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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
W exford	265	Joe	Kehoe	60				2nd
Meath	266	Gavan	Duffy	75				1st
Clare	267	Francis	Naughton	46
Dublin	268	Benny	Usher	42				3rd
Dublin	269	Richard	Duffy	56

Great excitement as countdown to ‘Ploughing 2022’ begins

With two weeks to go until Europe’s largest outdoor event kicks off, preparations in Ratheniska, Co Laois are seriously taking shape as this green field transforms into the bustling city that will become #Ploughing2022. There is also an extra buzz this year as Ireland will be hosting the 67th World Ploughing Contest.

World Ploughing Organization General Secretary Anna Marie McHugh said “It is a massive honour for Ireland to welcome international delegations and their supporters from 28 countries all around the globe. Where the very best plough men & women in the world will be battling it out to be crowned ‘World Champion’. International teams have been arriving for the past few weeks and it is fantastic to have some of these teams here with us today.”

Today, the national media were treated to an exciting preview of what to expect at this year’s National & World Ploughing Championships, as the event was officially launched on the site. The media and special guests were entertained by local performers from Laois while prize-winning animals, quality machines, horses and hounds were all on display.

Launching the event, NPA Managing Director Anna May McHugh said “The Championships not only provides a national stage for showcasing 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 is also serious international appeal with exhibitors, global buyers and visitors coming from far flung countries such as France, the USA, UK, Uganda, Germany, India, Poland, Ghana, Belgium, New Zealand, France, Saudi Arabia, Lativa and the Netherlands making ‘Ploughing’ the perfect opportunity to show the very best of Ireland’s food, farming & culture.”

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.

Certa to fuel this year’s ‘Ploughing’ as all roads lead to Laois this September

Spot a ‘Certa ‘billboard road sign and win tickets to this year’s National Ploughing Championships

NPA are delighted to announce Certa will be the official fuel sponsor for this year’s National Ploughing Championships taking place in Ratheniska, Co Laois on September 20^th, 21^st & 22^nd. Celebrating this collaboration, over one hundred promotional road sign billboards have been erected at strategic locations throughout the country.

To be in with a chance to win a pair of complimentary tickets to this year’s event simply take a photo of a sign in your locality and share on NPA/Certa socials (*strictly when safe to do so).

At the Certa/Ploughing launch NPA Managing Director Anna May McHugh spoke of how she was looking forward to working closely with Certa in the run up to and during this year’s Championships. The NPA MD said “I am delighted that Certa are on board this year as the official fuel sponsorship partner of the largest outdoor event in Europe with 300,000 visitors expected throughout the 3 days.

Certa will supply all of the event fuel requirements for the 3 days including fueling all the generators for powering the site, the lighting towers that extend out to a radius of over 30 km from the main site, all the event machinery, upwards of 350 competitors tractors and nearly 50 international competitors who will be battling it out in 67^th World Ploughing Contest.”

Bank of Ireland to Give Away Over 1,000 Hedgerow Plants in Sustainability Drive at National Ploughing Championships

Bank of Ireland is placing an added focus on biodiversity and sustainability at the forthcoming National Ploughing Championships, taking place in Ratheniska, Co Laois between September 20^th and 22^nd. The Bank, which returns this year as an official event partner of the massively popular annual Ploughing showcase, will be giving away over 1,000 Department of Agriculture approved native Irish hedgerow plants to people visiting its stand on the Ratheniska site.

One of the Bank’s central ambitions at the Ploughing focusses on promoting the importance of enhanced biodiversity and sustainability in supporting customers to make their own green transition. The gifting of these plants acts as a further reminder to people of the journey needing to be travelled in order to meet vital environmental challenges. Bank of Ireland will also have personnel on-hand at its event area on all three days to support customers looking to open new current accounts and directly engaging with its agri-sector customers.

Over 30 small companies set to plough for new business at Local Enterprise Village

Small businesses from across the country will have an opportunity to promote themselves at one of Ireland’s biggest events as part of this year’s Local Enterprise Village at the National Ploughing Championships from the 20-22nd September in Rathiniska, County Laois.

The initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) will see 31 small businesses, one from each LEO, take a stand in the Local Enterprise Village in the heart of the Ploughing Championships, opening their businesses up to almost 300,000 prospective customers across the 3 days of the event.

There will be a variety of products and services on show for the visitors to this year’s Ploughing Championships to enjoy, which includes food, fashion, agtech products, farm safety equipment, spirits, sportswear and even skincare for animals!

The Local Enterprise Village was launched by Damien English, T.D., Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail along with some of the businesses that will be involved including handmade children’s furniture company Lucy & Me, luxury natural skincare and home products Jo Browne and Donegal designer Bernie Murphy.

Minister English emphasised how positive it is to have this opportunity back for small businesses; “The Local Enterprise Village at the Ploughing Championships will showcase the very best of our small business community from across the country. I look forward to joining with almost 300,000 people at the Ploughing and have the opportunity to meet with some of the businesses embedded in our communities and who are the drivers of local economic growth and job creation. Visitors to the Village can expect to see the depth and diversity of amazing small businesses who are supported by Government through their Local Enterprise Office.”

Ploughing 2022 gearing up to be a roaring success as exhibitor bookings are pouring in.

Over 80% of the final 2019 outdoor trade exhibition space is already booked. At this stage of the year some categories are completely full, while other areas have limited space available and there are still 7 weeks to go until the big event so based on historical evidence there will definitely be more outdoor bookings over the next couple of weeks – as there always are.

Indoor exhibition stands are 95% of the final numbers when compared to 2019 and again there are bookings still flying in.

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 who will be partaking at the first ploughing since 2019, we continue to make a determined effort to improve exhibitor and visitor experience alike and again this year will be no exception with 37 km of metal roadways, hundreds of staff making the event a great experience for everyone that passes through the gates over the 3 days.

Returning after a full 3 year gap – and in the aftermath of the most devastating global pandemic in my lifetime – we are back and we are hosting a World Contest on our comeback with international delegations from 28 counties from right around the world and exhibition figures to date on a par with August 3^rd 2019 – I honestly never imagined we could have had such a strong comeback and yet here we are -all credit to our fantastic and loyal exhibitor base.”

Have you got what it bakes?

The National Brown Bread Baking Competition is back!

The competition, in association with the National Ploughing Association and The Irish Country Women’s Association, has a first prize of €15,000

Do you know someone that has perfected their brown bread baking skills over the past year or perhaps you can rise to the challenge? If the answer is yes, then this is the competition for you!

ALDI will once again sponsor the National Brown Bread Baking Competition, in association with the National Ploughing Association (NPA) and the Irish Countrywomen’s Association (ICA) for the 8th year.

All finalists will be contacted by Friday August 12th and will be invited to attend the finals from September 20th – 22nd at the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co. Laois. This year is a special year for the National Ploughing Association as they host the 67th World Ploughing Contest at the event.

The competition will open to all members of the public with entrants invited to drop off their freshly baked bread at one of the following ALDI stores on the prescribed date:

The hugely successful Ploughing & FBD: Keeping You Safe Wristband Initiative will return for this year's Championships

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 its full entirety for the first time in three years in Ratheniska, Co Laois on September 20th, 21st & 22nd. This important endeavour will involve the distribution of over 40,000 white wristbands at all of the event entrances, which will allow a contact phone number to be written on the band in case the wearer wanders off amidst the large gathering.

“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 massive crowds that will be in attendance. With 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”, said NPA MD Anna May McHugh.

“A day at Ploughing is a brilliant family day with something of interest for all ages & tastes and children are particularly well catered for with a Playground, Baby Changing Areas, Fun Fair, Pony Games, over 1,000 Animals of all types, Junior Baking Competitions, Sporting Heroes, TV Stars, Sweet & Toy Stands and much more,” she added.

FBD CEO Tomás O’Midheach said “Everyone at FBD Insurance is delighted to return and support Ploughing this year. We are especially pleased to continue our support for the wristband child safety initiative. Over the years, this important initiative has proved incredibly useful in protecting children should they become separated from their parents or

Exhibitor Bookings Are Pouring In For This Year's National Ploughing Championships As Businesses Avail Of The Special Early Bird Rate

There has been an immense trade interest in exhibiting at this year’s National Ploughing Championships, which will take place in Ratheniska, Co Laois on September 20^th, 21^st & 22^nd. 300,000 visitors are expected to attend Europe’s largest outdoor event, it is widely viewed as the gig of the year highlighting all that is great about Irish companies, food, farming and culture. To guarantee your space and to avail of a special early bird rate book before May 16^th.

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, who will be partaking at the first ‘Ploughing’ in three years. We continue to make a determined effort to improve exhibitor and visitor experience alike, and again this year will be no exception with 30 kilometres of metal roadway, security, lighting, waste removal services, infrastructure and general facilities available on site.”

This year is a particularly exciting one, as Ireland will host the 67^th World Ploughing Contest. World Ploughing Organization General Secretary Anna Marie McHugh said, “it is with great delight that Ireland will welcome ploughing teams and their supporters from 24 countries all over the world where a true masterclass in ploughing will be on display with the most skilled international competitors battling it out throughout the event.”

To book your trade exhibition space or planning your journey to #Ploughing2022 please call 059 8625125 or email info@npa.ie.

National Ploughing AGM Focus On Plans For Return Of Exhibition & Hosting World Event

Date: Wednesday 27^th of April 2022

National Ploughing Association Directors from every county in Ireland attended today’s NPA AGM in Athy, Co Kildare, where a most powerful and productive meeting took place. A full progress report was presented to the meeting detailing the preparations for the 91^stNational Ploughing Championships and 67^th World Ploughing Contest taking place in Ratheniska, Co Laois on September 20^th, 21^st & 22^nd.

The focus of the AGM was firmly on plans for the return of the exhibition after a 2-year break due to Covid-19 and the last minute allocation of the 2022 World Contest to Ireland. The NPA Managing Director Anna May McHugh said, “At the moment it is full steam ahead for this year’s event with bookings pouring in as exhibitors are availing of the special early bird rate until mid-May. It is fantastic to see such a positive reaction from patrons as they are delighted to see the return of the National Ploughing – it’s a very challenging year for the Association with a huge workload ahead – but we are massively excited to be back with the added honour of holding a World Contest.”

To book your trade exhibition space for this year or planning your journey to #Ploughing2022 please call 059 8625125
or email info@npa.ie. Follow us on www.facebook.com/nationalploughing – www.twitter.com/npa.ie – www.instagram.com/nationalploughing

Agri-innovators and businesses invited to enter Enterprise Ireland’s Innovation Arena Competition

The Annual Enterprise Ireland Innovation Arena Competition returns to this year’s National Ploughing Championship in Ratheniska, Co Laois
Closing date for applications for the competition, in partnership with the National Ploughing Association, is June 1st

11^th April 2022– Enterprise Ireland’s Annual Innovation Arena Awards 2022 have today officially been launched, as the competition physically returns to this year’s National Ploughing Championship event.

The Innovation Arena Competition, which is run in partnership with the National Ploughing Association, is an annual competition that invites businesses and innovators in the agritech sector to enter their pioneering agri-related products and services for consideration.

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Ireland To Host The 67th World Ploughing Contest

Ireland will have the tremendous honour of holding this year’s World Ploughing Contest in Ratheniska, Co Laois on September 21^st and 22^nd.

World Ploughing Organisation General Secretary Anna Marie McHugh said “I am delighted today to announce that twenty-five countries from all over the globe from Africa to Australia will be participating in this year’s World Ploughing Contest in Ireland. The very best international ploughing competitors and their teams will be battling it out on Irish soil in September to become supreme World Champions.”

The call came from the World Ploughing Board ‘could another country step up and host the 2022 World Contest’ following the unprecedented cancellation of the event, which had been due to take place this year in Russia. Over the last couple of weeks many meetings have taken place and the final decision was ratified today by NPA and the World Ploughing Organization – the 67th World Ploughing will take place alongside the Nationals in Ratheniska this September with the National Ploughing Championships starting 20th Sept and Worlds 21st/22nd.

There will be huge excitement in Ireland as the World Ploughing Contest comes to Laois for the first time with crowds of hundreds of thousands in attendance and 1,700 exhibitors expected.
To plan for your National Ploughing Championships experience and journey please see www.npa.ie. The NPA team can be contacted on 059 8625125 or email info@npa.ie to assist in any way possible.”

World Ploughing Championships 2022 for Ratheniska. Today 6th April 2022, the executive of the National Ploughing Association announced the World Ploughing for 2022 will be held along with the National Ploughing Championships at Ratheniska, Co Laois 20 - 22 September. From left: Denis Keohane, John Tracey, John Whelan, Mick Mahon, chairman; Anna Marie McHugh, Anna May McHugh, managing director; Patsy Condron, John Deery, Tom Fahey and PJ Lynam. Picture: Alf Harvey.

Great excitement as Ploughing Championship's Exhibition Portal opens for first Ploughing in 3 years!

Book Early To Avail Of Early Bird Rates!

The Trade Exhibition portal for exhibitors to book stand space opens today following much anticipation for all details please see www.npa.ie.

The largest outdoor event on the Irish Calendar is set for a fantastic comeback this year after a two-year absence returning to the familiar venue of Ratheniska, County Laois on September 20^th21^st & 22^nd.

2019 saw the biggest event to date with an attendance of almost 300,000 and already there is an incredibly positive reaction from exhibitors, patrons and visitors alike for #Ploughing2022 as companies are anxious to get back trading and people are keen to do business again.

Anna May McHugh NPA Managing Director said, “I’m delighted to be in a position today to announce that the Trade Exhibition Portal for this year’s National Ploughing Championships is now open following a large volume of enquiries and requests from all over the country and significant international interest.

NPA continue to make a determined effort to improve exhibitor and visitor experience alike, and this year will see the biggest area to date allocated to exhibition and demonstrations. The NPA’s core mission is to create a pleasant, friendly and vibrant place for people, to meet and do business and this is always our priority.”

For information regarding this year’s National Ploughing Championships please see www.npa.ie or call 059 8625125, where our exhibition team will be on hand to assist as you prepare for this year’s event. Follow the build-up and journey to #Ploughing2022

County Ploughing Match Dates 2022 - 2023

Click below for a list of all upcoming qualifying ploughing matches.

THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL PLOUGHING CHAMPIONSHIPS WAS A HUGE SUCCESS

The National Ploughing Championships first established in 1931 celebrated its 90^th anniversary in Ratheniska, Co Laois with the focus firmly back on the Association’s ploughing roots.
A true ‘Ploughing’ master class was on display with the finest ploughmen and women from all over the country battling it out on 150 acres in 22 separate classes over the 3 days as old friend’s reunited and new marvellous memories were made.