National Ploughing Championships 2015

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

opinion

The rebirth of rural Ireland is down to the hard work of women

One of the things that never ceases to amaze me is the drive and the creativity of people living and working in rural Ireland, writes Fergus Finlay

business

Efficiency ploughing ahead hand-in-hand with informality

farming

Rural towns need revival charter

farming

Ploughing Championships 2015: Ageing gracefully link to health choices

news

Ratheniska to get high-speed broadband

farming

VIDEO: Secret to ploughing and hurling success? Buckets of stamina and focused approach

Ireland to be fined €63m for false farm payment claims

The EU’s Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner Phil Hogan has confirmed Ireland will have to pay a €63 million fine for incorrectly claiming EU farmer payments, mostly on ineligible land,

Fri, 25 Sep, 2015

Tánaiste ploughs on despite Enda’s furrowed brow

It was Year Zero at the Ploughing Championships for Joan Burton. With an Irish Examiner opinion poll unable to find a single farmer who said they would vote Labour, the Tánaiste faced reaping a bleak harvest at the annual agri-fest.

Thu, 24 Sep, 2015

Ploughing Championships 2015: Tánaiste Joan Burton denies €30m is rural ‘bribe’

Tánaiste Joan Burton has denied a €30m rural revitalisation scheme, set to be launched after the next election, is an attempt to bribe country voters.

Thu, 24 Sep, 2015

Ploughing Championships 2015: Crouch, bind, set: Politicians line out for championships scrum

THERE were almost as many scrums at the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska yesterday as there were during a game at the Rugby World Cup.

Thu, 24 Sep, 2015

Ploughing Championships 2015: President warns of dangers posed by new farm technology

New technology and modern farming practices bring new dangers, President Michael D Higgins has warned, highlighting the need to make farms safer.

Wed, 23 Sep, 2015