Organisation: National Ploughing Association

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Food culture in Ireland gets back to basics

Ray Ryan says the Covid-19 lockdown has seen a return to inter-generational baking practices, as proven by the scarcity of flour supplies on retailers’ shelves.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar tries his hand at the Championship last year.

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Covid-19 leaves brows furrowed as National Ploughing Championship cancelled

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar tries to plough a straight furrow at last year's Championship.

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Organisers deciding whether to plough on with National Championship this month

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Donegal mum comes back to win brown bread baking event

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Ice-cream stalls and 13-year-old sheep shearing commentator star on day two of the Ploughing

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Bakers are all set to rise to the annual brown bread challenge

Applications open for Innovation Arena at Ploughing Championships

Irish agri firms are invited to apply to showcase their products and innovations at the Innovation Arena at the National Ploughing Championships in Ballintrane, Feenagh, Co. Carlow.

Tue, 26 Mar, 2019

Teams from 13 countries to take part in European Ploughing Championships in Wexford

Stephen Cadogan The 36th European Ploughing Championships will take place in Springpark, Ballinaboola, Co Wexford on Saturday and Sunday, March 30 and 31.

Wed, 20 Mar, 2019

Double success for Agri-Spread at Ploughing Championships

There was double success for Agri-Spread International at this week’s National Ploughing Championships.

Thu, 20 Sep, 2018

Ali lands body blow to championships as late decision to cancel angers many

Ali, the boxer, said he “floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee”.

Thu, 20 Sep, 2018

Six scholarships and 25 cattle for lucky students at Ploughing

If you weren’t soaked to the skin on Wednesday at Screggan, you weren’t at the Ploughing Championships, writes Denis Lehane.

Fri, 29 Sep, 2017

Blue skies and volunteer spirit sees Ploughing finish on a high note

A breakfast time cocktail of Brexit, Borris, and Big Phil got the final day of the National Ploughing Championships off to a bright start at Screggan, yesterday.

Fri, 22 Sep, 2017

Champion ploughman dies in farm accident

A top ploughman died in a farm accident in Wexford yesterday as some of his family were at the National Ploughing Championships in Offaly.

Wed, 20 Sep, 2017

Ploughing Championships: Europe's largest pop-up town

Europe’s largest pop-up town was a blaze of bright lights last night as the tillage fields of Offaly awaited today’s start of the 86th National Ploughing Championships.

Tue, 19 Sep, 2017

Sneak peak at what to expect for Ploughing Championship

Europe's largest pop up town was a blaze of bright lights last night as the tillage fields of Offaly awaited today’s start of the 86th national ploughing championships.

Mon, 18 Sep, 2017

Drivers urged to stay off motorway to avoid Ploughing congestion

A key element of the Garda Traffic Management plan for the three-day National Ploughing Championship, which President Michael D Higgins will officially open at Screggan, Tullamore, Co Offaly tomorrow, will be the Horse and Jockey junction in Co Tipperary.

Mon, 18 Sep, 2017

Ugandan farmers on fact-finding mission to National Ploughing Championships

Farmers from Uganda will be at the National Ploughing Championships as part of a fact-finding mission.

Mon, 18 Sep, 2017

Sight tests urged by ploughing queen Anna May McHugh

Queen of the Ploughing, Anna May McHugh, is backing a National Council for the Blind (NCBI) campaign to get over-50s tested for age-related macular degeneration, the most common cause of sight loss in older people.

Fri, 15 Sep, 2017

Macra: Karen Elliffe is crowned Queen of the Land

Karen Elliffe was crowned Queen of the Land at a gala ceremony last Sunday night in Tullamore, Co Offaly.

Thu, 17 Nov, 2016

Macra news: 32 girls line up for Queen of Land launch

A fantastic programme of events for the 2016 WR Shaw Queen of the Land Festival was officially unveiled in Tullamore last weekend.

Thu, 20 Oct, 2016

New Zealanders come to aid one man Irish farms

Visitors to last week’s Ploughing got a taste of farming on the other side of the world, on the New Zealand Trade and Enterprise stand, where a wide range of equipment from down under was on show.

Thu, 29 Sep, 2016

ICA news: Phyllis receives applause from brown bread fans far and wide

When Waterford Federation’s Phyllis McGovern won the National Brown Bread Baking Competition at the National Ploughing Championships last week, the congratulatory phonecalls flooded in and from further afield than Ireland.

Thu, 29 Sep, 2016

#Ploughing16: Phyllis wins the great brown bread bake-off

It is up there with bacon and cabbage and floury potatoes as a cherished symbol of traditional Irish cuisine.

Fri, 23 Sep, 2016

#Ploughing16: Organisers looking to select Irish site for 2021 World Ploughing Contest

The World Ploughing Contest is set to return to the Republic of Ireland in five years, it was confirmed yesterday.

Fri, 23 Sep, 2016

#Ploughing16: Rain or hail, attendees plough on regardless

Lashing rain led to the Brolly Brigade swinging into action at the National Ploughing Championships in Screggan yesterday.

Thu, 22 Sep, 2016

#Ploughing16: Taoiseach hints that he will be staying on as party leader until 2018 as he 'focuses on horizon'

“This not a time to mess around,” Taosieach Enda Kenny proclaimed to a welly clad and rain drenched bunch who had made their way into the Fine Gael tent at the National Ploughing Championships.

Thu, 22 Sep, 2016

#Ploughing16: Farm show giants to join forces

The largest agribusiness exhibitions in the northern and southern hemispheres are about to be twinned.

Tue, 20 Sep, 2016

#Ploughing16: Spade work of a forgotten era

The ancient art of turning taobhfhóds will be exhibited at the three-day National Ploughing Championships which begin at Scraggan, Tullamore, tomorrow.

Mon, 19 Sep, 2016

VIDEO: Gardaí put plan in place for ploughing championship

Follow the signs and leave the sat nav at home, that’s the advice to the thousands heading to the national ploughing championships.

Mon, 19 Sep, 2016

Macra news: Macra to be on show at the ploughing

Visitors to this year’s National Ploughing Championships will have the opportunity to learn about all things Macra.

Thu, 18 Aug, 2016

National ploughing championships takes a global look

The 85th national ploughing championships in Screggan in Tullamore, Co Offaly, in two months time are going global.

Wed, 27 Jul, 2016

Teagasc announces main rural 1916 event in June

Teagasc in partnership with Galway County Council will stage Farming and Country Life 1916, Ireland’s largest rural 1916 commemorative.

Thu, 31 Mar, 2016

National Ploughing Association helps foster sustainable farming ethos in Uganda

The National Ploughing Association, founded almost 85 years ago to help develop farming in Ireland, which was then in the doldrums, is now helping a co-op in Uganda to use new knowledge to develop its land.

Mon, 11 Jan, 2016

Ugandan farmers learn sustainability lessons funded by the National Ploughing Association

Ugandan farmers Julius Itiakorit and Solomon Ajak have gained vital insights on sustainable farming in studies funded by the National Ploughing Association.

Tue, 22 Dec, 2015

Record-breaking 281,000 enjoyed last Ratheniska Ploughing

85th National Ploughing Championships in 2016 will take place at Screggan, Tullamore, Co Offaly.

Thu, 01 Oct, 2015

ICA news: First €50 of brown bread prize will go for ICA membership

A mum of two from Roscommon has said she will join ICA after winning the National Brown Bread Baking Competition at last week’s Ploughing Championships.

Thu, 01 Oct, 2015

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

THE spirit behind Kilkenny’s famous All-Ireland hurling victories and the vision of those who organise the National Ploughing Championships came together in Ratheniska yesterday.

Fri, 25 Sep, 2015

Denis Lehane: Nothing special for the birthday VIP

Yesterday evening as I left the ploughing fields of Laois, there could surely have been no sadder man in Ireland.

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

Ratheniska ready for Ploughing fans

The 800-acre site for the three-day national ploughing championships, which begin at Ratheniska, Co Laois, tomorrow is ready to host Europe’s largest outdoor agricultural event.

Mon, 21 Sep, 2015