National Ploughing Championships

Poor weather dampens attendance figures but more than 200,000 people braved the conditions in Co Laois this week

Farmers at final day of National Ploughing Championships notice change in weather patterns and nature due to climate change

‘It’s fine for him writing poetry and fancy speeches, but people who have to work hard need meat,’ says Danny Healy-Rae

Contentious issues among disaffected rural voters include turf-cutting, nitrates, bog rewetting, roads investment and forestry privatisation

‘Hundreds of wellingtons flew through the air’: Macra na Feirme says 995 people took part in the record-breaking feat in Co Laois

The rain poured, paths became surging rivers, and words cascaded from Michael D at the first day of The Ploughing

‘You need to get fighting’: Farming group representative tackles Charlie McConalogue over EU nitrates derogation

President Michael D Higgins opened the agricultural event which is expected to be visited by some 300,000 people over its three-day run

Speaking at Ploughing Championships, Higgins criticises market-led farming and food production industry in Europe

‘Worrying trend’ in road death must be tackled with more use of technology on the roads, minister says

Michael D Higgins to launch event in Ratheniska, Co Laois, as politicians and punters descend

Directions, tickets and highlights of Ireland’s primary agricultural festival that sees up to 70,000 attendees in a day

Ahead of the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois, several young people speak about what it means to be involved in farming today

Europe’s ‘largest outdoor exhibition’ will feature 1,700 trade sites

Alternative Energy Ireland, which has been in operation since 2007, designs and installs renewable energy systems

The ‘Wee Frees’ have moved along way their image of being ‘the DUP at prayer’

Wednesday saw record attendance of 115,500 people at Ratheniska, Co Laois

Supply of farm workers from eastern European countries has largely dried up

North’s agriculture minister is enjoying his first visit to the National Ploughing Championships

MEPs paraded around Ploughing as fonts of knowledge about EU farm payments and form filling

Varadkar describes Sinn Féin’s proposed price cap on energy as the kind of gamble that brought Anglo Irish Bank down

Commodity prices are buoyant but costs are also escalating for farmers

Micheál Martin says Russian leader has weaponised migration by bombing cities and civilian targets

The horse and plough remind us that without them we would all starve

Kilkenny woman Siobhán Darmody bidding to make it three national titles in a row at the National Ploughing Championships in Co Laois

Members of the public can index and record personal property on the app

Some 300,000 visitors due over the coming days in Ratheniska, Co Laois

Former minister Mary Coughlan to chair forum which will promote ‘visibility and status of women in agriculture’

The annual agricultural show is taking place from Tuesday to Thursday in Ratheniska, Co Laois

Cancellations of the event due to the pandemic decimated the firm’s revenues across 2020 and 2021

All ploughing took place on stubble on third day of event in Ratheniska, Co Laois

Despite having to plough on with small crowd, many delighted to return to Co Laois event

National Ploughing Association says competitions will still go ahead

Varadkar proves he is not a man who eats his dinner in the middle of the day

At the National Ploughing Championships, the main focus is on finding common ground