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Family fun and heritage at Colmcille Ploughing Festival on Sunday

The Colmcille Ploughing Association are pleased to announce that this year's event takes place on Sunday, August 21 on the lands of Mr Patrick Kiernan, Lettergunnell, Balinalee on his farm in Glenmore. This year's event promises to be bigger and ...

20 Aug 2022 at 13:06

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Excitement mounts in Longford as National Ploughing Championships set for a huge comeback

A team of six ploughing competitors represented Longford at the National Ploughing Championships, behind closed gates from Wednesday, September 15 to Friday, September 17, 2021 in Ratheniska, Co Laois. The event was a master class of ...

25 Mar 2022 at 17:00

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Organisers navigate Covid challenges to plan top class Longford ploughing event

...has a good, enjoyable day and that they go home satisfied and with no extra stress,” he concluded. Pictured: LONGFORD PLOUGHING ASSOCIATION will make a donation to St Christopher's Services, in light of the strong bond between the Kiernan family and St...

25 Mar 2022 at 15:00

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Longford Ploughing fondly remembers departed friends

...Club and hosted Abbeyshrule’s first Vintage Rally. Together, Bertie and his wife Edre, worked passionately for LONGFORD PLOUGHING ASSOCIATION. Edre gave fifteen years of unbroken service as our Treasurer. Each year Edre makes the Sash for presenting to the...

23 Mar 2022 at 19:00

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Success of Longford Ploughing is down to the great people involved

...as one of the best in the country outside of the national championships, are no exception. Chairperson of the LONGFORD PLOUGHING ASSOCIATION Cynthia Geelan Cruise has been extra busy over the past few weeks in particular following the birth of a baby boy....

23 Mar 2022 at 17:00

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Longford Senator urges Robbie Keane to donate FAI wages to help grassroots soccer clubs

Fine Gael Senator Micheál Carrigy has said that former Irish soccer international player Robbie Keane should donate the salary that he is still earning from the FAI to local grassroots clubs. Keane, who joined Mick McCarthy's staff ...

24 Mar 2022 at 20:42

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A flavour of Longford Ploughing 2022

...from the National Ploughing in Screggan Tullamore in 2019. The winner of the Farmerette class will receive the LONGFORD PLOUGHING ASSOCIATION Tiara and ‘Queen of the Plough Sash’, specially handcrafted by Edre Mills. Crowning the Queen of the Plough,...

24 Mar 2022 at 19:00

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Longford Ploughing venue is steeped in history

The field on which Sunday’s County Longford Ploughing competition is being held once belonged to the Glennon Family and the second field belonged to the Gaffney Family one of who emigrated to the United States and founded the town ...

24 Mar 2022 at 15:00

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Longford’s accomplished national medal winners

...built up with my father and he bought me a brand-new match plough. He must have seen some potential in me.” The LONGFORD PLOUGHING ASSOCIATION are really progressive and make every effort to send teams to other county matches. Martin said he was delighted...

26 Mar 2022 at 19:00

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Granard haulage firm delighted to sponsor return of Longford ploughing championships

Raymond Farrell of Robinstown Haulage is the main sponsors for the 86th annual championships on the grounds of John and Helen Kiernan at Carragh, Granard. It’s a mere stone’s throw from the hunting ground of proud Edgeworthstown ...

26 Mar 2022 at 17:00

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Kiernan family relishing chance to host Longford ploughing

Two years on from its last staging prior to the onset of Covid-19, the county Longford Ploughing Championships is back in the north Longford town of Granard. Its setting is on lands owned by John and Helen Kiernan from Carragh, ...

23 Mar 2022 at 15:00

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Farming YouTube sensations to meet for first time at County Longford Ploughing Championships

...Adrian Morris, who hosts ‘IFarm WeFarm’ will meet for the very first time at the County Ploughing on March 27. LONGFORD PLOUGHING ASSOCIATION PRO Luke Casey explained, “Some years ago, fans were suggesting our video farming superstars should get together...

05 Mar 2022 at 08:00

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