National Ploughing Championships
All systems go in Screggan, Tullamore ahead of Ploughing 2016
It’s all systems go in Screggan, Tullamore, Co. Offaly ahead of Day One of the 2016 National Ploughing Championships. The...
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Plan your route to the National Ploughing Championships 2016
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National Ploughing Championships
Watch: Exclusive First Look Video Of Tractor Football at the Ploughing
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National Ploughing Championships
Lely's live robotic milking and zero grazing return to the Ploughing
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National Ploughing Championships
5 things anyone going to the Ploughing should check out at this year's event
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to visit the National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Tullamore, Co. Offaly from September...
