‘Flat’ first day of ploughing championships lifted by old friends and UK celebs
Despite having to plough on with small crowd, many delighted to return to Co Laois event
Despite having to plough on with small crowd, many delighted to return to Co Laois event
National Ploughing Association says competitions will still go ahead
Best loaf of bread will go into commercial production and be on supermarket shelves for 12 months
Wellies and waterproofs are left at home as temperatures pass 20 degree mark
Storm forced organisers to cancel the biggest day of the event last September
The winning loaf will be stocked by Aldi and the baker will receive a share of the profits
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Emma Ferguson, who had her 3-week-old son with her at the competition, will see her seeded brown soda go on sale in 133 Aldi stores around Ireland
Storm inflicted serious damage to many structures across the 150-acre site in Creggan
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National Ploughing Association director Anna May McHugh looks back on her 66-year career
International interest in Ireland’s showpiece agricultural event has been growing
Dancing in the mud and high fives at the entrance are part of last-day high spirits
Cumulative visitor total tops 280,000 for three-day event to break new ground
Motorists advised to turn off the sat-nav and follow the signs for Ireland’s biggest event
With 300,000 people, the event in Tullamore is now six times bigger than Electric Picnic
Decision on National Ploughing Championships follows most successful year ever
The success of the event lies in the fact it’s about a lot more than ploughing
Next year’s venue still to be announced but it could return to Laois
Papal Nuncio describes the event as ‘absolutely terrific’
Minister for Agriculture and Tánaiste among the 87,000 expected in Ratheniska today
The green Deutz D40Ltractor, restored by grandson Michael, will take centre stage at Ploughing Championships
Champions and edible insects just some of the attractions promised for ploughing event
Eamonn Tracey and John Whelan take gold and bronze at world event in France
Anna May McHugh, who is in her 70s, lives on a farm with her husband John. “ I have no notion of ever leaving here. The only way I’ll leave here is, well, I don’t want to say, but you know . . . I couldn’t see myself living anywhere else,” she says
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Increase in numbers attributed to central location in Co Laois and good weather
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Three-day event is the largest show of its type in Europe
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