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26 Mar 2026

IN PICTURES: Excitement builds ahead of National Ploughing Championships in Tullamore

IN PICTURES: Excitement builds ahead of National Ploughing Championships in Tullamore

IN PICTURES: Excitement builds ahead of National Ploughing Championships in Tullamore

Ireland’s competitors for the upcoming World Ploughing Contest, Jer Coakley, West Cork (Reversible class) and Martin Kehoe, Wexford (Conventional class), received a warm send-off today ahead of their departure to Prague, where the 70th World Ploughing will take place. They will join 49 competitors from 26 countries.  Jer Coakley, the defending 2024 World Champion, while Martin Kehoe, 3 times World Champion has battled his way back onto the World Stage for the first time since 1999 (26 years ago).

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