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78,000 attend final day of Ploughing 2024
Amy Forde
National Ploughing Association managing director Anna May McHugh said that the overall mood for this year’s Ploughing was incredibly buoyant and positive.
18 September 2024 Dealer
Ploughing 2025 in Tullamore?
Between comments to local radio and hotels being booked out for next year, the Dealer is hearing plenty of talk about Tullamore as a destination for Ploughing 2025.
13 September 2024 News
Visit the Irish Farmers Journal stand
Adam Woods takes a look at what’s happening on the Irish Farmers Journal stand at the 2024 National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois.
All in place for an event that ‘takes on a life of its own’
Preparations are moving along swiftly according to NPA managing director Anna Marie McHugh.
11 September 2024 News
'Farmers have been really good to us'
With less than a week to go to Ploughing 2024, Amy Forde spoke to assistant managing director of the NPA, Anna Marie McHugh, ahead of the event.
11 September 2024 News
Brown bread baking competition is back
Eight brown bread bakers will take part in the semi-finals at the Ploughing.
11 September 2024 Ploughing Championships
Honorary doctorates galore
McGuinness took the opportunity to congratulate the agriculture and food science who also graduated that day.
11 September 2024 Dealer
Child safety wristbands to return to Ploughing 2024
Children's parents or guardians can write their phone number on the wristbands to allow for a means of contact should the child wander.
2 September 2024 News
‘All go’ in Ratheniska ahead of Ploughing 2024
The smallest cost in going to the ploughing is what exhibitors pay the NPA, Anna Marie McHugh said.
28 August 2024 News
Anna May McHugh awarded honorary degree from Trinity
McHugh 'the worthy recipient of countless honours for her 70 years of services rendered to Irish agriculture and culture'.
14 June 2024 News
Final call for applications for innovation awards at Ploughing
Applications for the Innovation Arena Awards close on Friday 7 June at 5pm. The Innovation Arena is hosted in partnership with the National Ploughing Association.
20 May 2024 News
NPA secures new sponsor for brown bread-making competition
A cash prize of €5,000 and a NEFF oven is up for grabs for the winning brown bread maker.
16 May 2024 News