Rumour has it that the National Ploughing Championships are heading to Co Carlow next year. Naturally, this won’t be confirmed until after this year’s event in Screggan, Co Offaly, which is on from 18 to 20 September.

The last time the ploughing was in Carlow was 2006, but The Dealer understands that while the site under speculation is near that of 2006 it is not the same one. The 2006 event hosted the World Ploughing Championships.