World Ploughing competition medal winners receive big welcome home

The Republic of Ireland’s gold and bronze World Ploughing Contest medal winners returned home from Bordeaux last night to a big welcome.

Supporters greeted Eamonn Tracey from Carlow, the gold medal winning conventional class World Champion, and Wexford’s John Whelan, who won the bronze medal in the reversible competition, on their arrival at Dublin Airport.

Then it was off to Carlow for a reception organised by the National Ploughing Association which congratulated both men.