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The 93rd National Ploughing Championships will take place in Ratheniska, Co. Laois in 2024

Europe’s largest outdoor event, “The National Ploughing Championships” is set to return next year to the central and scenic location of Ratheniska, Co Laois from September 17^th to 19^th for the third year in a row.

The well-liked site was confirmed as an excellent location for next year’s event at the National Ploughing Championships prize-giving ceremony attended by over 500 in Portlaoise. Speaking after the announcement the NPA Managing Director Anna May McHugh said “The NPA are delighted to be holding the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois again next year. Feedback from landowners, the local community and the wider public has been very positive and all were enthusiastic to see a return to Co. Laois.”

“It worked well as a location this year despite the inclement weather conditions. The site has proved popular for several reasons including its location in the middle of Ireland.”

Anna May McHugh also congratulated all of the winners who were awarded at today’s Prize-Giving Banquet. Irish Ploughing has never been so well represented on the global stage and is the envy of other nations with the historic back to back wins of the Republic of Ireland team at the recent World Ploughing Contest in Latvia with both Eamonn Tracey from Carlow & Wexford’s John Whelan being crowned Supreme World Ploughing Champions in their respective classes. In addition, there was a magnificent result at the European Ploughing Championships with Jer Coakley from Cork winning first place gold and Dan Donnelly from Wexford securing the Reserve European Ploughing Champion position.

Results Thursday 21st September

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Class: Junior A Conventional Plough Class - Thursday 21st September 2023

COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet1	Sheet2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Tipperary North	260	Ethan	Harding	95	91	186			4
Cork East	261	Michael	Hannon	78	71	149
Dublin	262	Noel	Sutton	81	63	144
Westmeath	263	Paul	Daly	93	79	172
Offaly	264	Jonathon	Murray	97	89	186			4
Kilkenny	265	Willie	Ryan	65	72	137
Mayo	266	Gerard	Canny	90	75	165
Laois	267	John Paul	Fenlon	84	55	139
Tipperary South	268	John	O’Brien	97	105	202			2
Tipperary North	269	Tom	Duffy	94	78	172
Longford	270	Andrew	Stewart	84	58	142
Meath	271	Cathal	White	101	76	177
Kerry	272	Michael P	Donegan	102	90	192			3
Waterford	273	Thomas	Kirwan	89	74	163
Dublin	274	Barry	White	103	103	206			1
Clare	275	Patrick	Quinn	95	76	171
Clare	276	Ger	Frost	86	66	152
Cork East	277	Joseph	Twomey	70	58	128

Class: Junior B Conventional Plough Class - Thursday 21st September 2023

COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet1	Sheet2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Galway	278	Sean	Gilligan	97	99	196		196	4
Cavan	279	Patrick	Donnellan	91	90	181		181
Wicklow	280	John	Shortt	74	61	135		135
Wicklow	281	Robert	Roe	91	87	178		178
Monaghan	282	Ciaran	McConnon	91	103	194		194	5
Kerry	283	Michael J	Donegan	100	108	208		208	2
Sligo	284	Colm	McDermott	79	78	157	5	152
Cavan	286	Jim	Vogan	79	68	147		147
Monaghan	287	Seamus	McConnon	112	110	222		222	1
Kildare	288	Derek	Kelly	98	100	198		198	3
Leitrim	289	Andrew	McGovern	88	80	168		168
Clare	290	Paul	Browne	89	81	170		170
Roscommon	291	John	Hanley	83	72	155		155
Sligo	292	Walter	Kivlehan	72	51	123		123
Mayo	293	Patrick	Sheridan	88	83	171		171
Tipperary South	294	Ger	Gleeson	72	55	127		127

Class: Standard 3 Furrow Reversible Plough Class - Thursday 21st September 2023

COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet1	Sheet2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Laois	303	Kieran	Lilly	81
Waterford	304	Kieran	Hennebry	83
Cork West	305	Timothy	Lawlor	105					1
Offaly	306	Frankie	Gowing	95					2
Wexford	307	Paul	Doran	91					3
Tipperary South	308	Sean	O’Brien	90

Class: Macra 2 Furrow Conventional Plough Class - Thursday 21st September 2023

County	Plot	Name	Surname	Sheet1	Sheet2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Kerry	295	Richard	O’ Mahony	72
Longford	296	Peter	Boyle	0
Kilkenny	297	Aoife	Hennessey	87					2
Wexford	298	Shane	Caulfield	96					1
Cork West	299	Cian	Harrington	80
Leitrim	300	Reece	Reddan	42
Cork East – Imokilly	301	William	Mulcahy	86					3
Offaly	302	Gerard	Mahon	74

Class: Special Horse Plough Class - Thursday 21st September 2023

COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet1	Sheet2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Galway	310	James	Kilgarrif	99					1
Kildare	311	David	Gorey	59
Roscommon	312	James	Coffey	59
Cork East	313	Jeremiah	Delaney	94					2
Kerry	314	Moss	Trant	89					3
Wicklow	315	Les	Hanbidge	82					4
Sligo	316	Colman	Cogan
Monaghan	317	Noel	Hand
Kildare	358	Godfrey	Worrell

Class: Vintage Single Furrow Mtd Plough Class - Thursday 21st September 2023

COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet1	Sheet2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Cork West	318	Gordon	Jennings	85					2
Waterford	319	Oliver	Power	73
Galway	320	Michael	Glynn	66
Tipperary North	321	James	Hough	68
Dublin	322	Eoin	Buttle	92					1
Sligo	323	Alex	Hunter	54
Cavan	324	Ralph	Foster	48
Donegal	325	Mark	Simms	66
Cork East	326	Trevor	Fleming	77					4
Longford	327	Eamonn	Kiernan	47
Wexford	328	Willie	Hayden	82					3

Class: Vintage Single Furrow Pedestrian Plough Class - Thursday 21st September 2023

COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet1	Sheet2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Meath	329	Gavin	Duffy	72					1
Dublin	330	Benny	Usher	51					3
Dublin	331	Richard	Duffy	49
Wexford	332	Joe	Kehoe	69					2
Clare	333	Francis	Naughton	38

Class: Senior Conventional Test Match - Thursday 21st September 2023

County	Plot No.	Name	Day 1	Day 2	DAY 2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
			Total	Sheet 1	Sheet 2
Tipp South	335	Larry Bergin	218	106	89	413
Carlow	336	Sean Treacy	220	113	110	443
Wexford	337	Frank Cullen	220	107	94	421
Longford	338	Anthony Reynolds	202	100	79	381
Wexford	339	Sean Keating	239	115	109	463			3
Cork West	340	Kieran Coakley	235	109	98	442
Wexford	341	Martin Kehoe	216	119	101	436
Carlow	342	Eamonn Treacy	240	120	117	477			1
Donegal	343	Gary Simms	238	124	107	469			2
Donegal	344	Matthew Simms	213	121	115	449

Class: Kverneland Reversible Test Match - Thursday 21st September 2023

County	Plot No.	Name	Day 1	DAY 2		Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
			Total	Sheet 1	Sheet 2
Offaly	347	Enda Kelly	214	92	96	402
Cork West	348	Michael Wicherly	218	98	107	423
Wexford	349	Dan Donnelly	238	107	118	463
Cork West	350	Jer Coakley	258	121	131	510			1
Kilkenny	351	Brian Ireland	218	94	98	410
Cork West	352	Liam O’Driscoll	234	113	120	467			3
Wexford	353	Stephen Whelan	217	83	99	399
Laois	354	James Ryan	236	97	100	433
Wexford	355	John Whelan	250	119	120	489			2
Wicklow	356	Tom Donnelly	219	112	115	446

Results Wednesday 20th September

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Class: Farmerette Conventional Plough Class - Wednesday 20th September 2023

County	Plot No.	Name	Surname	Sheet1	Sheet2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Longford	166	Cynthia	Cruise	76				76	3
Monaghan	167	Joanne	Deery	75				75
Wexford	168	Katie	Kehoe	83			20	63
Kilkenny	169	Siobhan	Dermody	84			25	59
Offaly	170	Laura	Grant	73				73
Cork East	171	Orla	Hayes	92				92	1
Galway	172	Maura	Canning	54				54
Meath	173	Emma	Duffy	62				62
Donegal	174	Kim	McKinney	63				63
Kerry	175	Martina	Flynn	64				64
Cork West	176	Katie	Hayes	86				86	2

Class: Senior Horse Plough Class - Wednesday 20th September 2023

County	Plot No.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Sheet 2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Roscommon	197	James	Coffey	53
Galway	198	Gerry	Reilly	90					2
Cork East	199	JJ	Delaney	95					1
Kerry	200	Moss	Trant	87
Wicklow	201	Thomas	Pierce	75
Galway	202	Michael	Burke	88					3
Monaghan	203	Noel	Hand	78
Sligo	204	Colman	Cogan	0
Kildare	357	Godfrey	Worrell	0

Class: Novice 2 Furrow Conv Senior Plough Class - Wednesday 20th September 2023

COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Sheet 2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Kilkenny	177	James	Aylword	90
Cork West	178	James	Jennings	100					2
Kildare	179	Ailish	Osborne	99					3
Wexford	180	Nicholas	Roche	103					1
Donegal	181	Tamzin	Friel	76
Cork East	182	Chloe	Dennehy	86

Class: Novice 2 Furrow Conv Intermediate Plough Class - Wednesday 20th September 2023

COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Sheet 2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Galway	183	Alan	Keane	97					1
Tipperary North	184	Robert	Duffy	86
Laois	185	Tiegan	Dunne	70
Meath	186	Eimear	Duffy	88					2
Clare	187	Billy	Moroney	75
Longford	188	Niall	Tully	66
Tipperary South	189	James	O’Brien	87					3

Class: Novice 2 Furrow Conv Junior Plough Class - Wednesday 20th September 2023

COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Sheet 2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Dublin	190	Jamie	Sutton	97					1
Louth	191	Paddy	McGuinness	74
Cavan	193	Chloe	Heaslip	67
Offaly	194	Ben	Gowing	80					3
Mayo	195	Patrick	Biggins	84					2

Class: Vintage 2 Furrow Mounted Plough Class - Wednesday 20th September 2023

County	Plot No.	Name	Surname	Sheet1	Sheet2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Mayo	205	Robert	Coyne	17	40	57		57
Northern Ireland – Down	206	Jack	Moore	76	93	169		169
Laois	207	Austin	Armitage	77	83	160		160
Cork East	208	Phelim	Cotter	88	102	190		190
Kilkenny	209	Tommy	Kielthy	79	94	173		173
Carlow	210	Liam	O’Reilly	75	90	165		165
Kildare	211	Bobby	Owen	76	89	165		165
Cavan	212	Padraig	McCabe	66	66	132		132
Dublin	213	Eamonn	White	72	77	149		149
Sligo	214	Gerard	Duggan	57	68	125	15	110
Leitrim	215	Michael	Dolan	57	61	118		118
Clare	216	Walter	Moroney	68	73	141		141
Wexford	217	Nick	Cullen	94	103	197		197	3
Tipperary South	218	John	O’Brien	66	75	141		141
Meath	219	Oliver	Smyth	87	106	193		193	4
Cork West	220	Gerard	Collins	91	92	183		183
Waterford	221	Tom	Beausang	105	108	213		213	1
Wicklow	222	Paddy	Doyle	86	88	174		174
Kerry	223	Mike	Brosnan	65	70	135		135
Tipperary North	224	Ray	Clancy	91	98	189		189
Donegal	225	Alan	Simms	103	96	199		199	2
Longford	226	Billy	Stewart	69	69	138		138

Results Tuesday 19th September

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Class: Intermediate Conventional Plough Class - Tuesday 19th September 2023

COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet1	Sheet2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Wexford	19	Frank	Cullen	111	121	232			1
Carlow	5	John	Murphy	109	119	228			2
Longford	13	Sean	Monaghan	109	109	218			3
Cork West	14	John A	O’Donovan	106	108	214
Kildare	10	Denis	Dunne	101	100	201
Kilkenny	1	John	Cottrell	97	103	200
Mayo	20	Gerard	Sheridan	94	105	199
Galway	11	Eamon	Burke	96	102	198
Donegal	2	Harry	Mallon	102	91	193
Kerry	6	Derek	O’ Driscoll	91	99	190
Waterford	8	Maurice	Walsh	94	92	186
Kilkenny	15	Tommy	Cuddihy	92	89	181
Meath	7	David	Borland	95	85	180
Waterford	17	Philip	Murphy	93	86	179
Laois	3	DJ	McHugh	92	86	178
Offaly	9	Trevor	Cobbe	93	84	177
Louth	4	Enda	McKeown	85	86	171
Louth	16	Eamonn	McKeown	84	86	170
Cork East	12	Michael	Lenihan	12	14	26

Class: U28 Conventional Senior Plough Class - Tuesday 19th September 2023

COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet1	Sheet2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Carlow	27	Steve	Tracey	106	106	212			1
Cork East	28	Jamie	Hayes	103	98	201			2
Louth	23	Conor	McKeown	96	91	187			3
Monaghan	22	Padraig	Deery	91	93	184
Tipperary South	25	Lorcan	Bergin	86	97	183
Donegal	26	Lee	Simms	89	90	179
Cork West	24	Niall	O’Driscoll	86	84	170

Class: U28 Conventional Junior Plough Class - Tuesday 19th September 2023

COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Sheet 2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Kilkenny	30	PJ	Hartley	93	93	186			1
Laois	33	Cormac	Goode	82	81	163			2
Mayo	34	Shane	Duffy	77	78	155			3
Leitrim	29	David	Johnston	51	58	109
Westmeath	31	Jack	Kearney	6	9	15
Kerry	32	Shane	Godley	0	0	0

Class: U21 Conventional Senior Plough Class - Tuesday 19th September 2023

COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Sheet 2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Cork West	36	Noel	Nyhan	105	108	213			1
Wexford	38	DJ	Donnelly	101	108	209			2
Northern Ireland – Derry	37	Jack	Wright	93	101	194			3
Dublin	40	Seán	White	85	89	174
Dublin	39	Neasán	Kerrigan	81	84	165
Kilkenny	35	Shane	Doyle	78	78	156

Class: U21 Conventional Junior Plough Class - Tuesday 19th September 2023

COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Sheet 2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Donegal	45	Dean	Conaghan	105	118	223			1
Galway	48	Gavin	Kelly	90	108	198			2
Longford	43	Daniel	Haughy	92	103	195			3
Offaly	44	James	Mahon	84	102	186
Tipperary North	46	Lee	Hogan	87	94	181
Roscommon	42	Dylan	Hoare	84	86	170
Meath	41	James	White	83	84	167
Kerry	50	Daniel	Burke	70	74	144
Laois	47	Kevin	O’Connor	69	74	143
Clare	49	Shay	O’Sullivan	71	71	142
Leitrim	51	Gavin	Harte	66	72	138

Class: 3 Furrow Conv Plough Class Senior - Tuesday 19th September 2023

COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet1	Sheet2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Cork West	65	Kevin	O’Driscoll	115	107	222		222	1
Kerry	62	Colm	Dinnen	116	101	217		217	2
Carlow	58	Richard	Keegan	104	106	210		210	3
Wexford	53	Billy	Donnelly	101	92	193		193
Wexford	59	Richard	Byrne	95	90	185		185
Tipperary South	61	Noel	Howley	100	85	185		185
Laois	57	Alan	Davis	92	92	184		184
Waterford	52	James	Prendergast	96	87	183		183
Cork West	55	Matthew	Coakley	95	82	177		177
Tipperary South	60	James	Murphy	95	76	171		171
Cavan	54	Andrew	Tully	88	77	165		165
Kildare	56	Kieran	Dunne	87	76	163		163
Offaly	64	Michael	Connolly	91	71	162		162
Kerry	66	Philip	Healy	85	71	156		156
Kilkenny	63	Pat	Doyle	81	60	141	2	139

Class: 3 Furrow Conv Junior Plough Class - Tuesday 19th September 2023

COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet1	Sheet2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Laois	72	Denis	Dooley	87	82	169			1
Donegal	68	Peter	Buchanan	85	83	168			2
Offaly	76	Darragh	Egan	81	82	163			3
Roscommon	81	Paddy	Beirne	75	76	151
Waterford	80	Jimmy	Power	70	78	148
Cork East	70	Killian	Tate	74	67	141
Wicklow	78	John	Somers	60	70	130
Wicklow	79	Martin	Barnes	62	67	129
Kildare	83	Michael	Dunne	64	65	129
Cork East	69	Jim	Barrett	65	63	128
Clare	71	Eddie	Hannon	63	65	128
Tipperary North	77	Ciaran	Milne	57	61	118
Limerick	67	Pat	O’Riordan	44	60	104
Louth	82	Leslie	Walsh	39	56	95
Longford	75	Bernard	Jordan	35	48	83
Westmeath	73	Andrew	Ennis	0	0	0

Class: U28 Reversible Plough Class - Tuesday 19th September 2023

COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Sheet 2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Cork West	84	Connor	O’Farrell	121	122	243			1
Wexford	86	Stephen	Whelan	114	127	241			2
Cork West	89	Florence	Wycherley	115	114	229			3
Offaly	87	John	Bracken	107	114	221
Offaly	88	Diarmaid	Bracken	92	92	184
Kilkenny	85	Conor	Ryan	84	81	165

Class: Intermediate Reversible Plough Class - Tuesday 19th September 2023

COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Sheet 2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Kerry	98	Michael	O’ Halloran	104	102	206			1
Kilkenny	104	Brian	Ireland	96	110	206			1
Wexford	95	Eric	Wickham	106	99	205			3
Waterford	102	Jimmy	Cotter	102	100	202
Tipperary South	97	Tom	Lonergan	89	94	183
Offaly	103	Dermot	Ryan	90	90	180
Kerry	93	Tommy	McCarthy	90	89	179
Laois	90	Patsy	Condron	83	92	175
Kerry	96	Patrick	Boyle	64	91	155
Kildare	91	Cormac	Duggan	74	75	149
Kilkenny	92	Daniel	O’Dwyer	74	73	147
Cork East	100	Paddy	Harrington	56	64	120

Class: U40 Horse Plough Class - Tuesday 19th September 2023

COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Sheet 2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Cork East	116	Jeremiah	Delaney	101					1
Kerry	115	Johnatan	Trant	97					2
Galway	111	Killian	Lydon	91					3
Monaghan	114	Eoin	Hand	91					3
Kildare	112	David	Gorey	49
Sligo	113	Dean	Hall	39
Roscommon	110	Ryan	Kelly	37

Class: Novice Reversible Plough Class - Tuesday 19th September 2023

COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Sheet 2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Offaly	108	Richard	Casey	118	122	240			1
Cork West	105	Eugene	O’Donovan	98	116	214			2
Wexford	109	Luke	O’Dwyer	96	110	206			3
Kilkenny	107	Evan	Srouji	97	102	199
Laois	106	Sean	McHugh	90	102	192

Class: Vintage 2 Furrow Trailer Plough Class - Tuesday 19th September 2023

COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet1	Sheet2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Northern Ireland – Down	124	David	Grattan	87					1
Kildare	117	Paddy	Connolly	85					2
Meath	126	Tommy	McCabe	84					3
Wexford	128	Jim	Cullen	82
Northern Ireland – Armagh	119	Seamus	Crossan	78
Carlow	118	Sean	Murphy	76
Dublin	123	Cyril	McGuinness	76
Wicklow	120	Tommy	Pierce	75
Kerry	125	Aeneas	Horan	73
Longford	121	Charlie	Stewart	66
Tipperary South	122	Liam	Morris	59

Sun shines on the final day of this year's National Ploughing Championships

As the sun sets and the traffic flows from the car parks this evening, the total attendance figure for the 2023 National Ploughing Championships came to a total of 200,550 over the three days, there was a wonderful atmosphere today with exhibitors and visitors alike thoroughly enjoying themselves on the final day of this year’s ‘Ploughing’.

Speaking at the close of business, NPA Managing Director Anna May McHugh said “Despite experiencing a very wet start on Tuesday, the overall mood for this year’s Ploughing has been incredibly upbeat and positive. With so much for visitors to enjoy from quality livestock & serious machinery to fashion, playground, innovations, crafts & cookery competitions and sports stars galore there was something for every member of the family to enjoy.”

Attending today Tánaiste Michéal Martin, returning early from the United Nations meeting in New York, congratulated the NPA on another great year, he paid tribute to Anna May McHugh, the NPA, gardai, staff and the several hundred volunteers required to host an event of its scale and scope.

The much anticipated National Brown Bread Baking Competition final took place in the Aldi tent in front of an audience of several hundred. The overall winner in first place was Loretta McGuire from Mayo, who was absolutely thrilled with her win.

In the ploughing competition Eamonn Tracey from Carlow won the overall Conventional class, while West Cork man Jer Coakley won the Reversible Ploughing competition.

Wishing you all a very safe journey home and looking forward to next year already.

71,800 Visitors at Day 2 of this year's National Ploughing Championships

A crowd of 71,800 descended upon the site today here in Ratheniska, Co Laois in the heart of Ireland to savour all of what this year’s National Ploughing Championships has to offer. With weather much improved a buoyant mood prevailed throughout the site.

Speaking this evening, NPA Managing Director Anna May McHugh said “I have to pay an extraordinary special thanks to the NPA team, local landowners, gardai and volunteers who literally worked around the clock and all night to ensure that the site was suitable for visitors following the previous day’s adverse weather affects.

It is also a huge testament to the great Irish character that everyone rallied and threw themselves into enjoying their day out following Tuesday’s wet weather.”

In the afternoon, the Most Appropriately Dressed Lady & Gentleman Competitions were hotly contested in the dedicated Fashion Show Marquee.

Roisin Fennin from Kildare beat off stiff competition from the other finalists to take the top prize and win an overnight stay for two in a deluxe Wineport Lodge lake view room with a pampering treatment and dinner & breakfast included. The exclusive prize also includes a glamourous overnight in the Club at Goffs, a new chic boutique hotel with dinner by chef de cuisine Derry Clarke.

The Most Appropriately Dressed Gentleman, sponsored by the Midlands Park Hotel went to Daithi Fitzgerald from Kerry. He has won an exclusive two-night escape in the luxury Midlands Park Hotel including dinner in the award winning Kelly’s Steakhouse with breakfast included.

With the final day of the 92nd National Championships tomorrow everyone is eagerly anticipating all of the Ploughing action.

Despite inclement weather conditions, the crowd ploughed on and were in lively spirits

From all of the latest machinery and cutting edge innovations to fashion, quality livestock, crafts and many well-known faces the crowd of 66,250 visitors revelled in all of the action on day 1 of this year’s National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois.

The prestigious ‘Machine of the Year was awarded to the Spreadpoint SX-A Lime spreader. Judges Kevin McDonnell, UCD and Dermot Forristal, Teagasc said ‘we recognise that there were a significant number of excellent entries however the Spreadpoint SX-A Lime spreader was a very deserved overall winner as soil health is a key part of developing sustainable agricultural systems for Ireland and Europe and this lime spreader will enable growers to utilise nutrients in the most effective and sustainable way.”

Speaking this evening, NPA Managing Director Anna May McHugh said “with the wet weather it was a challenging day for organisers but I would like to take this opportunity to thank patrons for their patience and support it was much appreciated. With much better weather due for tomorrow we eagerly anticipate all of that Day 2 has to offer ”

Several new exhibitors joined all of the firm favourite attractions this year such as Fashion Shows, Meggers, Sheep Shearing, Hunt Derby, Fun Fair, Food Fayre, Craft Demonstrations, Pony Games, Live Music and Dancing, Vintage Ploughing, Threshing, Loy Digging, Motor Show, Baking Competitions with celebrities and well known faces everywhere Ploughing 2023 is not to be missed.

Innovative new Interactive Guide for Ploughing visitors

The NPA is delighted to announce a fantastic new initiative for visitors attending this year’s National Ploughing Championships taking place in Ratheniska, Co Laois on September 19^th, 20^th & 21^st. This interactive guide will be most informative and useful for the hundreds of thousands of visitors throughout the 3 days of the event.

Andy Kinsella Travella Solutions Managing Director said ‘Attendees can access a free interactive guide with their smart phones and then self-guide around the venue with GPS. For the National Ploughing Championships, we overlay the detailed site engineering drawings with GPS so attendees know exactly where they are going.

A search function will allow visitors to locate specific exhibitors from the 1,700 stands. One element attendees will find very useful is the ‘find my car’ feature which allows users to place a marker on the map where their car is so they can easily locate it once they are heading home.”

Interactive Guide | Instructions

New partnership announcement with Permanent TSB

The NPA are pleased to announce a fantastic new partnership with Permanent TSB for this year’s National Ploughing Championships taking place in Ratheniska, Co Laois from September 19^th to 21^st.

NPA Managing Director Anna May McHugh said “Permanent TSB have been very supportive and a loyal contributor to ‘Ploughing’ throughout the years so it is with great joy that the NPA are welcoming Permanent TSB on board as the new financial institution sponsor. This is a fantastic opportunity for Permanent TSB with crowds of up to 300,000 expected throughout the three-day festival.”

Speaking to the announcement, Eddie Kearney, Head of Retail Distribution at Permanent TSB, said “Permanent TSB is delighted to be returning to the National Ploughing Championships again this year and are pleased to support Anna May McHugh and the wider team as one of the event’s sponsors. We take great pride in this partnership, and our team will be on hand at stand 304 throughout the three days to support our agri-community with their business banking and asset finance needs.’’

Follow the build up to #Ploughing2023 and to plan your visit: please see Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok

Excitement builds as the countdown is well and truly on for 'Ploughing 23'

EU Commissioner Mairead McGuinness attended this morning’s National Ploughing Championships launch on site in Ratheniska, Co Laois where the national media and special guests were entertained by local performers from Co. Laois while prize-winning animals, high powered tractors, horses and hounds were all on display. Everyone was in high spirits and getting into ‘ploughing’ mode’ in the hope that this glorious weather would hold out for just another few days.

NPA Managing Director Anna May McHugh said “preparations are well underway as this green field in the middle of Ireland transforms into a bustling hub for the National Ploughing Championships. The event not only provides a national stage to showcase all things that are great about Ireland but also brings together people from all sectors of Irish society both rural and urban, to enjoy three days immersed in country living.”

There will be millions of euro worth of agricultural and plant machinery on display featuring an extensive range of cutting edge agricultural technology and equipment, with the opportunity to see these in action in the machinery demonstration area. The leading manufacturers and agents will be present with specialist sales advisors and technical experts available for free consultations.

THE PLOUGHING & FBD: KEEPING YOU SAFE WRISTBAND INITIATIVE SET TO RETURN AGAIN DUE TO ITS HUGE SUCCESS & TAKEUP IN PREVIOUS YEARS

The Ploughing and FBD: Keeping You Safe child safety wristband project will be an important feature again at this year’s National Ploughing Championships, which will take place in Raheniska, Co Laois on September 19^th, 20^th & 21st. Over 40,000 of the safety wristbands will be handed-out at all of the event entrances, which will allow for a contact phone number to be written on the band in case the wearer wanders off amidst the large gathering.

NPA Managing Director Anna May McHugh said “We are delighted to be partnering up with FBD again on this excellent safety concept as all can now rest assured that loved ones will be returned safely in case they wander away in the crowds that attend Ploughing. With up to 300,000 visitors expected over the course of the 3 days these wristbands give reassurance and great peace-of-mind to all attending the event and add immensely to visitor experience.

Local Enterprise Village opens up a new world for Small Businesses at Ploughing 23

Over 30 small businesses from across the country will get an opportunity to sell and promote themselves to crowds of almost 300,000 as part of the Local Enterprise Village at this year’s National Ploughing Championships.

The initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices was launched today by Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Neale Richmond T.D. and will be open as part of the Ploughing Championships taking place in Ratheniska, County Laois from the 19^th to 21^st September this year.

Some of the clients involved this year cover areas such a kids clothing & games, agtech products, luxury bathing and skincare products, artisan food and drink producers, sustainable clothing and beauty products and range of innovative products from Ireland’s best small businesses. Year on year the Local Enterprise Village proves to be one of the most popular destinations for visitors to the Ploughing Championships.

Neale Richmond, Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, said; “The Local Enterprise Village is a fantastic initiative from the Local Enterprise Offices. For these small businesses, many only in their early years, to get a chance to have a stand at the Ploughing Championships is a significant milestone for them. The opportunity to meet with thousands of people at the Local Enterprise Village, which is one of the popular stands at the Ploughing is going to be great boost to their business. I’m looking forward to getting down to the Village myself next month and meeting them all in person and sampling all the great products and services on show.”

National Ploughing Initiate Waiting List for Exhibition Space in July for first time ever

Nine weeks to go to the 2023 National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois from September 19^th to 21^st, trade bookings are at capacity due to exceptional & unparalleled demand for this time of year and a waiting list is in place.

NPA Managing Director Anna May McHugh said, “The extraordinary number of confirmed exhibitors highlights how the Ploughing makes “good commercial sense” for the companies exhibiting. Europe’s largest outdoor exhibition is an ideal opportunity to showcase the very best of products and services to an expected 300,000 visitors.

There will be exhibitors from every part of the country, a large number from Northern Ireland and record international interest with exhibitors coming from an array of countries such as Italy, Slovakia, Australia, France, Scotland, Spain, Estonia, Wales, Belgium, Netherlands and England.”

Millions of euros worth of agricultural and plant machinery displaying the latest cutting-edge technologies. The leading manufacturers and agents will be present with specialist sales advisors and technical experts available for free consultations. In addition, the prestigious ‘Machine of the Year’ competition will feature again.

Visitors can take the opportunity to admire the marvellous quality livestock on display and learn about livestock management, genetics, nutrition and healthcare.

The ‘Ploughing’ is a haven for foodies, as all sectors of the food chain are represented from producer to retailer, artisan foods, craft beers, celebrity chefs, cookery competitions and much more.

All of the most popular attractions are set to return this year such as the Innovation Arena, Fashion Shows, Sheep Shearing, Hunt Chase, Food Festival, Craft Demonstrations, Most Appropriately Dressed Competitions, Pony Games, Entertainment & Dancing, Local Enterprise Village, Vintage Exhibitions, Motor Show, Threshing, Loy Digging, with well-known faces everywhere and of course a true Ploughing Masterclass will be on display in 24 classes throughout the 3 days.

For more information please see www.npa.ie or alternatively ring 059 8625125

Think you have the recipe for success?

The National Brown Bread Baking Competition sponsored by ALDI in association with the NPA and ICA is back!

The competition, in association with the National Ploughing Association and Irish Countrywomen’s Association, will see one lucky winner have their bread stocked in ALDI!

Are you a bread-baking extraordinaire? Put your baking skills to the test and enter this year’s National Brown Bread Baking Competition!

ALDI is delighted to announce that it will once again sponsor this year’s National Brown Bread Baking Competition, which takes place in association with the National Ploughing Association (NPA) and Irish Countrywomen’s Association (ICA).

This year, finalists will be contacted by August 11th and invited to take part in the live finals at the National Ploughing Championships from September 19th – 21st in Ratheniska, Co. Laois. One lucky baker will be crowned the winner and their brown bread will be stocked in 157 ALDI stores nationwide. Not only that, but they will receive a prize of €15,000 – that’s quite a lot of dough!

The competition is free and open to all members of the public with entrants invited to drop off their freshly baked bread at one of the designated nine ALDI locations on the following dates:

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Exhibitor Bookings Are Pouring In

Exhibitor Bookings Are Pouring In For The 92nd National Ploughing Championships
As Businesses Avail Of The Special Early Bird Rate

An unprecedented number of exhibitors have already booked in for this year’s National Ploughing Championships, which will take place in Ratheniska, Co Laois on September 19th, 20th & 21st.

There has been an immense trade interest in exhibiting at this year’s ‘Ploughing’ as 300,000 visitors are expected to attend Europe’s largest outdoor event, it is widely viewed as the gig of the year. To guarantee your space and to avail of a special early bird rate book before May 12th.

NPA Managing Director Anna May McHugh said, “It is wonderful to see all of the returning exhibitors and to welcome the large volume of new exhibitors showcasing their products and services in dynamic and progressive ways. We continue to make a determined effort to improve exhibitor and visitor experience alike, and again this year will be no exception with 37 kilometres of metal roadway, security, lighting, waste removal services, infrastructure and general facilities available on site.

The NPA’s core mission is to create a pleasant, friendly and vibrant place for people, to meet & do business and this is always our priority.”

The online exhibitor-booking portal is now open following a large volume of enquiries & requests from all over the country and significant international interest – for all details please see www.npa.ie.

Applications Open for the Innovation Arena at the National Ploughing Championships 2023

Prize fund of €10,000 on offer for Best Start-Up

New Agri-tech Hub to host winning businesses

Monday, 3 April 2023 – Applications for the Enterprise Ireland Innovation Arena at the National Ploughing Championships, in conjunction with the National Ploughing Association (NPA) are now being accepted. Irish agri companies are invited to apply to showcase their products and innovations at the Innovation Arena from the 19^{th –}21^stSeptember at the National Ploughing Championships 2023 in Ratheniska, Co.Laois.

The Innovation Arena is a must-see exhibition platform, providing over 50 companies from the agri sector with the opportunity to showcase their pioneering innovations to over 250,000 visitors at the National Ploughing Championships.

This year the Innovation Arena are inviting applicants from start-up companies that are under five years old and from established companies that are focused on innovation. New for 2023 is the chance for previous participants to apply for a space in the new ‘Agritech Hub’ within the Arena which will give companies the opportunity to return to the Innovation Arena to showcase their progress and growth since first exhibiting.

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THE 67TH ‘CAIRN OF PEACE’ UNVEILING IN RATHENISKA, CO LAOIS

Pax Arva Colat
‘Let Peace Cultivate the Fields’

The ‘Cairn of Peace’ was officially unveiled in its permanent home in Ratheniska, Co Laois to celebrate Ireland hosting the 67th World Ploughing Contest in 2022.

Each country since 1953 that hosts the World Ploughing Contest erects a ‘Cairn of Peace’ Monument – which is inscribed ‘Let Peace Cultivate the fields’. The idea of a Cairn of Peace being a permanent way to commemorate a World Ploughing Event. Although stylistically the Cairns of Peace that have been erected are all unique and remarkable in their own right they are all symbols of peace and co-operation on a global scale.

There are Cairns of Peace where each World Ploughing Contest took place and this is the sixth mounted in Ireland and first in Laois. There is currently one in Kerry, two in Wexford and two in Carlow.

The 2022 Cairn stone was extracted from Mc Keon Stone’s Kilkenny Blue Limestone quarry in Threecastles , Co Kilkenny. Kilkenny Blue Limestone, a sedimentary rock, was laid down about 330 million years ago in the Carboniferous era when Ireland was covered by a warm shallow sea.

McKeown Stone, Stradbally crafted the stone into the Cairn whilst Kent Stainless created the exquisite steelwork on the monument.

National Ploughing Championships to return to Co. Laois

THE 92nd NATIONAL PLOUGHING CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL RETURN TO THE HUGELY SUCCESSFUL RATHENISKA SITE IN CO. LAOIS

Europe’s largest outdoor event, “The National Ploughing Championships” is set to return to Ratheniska, Co Laois from September 19^th to 21^st for a second year given the triumph of this year’s event. The total attendance figures for the 2022 ‘Ploughing’ came to an amazing 277,000 visitors and with over 1,700 exhibitors it was an incredible success.

The widely popular site was confirmed as the ideal location for next year’s event at the National Ploughing Championships prize-giving ceremony attended by over 500 in the Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise. Speaking after the announcement the NPA Managing Director Anna May McHugh said “We are delighted to be staging the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois again next year. Feedback from landowners, the local community and the wider public has been very positive and all were very enthusiastic to see a return.”

“Speaking also with many of the exhibitors and visitors over the 3 days throughout the event, all were very vocal about their wishes to have it staged again in Ratheniska given how well it worked as a location this year. The site has proved popular for several reasons including its central location and surrounding road and rail network. By and large most people travelled to the site with ease and the minimum of traffic delays. This has certainly helped the event in being such a success this year and we look forward to 2023.”

Anna May McHugh also congratulated all of the winners who were awarded at today’s prize-giving ceremony. Supreme World Ploughing Conventional Champion Eamonn Tracey from Carlow will again represent Ireland in next year’s World Ploughing Contest in Latvia. And Supreme World Ploughing Champion John Whelan from Wexford will take part in the Reversible Class.

Sun beginning to set as one of the most successful Ploughing Championships draws to a close

As the traffic flows from the car parks this evening, the total attendance figure for the 91^ST National Ploughing Championships came to a massive 277,000 over the 3 days, with exhibitors and visitors alike thoroughly enjoying themselves. This marks one of the most successful National Ploughing Championships to date as it returned for the first time in three years to its full glory.

NPA Managing Director Anna May McHugh said, “The overall mood for this year’s Ploughing has been incredibly buoyant and positive. With so much for visitors to enjoy from quality livestock and serious machinery to fashion, celebrities, tik tokers and sports stars galore there was something for every member of the family to enjoy.”

The coveted 2022 Best Brown Bread Baker title went to Darragh O’Brien from Co Kildare, his bread will be sold in Aldi stores nationwide and he will receive €15,000 for his triumph. It is the first time that a man has won the National Brown Bread Baking Competition, sponsored by Aldi and run in conjunction with the ICA, since its inception in the early 1950s.

FarmDroid FD20 beat very stiff competition to be announced as the prestigious National Ploughing Championships ‘Machine of the Year’. The FarmDroid FD20 is the world’s first fully automatic robot that can take care of both sowing and weed control. The robot enables farmers to reduce the cost of sowing and weed control while doing it CO2 neutral, and pesticide-free. Furthermore, the robot reduces or even eliminates the need for exhausting, manual work.

In the style stakes, Aisling Stack from Listowel, Co Kerry won the ‘Most Appropriately Dressed Lady’ competition her prize is an exclusive weekend break in the luxurious Wineport Lodge Hotel in Westmeath. And Tipperary’s Gavin Clarke was awarded a €500 voucher from the stylish Manley’s Menswear in Athy, Co Kildare.

In the ploughing competition Eamonn Tracey from Carlow won the overall conventional class, while Wexford man John Whelan won the Reversible Ploughing competition. Both men will again represent Ireland at the World Ploughing contest next year.

The affiliate’s flags were lowered as part of the 67^th World Ploughing Contest Closing Ceremony and the Irish World Board member Anna May McHugh officially handed over the WPO flag to the 2023 host Latvia’s Augars Laursnovis. The Conventional & Reversible World Ploughing Champions will be announced at tonight’s Gala Banquet.

The NPA would like to wish everyone a safe journey home and thank all for making this one of the most successful Championships of all time.

Ploughing 2022

Results - Monday 19th September

3 FURROW CONVENTIONAL PLOUGH CLASS - JUNIOR

3 FURROW CONVENTIONAL PLOUGH CLASS – JUNIOR

Class: 3 FURROW Junior Plough Class – Monday 19th Sept 2022
COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Sheet 2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Louth	23	Leslie	W alsh	68	51	119
Clare	24	Eddie	Hannan	74	61	135	10	125
Tipperary North	25	Ciaran	Milne	81	57	138
Cavan	26	Andrew	Tully	103	97	200
Longford	27	John	Campbell	55	27	82
Limerick	28	Pat	O’Riordan	69	61	130
Westmeath	29	Andrew	Ennis	68	54	122
Cork East	30	Jim	Barrett	98	88	186
Wicklow	334	Martin	Barnes	53	50	103

3 FURROW CONVENTIONAL PLOUGH CLASS - SENIOR

Class: 3 FURROW Senior Plough Class – Monday 19th Sept 2022
COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Sheet 2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Kildare	13	Kieran	Dunne	106	98	204
Cork West	14	Matthew	Coakley	101	98	199
Carlow	15	Richard	Keegan	97	85	182
Tipperary South	16	Noel	Howley	101	87	182
Wexford	18	Billy	Donnelly	110	102	212
Kerry	19	Colm	Dinnen	109	117	226
Roscommon	20	Paddy	Beirne	87	86	173
Waterford	21	James	Prendergast	108	102	210
Laois	22	Alan	Davis	103	98	201

U21 CONVENTIONAL PLOUGH CLASS - JUNIOR

Class: U21 Conventional Junior Plough Class – Monday 19th Sept 2022
COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Sheet 2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Offaly	7	James	Mahon	71	75	146
Dublin	8	Seán	White	96	98	194
Kerry	9	Daniel	Burke	74	63	137
Longford	10	Daniel	Haughey	75	69	144
Leitrim	11	David	Johnston	46	50	96
Galway	12	Gavin	Kelly	91	92	183

U21 CONVENTIONAL PLOUGH CLASS - SENIOR

Class: U21 Conventional Senior Plough Class – Monday 19th Sept 2022
COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Sheet 2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Kilkenny	1	Shane	Doyle	106	114	220
Wexford	2	Thomas	Jackman	93	99	192
Northern Ireland – Down	3	Jonathan	Lemon	103	104	207
Cork West	4	Noel	Nyhan	97	103	200
Laois	5	Cormac	Good	78	82	160
Cork West	6	Geoffrey	Wycherley Jr.	107	100	207

Results - Tuesday 20th September

INTERMEDIATE CONVENTIONAL PLOUGH CLASS

Class: Intermediate Conventional Plough Class – Tuesday 20th Sept 2022
COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Sheet 2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Waterford	59	Maurice	W alsh	91	107	198
Louth	60	Enda	McKeown	94	91	185
Kilkenny	61	John	Cottrell	103	100	203
Longford	62	Sean	Monaghan	102	110	212
Mayo	63	Ger	Sheridan	101	103	204
Cork East	64	Michael	Lenihan	92	100	192
Kilkenny	65	T ony	McGrath	99	108	207
Kilkenny	66	T ommy	Cuddihy	100	106	206
Laois	67	Padraig	Brandon	123	122	245
Donegal	69	Harry	Mallon	101	107	208
Laois	70	DJ	McHugh	102	100	202
Wexford	71	Frank	Cullen	117	115	232
Cork West	72	Gerard	Kirby	104	106	210
Offaly	73	Trevor	Cobbe	101	107	208
Waterford	74	Philip	Murphy	94	101	195
Meath	75	David	Borland	99	105	204
Louth	76	Eamonn	McKeown	91	98	189

INTERMEDIATE CONVENTIONAL PLOUGH CLASS

Wicklow	77	Liam	Hamilton	87	103	190
Offaly	78	Jonathan	Murray	87	93	180
Meath	79	Matt	Duffy	91	98	189
Kerry	80	Derek	O’ Driscoll	96	100	196

INTERMEDIATE REVERSIBLE PLOUGH CLASS

Class: Intermediate Reversible Plough Class – Tuesday 20th Sept 2022
COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Sheet 2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Westmeath	97	John	Sweeney	48	76	124
Tipperary North	98	Joseph	Slattery	112	98	210
Laois	99	Patsy	Condron	102	104	206
Offaly	100	Dermot	Ryan	102	97	199
Tipperary South	101	Tom	Lonergan	109	91	200
Limerick	102	Colin	Ruttle	112	105	217
Kilkenny	103	Daniel	O’ Dwyer	92	82	174
Kildare	104	Cormac	Duggan	91	78	169
Kerry	105	Patrick	Boyle	92	84	176
Kerry	106	T ommy	McCarthy	104	91	195
Cork East	107	Paddy	Harrington	104	84	188
Cork West	108	Michael	Wycherley	120	113	233
Waterford	109	Jimmy	Cotter	115	107	222
Kerry	110	Michael	O’ Halloran	106	111	217
Waterford	111	Conor	Butler	97	94	191
Wexford	335	Eric	Wickham	103	100	203

Class: Senior Conventional Test Match - Tuesday 20th Sept 2022

Class: Senior Conventional Test Match – Tuesday 20th Sept 2022

County	Plot No.	Name	Surname	Day 1	Day 2	Day 2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
				Total	Sheet 1	Sheet 2
Cork West	311	Kieran Coakley		222	95	115	432
Longford	312	Anthony Reynolds		201	85	104	390
Donegal	313	Matthew Simms		230	101	108	439
Cork West	314	Jim Grace		218	102	103	423	10	413
Westmeath	315	Christy Carton		235	106	114	455
Wexford	316	Sean Keating		241	102	116	459			3rd
Carlow	317	Sean Tracey		234	105	116	455
Donegal	318	Gary Simms		225	110	132	467			2nd
Carlow	319	Eamonn Tracey		249	111	123	483			1st
Wexford	320	Martin Kehoe		240	97	121	458

Class: Kverneland Reversible Test Match - Tuesday 20th Sept 2022

Class: Kverneland Reversible Test Match – Tuesday 20th Sept 2022

County	Plot No.	Name	Surname	Day 1	Day 2	Day 2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
				Total	Sheet 1	Sheet 2
Wexford	323	John Whelan		248	117	125	490			1st
Offaly	324	Enda Kelly		208	108	92	408			4th
Wexford	325	Dan Donnelly		237	119	110	466			3rd
Cork West	326	Liam O’Driscoll		204	102	93	399
Cork West	327	Ger Coakley		251	126	99	476			2nd
Wicklow	328	Tom Donnelly		196	101	83	380
Kilkenny	329	Gary Ireland		225	101	72	398
Laois	330	James Ryan		205	95	83	383
Laois	331	Karl Davis		220	96	71	387
Kilkenny	332	Brian Ireland		183	82	58	323

U28 CONVENTIONAL PLOUGH CLASS - JUNIOR

Class: U28 Conventional Junior Plough Class – Tuesday 20th Sept 2022
COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Sheet 2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Kilkenny	90	PJ	Hartley	92
Westmeath	91	Jack	Kearney	32
Mayo	92	Shane	Duffy	78
Tipperary North	94	Ethan	Harding	93
Kerry	95	Shane	Godley	50

U28 CONVENTIONAL PLOUGH CLASS - SENIOR

Class: U28 Conventional Senior Plough Class – Tuesday 20th Sept 2022
COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Sheet 2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Kildare	81	Denis	Dunne	101
Laois	82	Ian	Corcoran	58
Tipperary South	83	Lorcan	Bergin	97
Louth	84	Conor	McKeown	110			5	105
Carlow	85	John	Murphy	109
Monaghan	86	Padraig	Deery	70
Cork East	87	Jamie	Hayes	90
Donegal	88	Lee	Simms	95
Cork West	89	James	O’ Sullivan	103

U28 REVERSIBLE PLOUGH CLASS

Class: U28 Reversible Plough Class – Tuesday 20th Sept 2022
COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Sheet 2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Cork West	112	Florence	Wycherley	102	103	205
Wexford	113	Jason	Caulfied	103	95	198
Kilkenny	114	Conor	Ryan	67	73	140	5	135
Wexford	115	Stephen	Whelan	104	116	220
Cork West	116	Connor	Farrell	102	108	210
Offaly	117	Diarmuid	Bracken	87	92	179	5	174

U40 HORSE PLOUGH CLASS

Class: U40 Horse Plough Class – Tuesday 20th Sept 2022
COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Sheet 2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Sligo	118	Dean	Hall	55
Galway	119	Killian	Lydon	86
Cork East	121	Jeremiah	Delaney	85
Monaghan	122	Eoin	Hand	96
Kerry	123	Johnatan	Trant	87

VINTAGE 2 FURROW TRAILER PLOUGH CLASS

Class: Vintage 2 Furrow Trailer Plough Class – Tuesday 20th Sept 2022
COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Sheet 2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Carlow	124	Sean	Murphy	92
Wexford	126	Jim	Cullen	99
Northern Ireland – Down	127	David	Grattan	101
Cork West	128	John	Woulfe	82
Tipperary South	129	Liam	Morris	59
Kerry	130	Aeneas	Horan	100
Longford	131	Charlie	Stewart	90
Dublin	132	Cyril	McGuinness	85
Kildare	133	Paddy	Connolly	94
Meath	134	Tom	McCabe	89
Wicklow	135	T ommy	Pierce	93

Results - Wednesday 21st September 2022

Class: Junior A Conventional Plough Class - Wednesday 21st Sept 2022

Class: Junior A Conventional Plough Class – Wednesday 21st Sept 2022
COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Sheet 2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Kerry	136	Michael P	Donegan	107	89	196			3rd
Tipperary North	137	Tom	Duffy	102	90	192			5th
Mayo	138	Ger	Canny	95	90	185
Laois	139	John Paul	Fenlon	85	70	155
Cork East	140	Michael	Hannon	83	71	154
Kildare	141	Brian	Dunne	92	92	184
Clare	142	Patrick	Quinn	98	93	191
Kerry	143	Philip	Healy	105	90	195			4th
Dublin	144	Barry	White	104	95	199			2nd
Clare	145	Frank	Corbett	82	79	161
Cork East	146	Joseph	Twomey	90	83	173
Westmeath	147	Paul	Daly	85	73	158
Galway	148	Eamon	Burke	107	96	203			1st
Mayo	149	Paddy	Sheridan	71	67	138
Clare	150	Ger	Frost	88	75	163
Tipperary South	152	John	O’ Brien Jnr	99	83	182
Longford	153	Martin	Reilly	95	84	179

Class: Junior B Conventional Plough Class - Wednesday 21st Sept 2022


COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Sheet 2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Dublin	154	Noel	Sutton	82	85	167			1st
Wicklow	155	Robert	Roe	84	80	164			2nd
Monaghan	156	Ciaran	McConnon	67	87	154			3rd
Sligo	157	W alter	Kivlehan	55	62	117
Wicklow	159	Willie	Byrne	53	59	112
Westmeath	160	Gerard	Halpin	57	64	121
Galway	161	Sean	Gilligan	69	65	134			5th
Cavan	162	Patrick	Donnellan	59	51	110
Sligo	163	William	Hall	49	47	96
Cavan	164	Jim	Vogan	48	47	95
Roscommon	165	John	Hanley	57	71	128
Monaghan	166	Seamus	McConnon	75	75	150			4th

MACRA CONVENTIONAL PLOUGH CLASS

Class: Macra Conventional Plough Class – Wednesday 21st Sept 2022
COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Kerry	179	Richard	O’ Mahony	76
Wexford	180	Shane	Caulfield	98				2nd
Cork West – Carbery	181	Andrew	O’ Donovan	84
Leitrim	182	Gavin	Harte	70
Cork East – Imokilly	183	William	Mulcahy	101				1st
Offaly	184	Gerard	Mahon	92				3rd

FARMERETTE CONVENTIONAL PLOUGH CLASS

Class: Farmerette Conventional Plough Class – Wednesday 21st Sept 2022
COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Offaly	168	Emma	Gowing	83
Cavan	169	Charlene	Magee	61
Donegal	170	Kim	McKinney	76
Kilkenny	171	Siobhan	Dermody	98				4th
Galway	172	Maura	Canning	92				5th
Cork East	173	Orla	Hayes	90
Kerry	174	Martina	Flynn	90
Longford	175	Sinead	Monaghan	100				3rd
Laois	176	Lorna	Byrne	81
Cork West	177	Ellen	Nyhan	103				2nd
Monaghan	178	Joanne	Deery	107				1st

SENIOR HORSE PLOUGH CLASS

Class: Senior Horse Plough Class – Wednesday 21st Sept 2022
COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Sligo	185	Colman	Cogan	58
Galway	186	Michael	Burke	86
Monaghan	187	Noel	Hand	96				1st
Galway	188	Gerry	Reilly	93				2nd
Kerry	189	Moss	Trant	78
Cork East	190	JJ	Delaney	87				3rd
Roscommon	191	James	Coffey	53
Wicklow	192	Les	Hanbidge	78

VINTAGE 2 FURROW MOUNTED PLOUGH CLASS

Class: Vintage 2 Furrow Mounted Plough Class – Wednesday 21st Sept 2022
COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Sheet 2	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Wexford	193	Nick	Cullen	104	112	216			1st
Sligo	194	Seamus	McDaniels	40	58	98
Wicklow	195	Paddy	Doyle	84	89	173
Cavan	196	Padraig	McCabe	55	64	119
Cork West	197	John	O’Neill	80	86	166
Carlow	198	Liam	O’Reilly	73	94	167
Clare	199	W alter	Moroney	68	75	143
Kilkenny	200	T ommy	Kielthy	79	80	159
Leitrim	201	Michael	Dolan	42	55	97
Kerry	202	Mike	Brosnan	45	62	107
Donegal	203	Alan	Simms	97	92	189
Cork East	204	Phelim	Cotter	69	84	153
Louth	205	Gerry	Byrne	63	73	136	4	132
Kildare	206	Bobby	Owen	41	62	103
Galway	207	Joe	Kelly	58	79	137
Tipperary South	208	John	O’Brien	47	66	113
Tipperary North	209	Ray	Clancy	93	103	196			4th

VINTAGE 2 FURROW MOUNTED PLOUGH CLASS

Dublin	210	Eamonn	White	66	82	148
Meath	211	Oliver	Smyth	96	105	201			2nd
Waterford	212	Tom	Beausang	101	99	200			3rd
Northern Ireland – Down	213	Jack	Moore	78	89	167	4	163
Longford	214	Billy	Stewart	56	62	118
Laois	215	Austin	Armitage	53	62	115

Results - Thursday 22nd September 2022

NOVICE 2 FURROW CONVENTIONAL PLOUGH CLASS - JUNIOR

Class: Novice Conventional Junior Plough Class – Thursday 22nd Sept 2022
COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Roscommon	225	Dylan	Hoare	79
Kerry	226	Sarah	Donegan	78
Dublin	227	Neasán	Kerrigan	101				1st
Mayo	228	Patrick	Biggins	91				2nd
Longford	229	Niall	Tully	76
Cavan	230	Dean	Reilly	70
Meath	231	Eimear	Duffy	90				3rd
Louth	232	Paddy	McGuinness	86
Sligo	233	Shane	Feely	57

Class: Novice Reversible Plough Class - Thursday 22nd Sept 2022

Class: Novice Reversible Plough Class – Thursday 22nd Sept 2022
COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Cork West	234	Eugene	O’ Donovan	90
Offaly	235	John	Bracken	111				1st
Wexford	236	Luke	O’ Dwyer	101				2nd
Kilkenny	237	Mark	Srouji	87
Kerry	238	Breanndán	W alsh	99				3rd

NOVICE 2 FURROW CONVENTIONAL PLOUGH CLASS - SENIOR

Class: Novice Conventional Senior Plough Class – Thursday 22nd Sept 2022
COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Cork West	216	Katie	Hayes	104				1st
Laois	217	Kevin	O’Connor	63
Cork East	218	Billy	O’Connell	81
Kildare	219	Ailish	Osborne	102				2nd
Galway	220	Alannah	Murphy	87
Donegal	221	Paul	Sheridan	82
Offaly	222	Eoin	Maher	96
Kilkenny	223	Kyle	Boukle	100
Wexford	224	DJ	Donnelly	101				3rd

SPECIAL HORSE PLOUGH CLASS

Class: Special Horse Plough Class – Thursday 22nd Sept 2022
COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Mayo	247	Eamon	McDonagh	79
Galway	248	James	Kilgarrif	100				1st
Sligo	249	Colman	Cogan	60
Wicklow	250	Thomas	Pierce	78
Kerry	252	Moss	Trant	81				3rd
Cork East	254	Jeremiah	Delaney	89				2nd

STANDARD 3 FURROW REVERSIBLE PLOUGH CLASS

Class: Standard 3 Furrow Reversible Plough Class – Thursday 22nd Sept 2022
COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Wexford	240	Noel	Byrne	116				1st
Donegal	241	Hugh	Gillespie	81
Laois	242	Kieran	Lilly	95
Tipperary South	243	Sean	O’ Brien	92
Cork West	244	Timothy	Lawlor	102				2nd
Offaly	245	Frankie	Gowing	101				3rd
Waterford	246	Kieran	Hennebry	68

VINTAGE SINGLE FURROW MOUNTED PLOUGH CLASS

Class: Vintage Single Furrow Mounted Plough Class – Thursday 22nd Sept 2022
COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Wexford	255	Willie	Hayden	92				1st
Kilkenny	256	Peter	McDonald	67
Cork West	257	Gordon	Jennings	85				2nd
Dublin	258	Eoin	Buttle	80				4th
Cork East	259	Trevor	Fleming	84				3rd
Longford	260	William	Stewart	64
Sligo	261	Alex	Hunter	68
Tipperary North	262	Jas	Hough	77
Donegal	263	Mark	Simms	61
Waterford	264	Oliver	Power	71

VINTAGE SINGLE FURROW PEDESTRIAN CLASS

Class: Vintage SF Pedestrian Plough Class – Thursday 22nd Sept 2022
COUNTY	PLOT NO.	Name	Surname	Sheet 1	Gross	Penalty	Nett	Place
Meath	266	Gavan	Duffy	75				1st
Wexford	265	Joe	Kehoe	60				2nd
Dublin	269	Richard	Duffy	56				3rd
Clare	267	Francis	Naughton	46
Dublin	268	Benny	Usher	42

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