Photo: Alf Harvey The organisers of the National Ploughing Championships have kept faith with Offaly, the Faithful County, which will host the event for the ninth time next September. A sprawling ...

Today was the last day of the National Ploughing Championships in Carlow and in spite of the bad news from Brussels farmers are spending money on new machinery. Report shows farm machinery stands ...

That's how David Gilliland from the Ulster Scots Agency describes the National Ploughing Championships - comparing ... is somewhere between a jobs fair and the Balmoral Show.

The National Ploughing Championships are returning to Co Offaly next year, with Screggan, just outside Tullamore, confirmed as the venue. The championships took place at the same venue in 2016 ...

It was great to see it back again in Killarney,” he said. “It’s been a fair challenge to have ploughing back in the town. It’s always been a strong sport in the region. We’re finished ...