Covid-19 leaves brows furrowed as National Ploughing Championship cancelled

Europe's biggest outdoor event was due to take place in County Carlow from September 15 to 17 but it has been called off due to Covid-19.

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

The National Ploughing Championships due to take place in September have been cancelled due to the Covid-19 crisis.

The National Ploughing Association (NPA) confirmed the cancellation of Europe's largest outdoor event but said it still hoped that there would be an opportunity to run ploughing competitions behind closed doors.