Tag: National Ploughing Championships

The Heath Golf Club had a second successful event at the National Ploughing Championships this year. The tent was erected by a group of volunteers,...

The National Ploughing Championships are set to return to Ratheniska in Laois once again in 2024. The news was confirmed this evening at the National...

Francie Gorman, the Laois man who is hoping to become the next president of the Irish Farmers Association (IFA), says he is hugely enthused...

66,250 visitors revelled in all of the action on day 1 of this year’s National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois. Despite inclement weather conditions,...

The 2023 National Ploughing Championships get underway tomorrow, Tuesday, September 19 in Ratheniska, and An Garda Síochána have detailed their traffic management plan. Over 200,000...

One of Laois’s best small businesses will get a chance to exhibit their business to almost 300,000 people at the National Ploughing Championships this...

National Ploughing Association Assistant Managing Director, Anna Marie McHugh has dismissed concerns that the National Ploughing Championships could be moving towards cashless-only payments for...

The National Ploughing Championships are set to return to Ratheniska in Laois once again in 2023. The news was confirmed this evening by managing director...

The National Ploughing Championships got underway in Ratheniska yesterday in some glorious sunshine. The craic was mighty as 91,500 patrons from all over the country...

A former anaesthetist is injecting lots of creativity into her retirement. Kate Ramsbottom from Ratheniska who worked at both Portlaoise and Tullamore hospitals, now crafts...

Gardai have confirmed details of their traffic management plan ahead of the start of the National Ploughing Championships tomorrow. With an anticipated in excess of...

A Laois school have secured a spot at the Ploughing Championships this week where they will raffle a quad to raise much needed funds. Kolbe...

Dairy farmer turned massage therapist Patrick Kelly from Castletown will attempt to set a world record in driving a tractor and trailer in reverse...

People from all over the world descended upon Stradbally once again as Laois Ploughing hosted members of the World Ploughing association. Stradbally Hall is no...

Her working days kick off from 7.30am and she is busy late into the night. The powerhouse that is octogenarian Anna May McHugh, managing...

Organisers of the National Ploughing Association are planning for this year's event to go ahead in full in Ratheniska in September. NPA assistant managing director...

The National Ploughing Champions is taking place behind closed doors in Ratheniska this week - but there were some famous guests on site. Four members...

The National Ploughing Association has announced that it has cancelled the trade exhibition element of their annual event for the second year. Around 300,000 people...

The World Ploughing Championships will be held in Laois in 2021. Ratheniska will be the venue for the event in 12 months time - after...

A meeting of Laois County Council has heard that the local authority had to plough almost €200k of its own funds into road works...

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in...

Almost 80% of farmers believe their farm would not be viable without EU direct payments, accoring to a survey of almost 3,000 participants carried...

For this week's Moment In Time we look back on the launch of the National Ploughing Championships in September 2011. The Minister for Agriculture at...

Bishop Denis Nulty and members of the Diocesan Ploughing Steering Group gathered on Thursday on the site of the National Ploughing Championships at Ballintrane,...

Brought to you in association with Expert Laois We've had a wide range of guests in with us for our Christmas Video Interview Series and...

The last 18 months have brought all sorts of weather. Storm Ophelia in October 2017, incredible floods in November 2017, The Beast from the...

Brought to you in association with Expert Laois National Ploughing Association director, Anna May McHugh says the treatment of Politicians spurs on her lack of...

The site for the 2019 Ploughing Championships appears to have been confirmed by local politicians. Fine Gael Carlow-Kilkenny TD Pat Deering let the cat out...

The National Ploughing Championships were cancelled yesterday after Storm Ali rendered the site unsafe. Tents were torn down and portaloos were turned over as high...

The National Ploughing championship is back on for Thursday, September 20. Many farmers, exhibitors and punters alike were left at limbo and disappointed today as...