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Lengthy delays for Clare motorists heading to the National Ploughing Championships

THE National Ploughing Championships are underway in County Laois but many of those heading from Clare have yet to arrive at the site in Ratheniska. Status yellow rain warnings, issued by Met Éireann, are currently in place and there are reports of ...

19 Sept 2023 at 09:56

National Ploughing

Great excitement as countdown to Ploughing 2022 begins

With two weeks to go until Europe’s largest outdoor event kicks off, preparations in Ratheniska, Co Laois are seriously taking shape as this green field transforms into the bustling city that will become #Ploughing2022. There is also an extra buzz ...

06 Sept 2022 at 19:27

Arts & Entertainment

Quest to find Ireland's favourite saint at National Ploughing Championships

Visitors at the National Ploughing Championships in Laois are being asked to choose their favourite saint. The question is being asked by Bishop Denis Nulty of Kildare and Leighlin in whose diocese the three-day Ploughing Championships will be ...

05 Sept 2023 at 11:33

National Ploughing

WEATHER WATCH: Mainly dry and sunny today with heavy rain expected later

Mainly dry and sunny today across Leinster with highest temperatures of 17 to 19 degrees with southerly winds increasing moderate to fresh. Becoming cloudy and breezy tonight with rain spreading from the west and turning heavy, widespread and ...

21 Sept 2022 at 10:27

National Ploughing

Wind and rain batter Ploughing Day 1 weather - advice to attendees amid warnings

Heavy rain and strong winds arrived at the National Ploughing Championship site and the entire country overnight with attendees being told to wrap up for the weather. Thousands of people from across the country are on the road to Laois this ...

19 Sept 2023 at 07:49

National News

EU Commissioner does not want to ‘decimate’ farming, Irish MEPs say

An EU Commissioner does not want to “decimate” farming in Ireland, according to Irish MEPs in response to unhappiness relating to limits on nitrates that aim to improve water quality. Fine Gael MEPs suggested that efforts being made by ...

20 Sept 2023 at 16:58

National News

Sinn Fein leader says farmers ‘frustrated’ with Government

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald has said a Government led by her party would create a “real and genuine partnership” with farmers. Ms McDonald said the Common Agriculture Policy (Cap) needs to be reformed while maintaining payments ...

19 Sept 2023 at 21:33

Arts & Entertainment

RTÉ returns to 'The Ploughing' with action packed three-day schedule

RTÉ will be at the National Ploughing Championships in Laois promising three days with an action-packed schedule of live programmes, live musical performances, live RTÉ News and Weather bulletins, chances to meet with well-known ...

13 Sept 2022 at 12:55

National News

Good spirits at the Ploughing despite fears of ‘losing a generation of farmers’

There were high spirits among visitors to the Ploughing Championships on the first day of the farming exhibition held in the expansive farmlands of Co Laois. This year’s showcase of rural life was a more gleeful affair than ...

17 Sept 2024 at 16:55

National News

Almost 1,000 people throw wellies at the same time in Irish world record attempt

Almost 1,000 people have tried to beat a world record by throwing wellies into the air at the same time. The effort took place just after noon on Wednesday as attendees at the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska ...

20 Sept 2023 at 16:59

National News

REVEALED: National Ploughing Championships 2024 location confirmed

Europe’s largest outdoor event, “The National Ploughing Championships” is set to return next year to the central and scenic location of Ratheniska, Co Laois from September 17th to 19th for the third year in a row. The ...

05 Nov 2023 at 19:11

National Ploughing

Ploughing Championships highlights huge interest in organics, biodiversity and renewable energy

The Green Party is back in Ratheniska for day two of the National Ploughing Championships 2022, where it is clear there has been a surge in interest among farmers in organics, biodiversity and renewable energy since ...

21 Sept 2022 at 11:36

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