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# Ploughing

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17th September 2023 - 23rd September 2023
# Your Say
Poll: Have you ever been to the Ploughing?
The Ploughing Championships are back.
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Sep 19th 2023, 10:08 AM
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# Security
Taoiseach says there is a 'risk to senior ministers' if Garda drivers not reintroduced
‘A lot of ministers don’t want to return to Garda drivers,’ he said.
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Sep 21st 2022, 2:00 PM
# the ploughing
Taking the wheel: Budding farmers try out tractor simulator at Ploughing Champs
President Michael D Higgins said it was “wonderful to be back” in Laois for the Ploughing.
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Sep 20th 2022, 3:42 PM
# Ploughing
World Ploughing Championships coming to Laois after Russia stripped of hosting duties
The event was due to be held last month in St Peterburg, Russia, but this was cancelled due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Sep 6th 2022, 2:32 PM
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# Ploughing
The Ploughing: Plan to hold spectator-free events scaled back again as organisers cancel most contests
The National Ploughing Championships were cancelled in May this year due to the pandemic.
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Aug 28th 2020, 8:57 AM
# Quiz
Quiz: How much do you know about the National Ploughing Championships?
This year’s event was officially cancelled yesterday.
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May 9th 2020, 9:00 PM
# beef protests
'Farmers are keeping you in jobs': Farmers confront Bord Bia officials at Ploughing Championships
The Taoiseach, Tánaiste and President Higgins have also weighed in on the farming dispute today.
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Sep 17th 2019, 3:51 PM
Ireland's first catnip farm: 'Irish cats need good quality catnip'
We caught up with the woman behind Fred’s Catnip Farm at the National Ploughing Championship.
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Sep 20th 2018, 7:30 PM
# WALK THE LINE
Do I need a brolly? How many Áras hopefuls will I meet? ... Everything you need to know about the Ploughing
(Quick version: Yes, you will need a brolly – possibly a big one).
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Sep 18th 2018, 6:20 AM
# WALK THE LINE
Scoring all over the field: Irish ploughing experts share their tricks of the trade
350 competitors made the trek to Offaly this week. Why do they return each year?
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Sep 23rd 2017, 10:00 PM
# Starter's Orders
'You're through the ring of fire': Take a tour of the 'Pig Olympics' course at the Ploughing
‘Ring of fire’, it turned out, was a slight exaggeration.
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Sep 23rd 2017, 8:40 AM
# bovine intervention
'Tinder for bulls' made its debut at the Ploughing. But what do farmers think of it?
The newly-developed BullMatch app garnered plenty of attention in Offaly this week.
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Sep 22nd 2017, 12:45 PM
# overnight effort
'You could grow rice in the field': Scramble to clean up Ploughing site after yesterday's flooding
New carparks have been set up for the final day of the Ploughing.
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Sep 21st 2017, 9:00 AM
# storm warnings
'A completely different beast': A Met Éireann forecaster on how hurricanes can impact Irish weather
We spoke to Met Éireann’s Alan Hally at the National Ploughing Championships.
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Sep 20th 2017, 8:00 PM
# Record Breaking
The epic story of the Vikings in Ireland - as depicted on a 23-metre chainsaw-carved tree
Professional tree carver John Hayes is out to impress at this year’s National Ploughing Championships.
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Sep 20th 2017, 3:56 PM
# puck around
This little Tipp lad's hurling rap was the highlight of the Ploughing yesterday
“PAUDIE MAHER, HORSE OF A MAN!”
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Sep 22nd 2016, 2:02 PM
# puck around
This little Tipp lad's hurling rap was the highlight of the Ploughing yesterday
“PAUDIE MAHER, HORSE OF A MAN!”
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Sep 22nd 2016, 9:15 AM
# lookalike
How Marty Morrissey and his cardboard cut-out own the Ploughing
What does the real Marty make of it all?
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Sep 21st 2016, 5:44 PM
# ploughing16
We asked a Tractor Football referee to explain Tractor Football
It’s all a bit mad.
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Sep 21st 2016, 1:47 PM
# give it some welly
Heading to the Ploughing? Here's everything you need to know to plan your day
With over a thousand stands and hundreds of events, sometimes it’s hard to know where to start…
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Sep 20th 2016, 6:05 AM
# Anna May McHugh
National Ploughing Championships boss: 'I feel as passionate today as when I was 17'
After four decades at the helm of Europe’s largest outdoor festival, Anna May McHugh shows no signs of slowing down.
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Sep 18th 2016, 9:30 PM
# get the ride
Marty Morrissey had the 'best ride he's ever had' at the Ploughing Championships...
“That was the best ride I’ve ever had.”
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Sep 24th 2015, 10:05 PM
# marty party
Mud, showbiz and ENDLESS cups of tea: We've been sunning ourselves at 'The Ploughing' all day
A certain two-dimensional RTÉ star ruled the roost in Ratheniska – and we learned quite a bit about Country n’ Irish.
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Sep 22nd 2015, 10:55 PM
# keep calm and plough on
12 things that could only happen at the Ploughing Championships
Oh yes, it’s that time of year again.
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Sep 22nd 2015, 10:35 AM
# dawn of the mud
From shorn sheep to stripped-off farmers: We're at 'The Ploughing' - and here's what's happening
You probably won’t be able to move for the number of politicians pressing the flesh…
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Sep 22nd 2015, 10:09 AM
# News Fix
Here’s What Happened Today: Sunday
Everyone’s talking about the Ebola patient in the US, water charges and the remote control for the Sean O’Casey Bridge that went missing…
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Oct 12th 2014, 8:45 PM
# Dáil talk
State of the Nation: Questions for Heather
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
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Sep 26th 2014, 8:55 AM
# stupid memes
Sorry, but the 'F*** Her Right In The P****' meme has reached Ireland
Was it for this? Was it?
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Sep 25th 2014, 11:46 AM
# just brow-sing
Marty Morrissey says his eyebrows are 'all natural'
Finally, he addresses the question.
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Sep 25th 2014, 9:07 AM
# Dáil talk
State of the Nation: This McNulty scandal is really building up a head of steam...
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
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Sep 25th 2014, 8:58 AM
# live from laois
Straight lines, traffic jams and Garda fans: Here's 8 things we learned at the National Ploughing Championships...
It’s closing time in Ratheniska — but 82,000 people have been wandering the fields and checking out the sights since early this morning.
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Sep 23rd 2014, 11:31 PM
# Housing
Why is President Higgins speaking out so often on the issue of homelessness?
President Higgins has made public statements on the issue at several events in recent weeks…
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Sep 23rd 2014, 3:00 PM
# furrowed brows
13 things that could only happen at the Ploughing Championships
Wellies! Wellies everywhere!
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Sep 23rd 2014, 1:03 PM
# live from laois
Dried locusts and breakfast rolls top the menu as Ploughing 2014 kicks off...
Guess which option TheJournal.ie went for?
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Sep 23rd 2014, 9:45 AM
# In Numbers
Lowry, emigration and Arthur's Day: The week in numbers
Plus: How many €50 notes were discovered in developer Tom McFeely’s former home on Ailesbury Road?
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Sep 28th 2013, 7:30 PM
# Ploughing
Ploughing championships to return to Laois in 2014 after smashing records
Over 228,000 people flocked to the National Ploughing Championships, more than any other single year.
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Sep 26th 2013, 10:25 PM
# Ploughing On
Day two of ploughing championships breaks records
The National Ploughing Association estimated 190,000 visitors over three days. After two, 171,000 have shown up.
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Sep 25th 2013, 8:10 PM
# Plough On
In pictures: Day one of the National Ploughing Championships
The National Ploughing Championships got underway today, here are the pictures from day one.
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Sep 24th 2013, 3:57 PM
# slurry smell
10 signs you grew up near a farm
Where’s that bull?
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Sep 24th 2013, 1:04 PM
# How's she cuttin'?
Going to the ploughing? Don't bring a sat-nav say gardaí
With 200,000 people set to descend on Stradbally, gardaí are asking motorists to trust the signage, not the sat-nav.
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Sep 23rd 2013, 3:39 PM
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