'It's a huge blow': Closed door ploughing matches cancelled by rising Covid-19 cases

The ploughing matches and competitions scheduled for the middle of September in Co Carlow will not go ahead because of rising cases. File picture. 

The assistant director of the National Ploughing Association (NPA) Annamarie Mchugh has explained that the ploughing matches and competitions scheduled for the middle of September (without spectators) in Ballintrane, Co Carlow will not go ahead because of the escalation of Covid-19 cases.

However, a number of qualifying events for the world ploughing championships in 2021 will go ahead “behind closed doors” in October subject to HSE and public health recommendations at that time, she said.