Presidential race: Sinn Féin’s ‘game changer’ candidate may be a show of weakness
If Heather Humphreys wins it will be with the assistance of Gavin’s transfers, and vice versa
National Ploughing Championships
Jim Gavin survives gate-gate as mystery over Sinn Féin’s presidential endorsement deepens
Michael D Higgins and Irish Government were at odds again in the week where the Dáil returned
Ireland-UK plan to address North’s Troubles legacy a ‘sea-change’ approach, says Taoiseach
Micheál Martin says Westminster has addressed key issues such as immunity
Best brown bread winner crowned on final day of ploughing championships
Tullamore event ends with total visitor numbers hitting 225,000
Tigh TikTok and the ‘Slurry King’: teenage clicks at the National Ploughing Championships
Eoin Lynch (18) has been enjoying fame since a video proclaiming his love for slurry went viral last year
Meet the travelling cleaner army working 12-hour days at Electric Picnic and the Ploughing Championships
Seasonal workers are the backbone of operations at festivities like the National Ploughing Championships
Nitrates derogation for farmers ‘a top priority’, says Minister
Government is in ‘detailed negotiations’ with the European Commission, says Heydon
National Ploughing Championships: Sun and crowds out for first day of action in Screggan
Some 78,500 people attended the opening day of the event, up 3,000 on last year
President says Israeli counterpart misled him on Irish aid being delivered to Gaza
Michael D Higgins believes Israel and those who support it with armaments should be excluded from United Nations
Presidential election: Jim Gavin rejects suggestion he was Fine Gael supporter
‘Even Mystic Meg does not know’ what is happening with Sinn Féin candidate selection process, says Tánaiste
Child poverty and disability supports will be prioritised in budget, Taoiseach confirms
Micheál Martin also underlined importance of private investment to reach housing figures
Ploughing championships 2025: Everything you need to know about tickets, weather and a site map
Bigger than Oasis, the National Ploughing Championships will attract a quarter of a million people over three days
Ploughing punters prepare for wet and windy conditions
Met Éireann has yellow status rain warning in place for three counties on Monday
The grass ceiling: ‘It’s amazing the number of women who are interested in farming who don’t get the farm’
As female farmers bring innovation and fresh ideas to a traditionally male-dominated industry, change is underfoot in rural Ireland
Occasion of Welsh language cultural festival ‘dramatic and emotional’
To get a sense of the scale of this event, imagine a Gaeltacht concoction of Aosdána, Electric Picnic and the National Ploughing Championships
Joe Grogan inquest: Millionaire farmer died the day after he was married
In the News podcast: Farmer’s extended family questioned validity of marriage the day before his death
Cause of death of Offaly farmer, who died day after he married, unknown due to embalming
Joseph Grogan, Screggan, Tullamore, on whose land this year’s National Ploughing Championships will take place, died in April 2023
Priest appeals for return of ‘God’s Influencer’ relic lost at Ploughing Championships
Lock of Carlo Acutis’s hair, in black box, brought to event as part of drive to attract more people to religious life
Miriam Lord’s week: Dáil return a damp squib as departure lounge fills with exiting TDs
Taoiseach Simon Harris surprises Paschal Donohoe with chocolate gateau as youthful Minister for Public Expenditure celebrates milestone 50th birthday
Bar Council investigating Burke family ‘incident’ at Ploughing Championships, chair says
Simeon Burke letter claiming he is ‘effectively cut out’ from representing clients ‘inaccurate and misleading’, says Seán Guerin SC
RTÉ's Oliver Callan ‘insults everybody equally’ as his rapid-fire jokes fall flat
Radio: RTÉ Radio 1 host sounds like neither the satirical impressionist he is nor the chatshow host he has become. Instead he resembles a stand-up comic flailing around for quick laughs
Field Outing – Frank McNally on an impromptu trip to the National Ploughing Championships
It was a jaunt reminiscent of the inaugural Bloomsday, albeit with more speed and less alcohol
Taoiseach’s stance on general election timing ‘has not changed’ despite Fine Gael’s strong showing in poll
Simon Harris said he is ‘grateful’ to public for ‘giving me a chance’
‘Everything is against you’: Farmers at National Ploughing Championship call for budget supports
Inflated production costs and pressure to reduce fertiliser use were on the minds of farmers
Children with ‘more needs’ may get higher benefit but not in Budget 2025, says Taoiseach
Simon Harris says Michael McGrath’s appointment to EU’s justice portfolio is a ‘vote of confidence’ by Von der Leyen
‘You need your stamina for going around’: Ploughing Championships kick off under sunny skies
Close to 300,000 people expected to attend the three-day agricultural event in Ratheniska, Co Laois
National Ploughing Championships 2024: Tickets, map and all you need to know about ‘Electric Picnic for country folk’
They call it Electric Picnic for country folk, so here’s the lowdown on the biggest event of rural Ireland’s annual social calendar
Ploughing Championships: Three-day-old lamb, a dance champion and Pony Club games set the scene
Media event is held ahead of the National Ploughing Championships in Rathinska, Co Laois, from September 17th to 19th
Lobbying in action: How property owners got the Government to defer the new tax on unused housing land
Records show large correspondence from representative bodies, accountancy firms and individuals objecting to proposed land tax
National Ploughing Championships swings to profit for first post-Covid year
Company had revenues of €6.8 million in 12 months to end of January 2023
Young farmers ‘the way forward’ for changing mindset - but ‘the money’s not in it’
At the National Ploughing Championships, the next generation reflects on challenges in a changing landscape
In pictures: The best snaps from all three days of the National Ploughing Championships
Poor weather dampens attendance figures but more than 200,000 people braved the conditions in Co Laois this week
‘I have the suit in the car’: Food production and a wedding on agenda at Ploughing Championships
Farmers at final day of National Ploughing Championships notice change in weather patterns and nature due to climate change
President ‘overstepping his role’ with comments on diet, says Kerry TD
‘It’s fine for him writing poetry and fancy speeches, but people who have to work hard need meat,’ says Danny Healy-Rae
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