of this year's event in Ratheniska, Co Laois. Check out the video above!

22 Sept 2022 at 22:21

National Ploughing

IN PICTURES: Can you spot yourself at Ploughing 2022 Day 2?

Crowds have descended on Ratheniska, Co Laois for day two of the National Ploughing Championships, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to attend the annual event until its conclusion tomorrow (Thursday September 21). Click ...

21 Sept 2022 at 17:23

National Ploughing

WATCH: President Michael D Higgins arrives for the ploughing banquet

President Michael D Higgins and a number of dignitaries and invited guests are enjoyed a banquet at the National Ploughing Association headquarters today. A host of politicians, farming leaders, religious leaders, politicians and ...

20 Sept 2022 at 17:31

National Ploughing

WATCH: IFA President highlights Ploughing importance

IFA president Tim Cullinan was among the large crowd that gathered at the Association's tent in Ratheniska at the National Ploughing Championships. He spoke about the importance of the event to the farming community. WATCH ABOVE....

20 Sept 2022 at 15:51

National Ploughing

Minister McConalogue full of praise on return of 'phenomenal' ploughing event

Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue declared the National Ploughing Championships a "phenomenal event" at Ratheniska on Tuesday. He noted that it wasn't the first time that it had been held in Laois, where there is a ...

20 Sept 2022 at 17:01

National Ploughing

IN PICTURES: Bad weather and wellies on day 3 of National Ploughing Championships

The National Ploughing Championships 2022 comes to an end today (September 22) after three full days of ploughing, and although the rain has dampened the grounds of Ratheniska, it didn't put off the tens of thousands of ...

22 Sept 2022 at 16:40

National News

World ploughing contest due to be hosted by Russia will instead take place in Ireland

An international ploughing contest due to take place in Russia will instead take place at this year's National Ploughing Championships. The World Ploughing Contest was moved due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with ...

20 Sept 2022 at 11:39

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