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
National Ploughing Championships
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
New farmers’ political party has become ‘serious discussion point’ in Oireachtas
Contentious issues among disaffected rural voters include turf-cutting, nitrates, bog rewetting, roads investment and forestry privatisation
Ploughing Championships: World record broken for wellies thrown at same time
‘Hundreds of wellingtons flew through the air’: Macra na Feirme says 995 people took part in the record-breaking feat in Co Laois
Miriam Lord at the Ploughing: Where there’s muck, there’s brass necks
The rain poured, paths became surging rivers, and words cascaded from Michael D at the first day of The Ploughing
Ploughing Championships: Wet weather hits attendance figures as Minister is challenged by farmers
‘You need to get fighting’: Farming group representative tackles Charlie McConalogue over EU nitrates derogation
In Pictures: National Ploughing Championships gets off to a wet and muddy start
President Michael D Higgins opened the agricultural event which is expected to be visited by some 300,000 people over its three-day run
Climate change will cause ‘big changes in diet’, says President Higgins
Speaking at Ploughing Championships, Higgins criticises market-led farming and food production industry in Europe
Ireland needs greater use of average speed cameras to reduce crashes, Minister says
‘Worrying trend’ in road death must be tackled with more use of technology on the roads, minister says
Ploughing Championships 2023: Tuesday’s events, weather forecast, map and all you need to know
Michael D Higgins to launch event in Ratheniska, Co Laois, as politicians and punters descend
Ploughing Championships 2023: All you need to know, from weather forecast to welly throwing
Directions, tickets and highlights of Ireland’s primary agricultural festival that sees up to 70,000 attendees in a day
How Ireland’s young farmers are facing up to their generation’s financial, social, and environmental challenges
Ahead of the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois, several young people speak about what it means to be involved in farming today
National Ploughing Championships expects 300,000 visitors across three days in Co Laois
Europe’s ‘largest outdoor exhibition’ will feature 1,700 trade sites
DCC subsidiary Certa acquires renewable energy specialist
Alternative Energy Ireland, which has been in operation since 2007, designs and installs renewable energy systems
Sowing salvation: Free Presbyterian Church tent ‘heaving’ at Ploughing Championships
The ‘Wee Frees’ have moved along way their image of being ‘the DUP at prayer’
Heavy rain follows the sunshine on final day of the National Ploughing Championships
Wednesday saw record attendance of 115,500 people at Ratheniska, Co Laois
Calls for Government to issue 1,000 work permits for farming sector
Supply of farm workers from eastern European countries has largely dried up
Edwin Poots: ‘I’m very happy and relaxed in my own skin’
North’s agriculture minister is enjoying his first visit to the National Ploughing Championships
Miriam Lord: Welly-waving politicians fight for attention at the Ploughing
MEPs paraded around Ploughing as fonts of knowledge about EU farm payments and form filling
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