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National Ploughing

Clare's Sheamie Garrihy set to 'bring the star power' to the Ploughing Championships

Supermarket giant Lidl have launched a legend-dairy competition to find Ireland’s fastest milker as the Lidl Farm experience makes its debut at National Ploughing Championships. Clare's Sheamie Garrihy is set bring the star power to host The Lidl ...

16 Sept 2024 at 19:01

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

WATCH: Welly-throwers break world record at Day 2 of Ploughing 2023

Welly-throwers have broken a world record at Day 2 of Ploughing 2023. The Macra na Feirme welly-throwing competition took place earlier this afternoon with a crowd of over 1,000 turning up to view the world record attempt. Nine hundred and ...

20 Sept 2023 at 13:22

National Ploughing

Laois bound ploughing crowds urged to stick to the road signs and mind your valuables

Gardaí have urged people going to Ploughing in Ratheniska to stick to the designated routes to take security precautions on site. A substantial Garda presence will be police the Laois event and on roads leading to the site from all around ...

16 Sept 2024 at 19:44

National Ploughing

All things travel for this year's National Ploughing Championships

Thousands of people are expected to travel to Ratheniska, County Laois today for the first day of the National Ploughing Championships 2024. People will be travelling from all over the country to experience what is described as one of ...

17 Sept 2024 at 08:03

National Ploughing

WATCH: Gardaí are out to impress at this years Ploughing

The Garda tractor has become quite the attraction at this years Ploughing Championships. Superintendent Padraic Jones was on hand to tell our reporter how the tractor, with all the markings of a Garda vehicle, was getting people ...

19 Sept 2023 at 15:40

National Ploughing

CONFIRMED: Almost 250,000 people attend the National Ploughing Championships in Laois

The National Ploughing Association has confirmed that 244,000 people passed through the gates of the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, County Laois. The final attendance is a massive increase of more that 40,000 ...

19 Sept 2024 at 17:56

National News

Presidential candidates among thousands at Ploughing Championships

Presidential candidates were among the thousands of people who headed to the Ploughing Championships in Co Offaly on Tuesday to celebrate farming and rural life. Up to a quarter of a million people are expected to attend the ...

16 Sept 2025 at 15:42

National Ploughing

Permanent TSB announced as new sponsor for National Ploughing Association

The National Ploughing Association (NPA) has announced Permanent TSB as a new sponsor. The NPA said it was pleased to announce "a fantastic new partnership" with Permanent TSB for this year’s National Ploughing ...

11 Sept 2023 at 16:15

National Ploughing

WATCH: Ploughing punters take extreme approach to cooling down amid 'powerful weather'

The sun has been beating down on revellers at this year's National Ploughing Championships today that it seemed fitting for a much needed cool-down.

17 Sept 2024 at 17:47

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 ...

13 Sept 2022 at 12:55

Weather

Met Éireann warns of heavy rain and even spot flooding in washout weekend forecast

It looks like more unsettled weather is on its way for the weekend and into next week, as Met Éireann has warned of more thunderstorms and even spot flooding in some parts of the country. As heavy rain is ...

12 Sept 2025 at 07:51

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