Ploughing 2016

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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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.

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Machinery and equipment: Field of dreams: from slurry tanks to high end perfume

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Ploughing results: Tracey and Whelan to fly Irish flag again

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Denis Lehane: Badly needed rest after the Ploughing

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Breed societies with youth on their side

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Kieran Coughlan: Cure for pessimism is an optimistic plan

#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: Community Alert Programme sees funding double

Funding for the Community Alert Programme has been doubled to €350,000, Tánaiste and Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald announced at the National Ploughing Championships.

Fri, 23 Sep, 2016

WATCH: The O'Donovan brothers proved a hit at the Ploughing

Fair play to the lads, they did their best to blend in with the farming community,

Thu, 22 Sep, 2016

This nine-year-old's Tipp hurling rap at the Ploughing is gold

"His name is Noel. He’s got two wrists of solid gold."

Thu, 22 Sep, 2016

Farmers 'arming themselves' to defend property against burglars

Farmers are "arming themselves" to protect their property as the fear of rural crime grows around the country.

Thu, 22 Sep, 2016

Quick Quiz: Are you a culchie or a townie?

It's a debate that has occupied Irish minds for hundreds of years.

Thu, 22 Sep, 2016

33% of grain crop lost in West Cork

West Cork grain growers have lost 25-33% of their crop yields due to wet weather turning the harvest into a salvage operation.

Thu, 22 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: Education spending a key area for Fianna Fáil in budget talks

Investment in education will be one of Fianna Fáil’s top priorities when they meet Fine Gael to discuss the budget today.

Thu, 22 Sep, 2016

Fans were delighted to meet the O'Donovan brothers at #Ploughing16

Our intrepid videographer, Dan Linehan, and reporter, Noel Baker, are on site in Tullamore and will be sending regular video posts from the Ploughing Championships over the next few days.

Thu, 22 Sep, 2016

TWEETS: 8 reasons culchies love the ploughin' championships

Are ya goin' ploughin'?

Wed, 21 Sep, 2016

Farm incomes a big worry among farmers at Ploughing Championships

Tens of thousands of people have descended on Tullamore County Offaly for day two of the Ploughing Championships.

Wed, 21 Sep, 2016

Farming Poll 2016: Church faces 'huge wake-up call' from survey

The Irish Examiner ICMSA Farming Poll has brought to light the latest views and opinions on religion and the priesthood among the farming community, reports Noel Baker.

Wed, 21 Sep, 2016

TWEETS: 8 reasons culchies love the ploughin' championships

Every year hundreds of thousands of people flock to the National Ploughing Championships for a great day out.

Wed, 21 Sep, 2016

#Ploughing16: Space age meets the Olympics of the land as agri-business goes hi-tech

It was the day space age met planet ploughing on the tillage fields of Scraggan.

Wed, 21 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: IFA set to launch a home and farm security checklist

A checklist to help farmers assess and improve their farm and home security will be launched at the ploughing championships.

Tue, 20 Sep, 2016

Farming can’t ignore climate crisis - The future of agriculture

THIS morning, Ireland’s great harvest festival — the National Ploughing Championships — opens on an 800-acre site in Offaly. Described as Europe’s foremost outdoor event, last year’s record attendance of 281,000 is likely to be surpassed over the next three days.

Tue, 20 Sep, 2016

Advice for anyone travelling to the National Ploughing Championships

The Gardaí have outlined seven routes to the National Ploughing Championships in Tullamore this year which they hope will alleviate any traffic problems.

Mon, 19 Sep, 2016