Laois gives it some welly for ploughing championships

‘Dublin for the football, Clare for the hurling, and Laois for the ploughing’ was the catchy slogan used by some people in the early days of Sept 1995.

All three predictions came true when Dublin and Clare respectively won the All-Ireland football and hurling titles and the national ploughing championships were a big success at Ballacolla, Co Laois.

Now, 18 years later, the slogan could be set for a revival, with the Dubs and the Bannermen again poised for a date with sporting destiny in Croke Park, and the O’Moore County about to host the ploughing.