Furrowed brows relax as ploughing finally makes welcome return

Anna Losty from Co Meath with a three year old Hampshire Ram at the National Ploughing Championships, Ratheniska, Co Laois. Picture: Dan Linehan

It is the Holy Grail of farming and country life festivals, and for three years its absence has been keenly felt.

For Nora Power though, the return of the Ploughing Championships after its Covid-enforced absence is bitter sweet. The Galway mother of three and her family woke up at 4.30am on Tuesday morning to make it up for the day.