Racers and robots have a ball at ‘Costa del Cuffe’

IT WAS rural Ireland’s version of Sunset Boulevard at “The Ploughing” in Cuffesgrange, Co Kilkenny, as an estimated 83,000 people flocked to the annual pageant of country life.

There was glorious sunshine, spirit-lifting blue skies and thousands of good-humoured people on miles of trackway, viewing demonstrations, watching competitions and shopping in the various arcades.

Normally associated with wet weather and muddy conditions, this year’s “ploughing” is proving to be a wonderful turnaround.