Ploughing championship wins last week for Longford, Donegal, Tipperary North, Galway, and Kerry indicated the rise of interest in competition ploughing across Ireland.

Youngsters performed great feats at the YMA National Finals 2012 — presenting and showing their animals with admirable enthusiasm and skill.

THE large attendance from West Cork at this week’s National Ploughing Championships was thrilled with the performance of its team in the 21 ploughing competitions at the centre of the event.

Tommy Barker was hugely impressed by this Currabinny home, thanks to its stunning location and tasty design.

THERE’S room enough – and well-proven – for almost any trading up family in the Douglas area in Thornbury, off the South Douglas Road in the cul de sac Trabeg Lawn.

MORE than 3,000 dairy farmers and their families attended the Irish Holstein Friesian Association (IHFA) open day on the farm of Thomas and Michael Buckley at Ballinahina, Dublin Pike, near Cork city.

A POLISH man had to be rescued by gardaí after he was assaulted and pushed into the river off Bandon Bridge.

THE housing market might be moving at a snail’s pace, and having a house named after a tortoise mightn’t inspire confidence of a fast sale – but Tortuga could prove to be a surprisingly quick mover.