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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 cultivation ...

25 Mar 2022 at 17:00

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A flavour of Longford Ploughing 2022

Over many years the best tractor ploughmen in Ireland competed at the Longford Ploughing match. The Longford Ploughing is six months after the National Ploughing and leading ploughmen keen for a challenge against the strongest talents have ...

24 Mar 2022 at 19:00

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Longford’s accomplished national medal winners

Daniel Haughey won a silver medal in the U21 Conventional Junior Plough Class, with Andrew Stewart and Martin Reilly both finishing third in the U28 Conventional Junior Plough Class and Junior Conventional Plough Class A Grade, ...

26 Mar 2022 at 19:00

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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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PICTURES | Big gallery of sunny images as Longford ploughing makes spectacular return

Use the Arrows < > above to go through the gallery It was a day for the 99s and the aroma of beautiful barbequed food filled the air as record crowds flocked to the sun kissed County Longford Ploughing Championships at ...

31 Mar 2022 at 22:33

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Plaudits as Longford's St Patrick's Day parade winners announced

No fewer than 17 different groups and associations took home prizes over the course of an afternoon that is still the topic of much conversation across the county. Longford Athletics Club walked away with the event's ...

05 Apr 2022 at 10:00

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Longford man's specialist recruitment firm achieves a notable Irish first

Specialist financial services recruitment firm, Coopman Search & Selection has become the first recruitment company headquartered in Ireland to become a Certified B Corporation. Established in 2019 by Longford-born ...

16 Dec 2021 at 19:14

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Longford among the medals at National Ploughing Championships

A true ‘Ploughing’ master class was on display with the finest ploughmen and women from all over the country battling it out on 150 acres in 22 separate classes over the 3 days as old friend’s reunited and new ...

28 Sept 2021 at 08:00

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Granard students to rear five Angus calves in unique schools competition

At a special event at the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois last week, RTE broadcaster Carl Mullan revealed the six schools that will compete for the overall winners crown and he also ...

28 Sept 2021 at 09:00

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Longford among the medals at the 90th National Ploughing Championships

Three Longford competitors featured among the medals at the 90th National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois with the focus firmly back on the Association’s ploughing roots. A true ‘Ploughing’ ...

20 Sept 2021 at 10:23

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Full text of open letter to the Minister of Justice Helen McEntee and Garda Commissioner Drew Harris from the people of Longford

Following a resurgence of criminally violent acts in Longford in the last three months, it is long overdue for this sort of crime, which is hugely contributing to Longford’s reputational damage, to be ...

27 Apr 2022 at 19:00

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A flavour of Longford Ploughing 2023

Next Sunday, our local ploughing competitors will be focused on qualifying to represent County Longford in the National Ploughing Championship 2023 in Ratheniska, Co Laois, which is scheduled for ...

25 Mar 2023 at 11:02

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