Latest Laois News: National Ploughing Championships stay in Laois for another year
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 19th to 21st 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.
A full house at the National Ploughing Association awards and banquet in Portlaoise.
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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.
Lorna Byrne from Laois celebrates with her family, Kate, Sean, Elizabeth, Neil and Gillian at the National Ploughing Association awards and banquet in Portlaoise.
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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.”
Laois winners Lorna Byrne and Padraig Brandon with members of Laois Ploughing at the National Ploughing Association awards and banquet in Portlaoise.
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“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.”
Announcing Ploughing 2023 for Ratheniska, Co. Laois 19th, 20th & 21st September are site owners Clive Carter, David Carter and Diarmuid Drennan with Patsy Condron, NPA Director for Laois at the National Ploughing Association awards and banquet in Portlaoise.
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Announcing Ploughing 2023 for Ratheniska, Co. Laois 19th, 20th & 21st September are landowners with NPA directors and Minister Sean Fleming at the National Ploughing Association awards and banquet in Portlaoise.
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Intermediate Conventional winner Padraig Brandon from Laois is presented with the JJ Sheedy Cup, NPA Trophy and Gold medal by Minister Sean Fleming TD and Mick Mahon, NPA chairman at the National Ploughing Association awards and banquet in Portlaoise.
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Farmerette Class, Lorna Byrne from Laois is presented with the J.J. O’Dwyer Cup for the Youngest Lady Competitor by Minister Sean Fleming TD and Mick Mahon, NPA chairman at the National Ploughing Association awards and banquet in Portlaoise.
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Standard 3 Furrow Reversible winner Noel Byrne from Wexford is presented with the John McHugh Memorial Cup, NPA Trophy and Gold medal by Minister Sean Fleming TD; DJ McHugh and Mick Mahon, NPA chairman at the National Ploughing Association awards and banquet in Portlaoise.
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Chief Suprintendent John Scanlan receives a presentation from James Sutton, NPA president at the National Ploughing Association awards and banquet in Portlaoise.
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Anna May McHugh with some of the staff and helpers at the National Ploughing Association awards and banquet in Portlaoise.
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Diarmuid and Anne Drennan at the National Ploughing Association awards and banquet in Portlaoise.
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Betty and Har Ramsbottom at the National Ploughing Association awards and banquet in Portlaoise.
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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.
Laois Ploughing chairman JP Fenlon speaking at the National Ploughing Association awards and banquet in Portlaoise.
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