Hopes high of Irish ploughing win

The Republic of Ireland team for the 51st World Ploughing Contest, to be staged on the shores of Lough Foyle in Co Derry on September 3 and 4, are already practicing on the site.

Eamon Treacy, Garryhill, Co Carlow, and Seán Keating, New Ross, Co Wexford, will carry the hopes of ploughing enthusiasts in the Republic at the event which the Northern Ireland Ploughing Association will host for the fourth time.

Managing the team for the contest on a 170-acre farm at Ballykelly is Pat Brandon, Ballylinan, Co Laois, while the Irish judge will be Pat KcKeown, Dromiskin, Dundalk, Co Louth.