Plough On Podcast: all the highlights from Thursday in Ratheniska

Listen in for all the news, views and highlights from the final day of the National Ploughing Championships.

Barry Murphy

21 September 2023

Plough On Podcast: all the highlights from Thursday in Ratheniska

Listen in for all the news and views at Ploughing 2023.

Welcome to Plough On, the Irish Farmers Journal daily podcast for Ploughing 2023.

Our team is releasing a podcast each day of this week’s National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois.

In Thursday's episode, Barry Murphy, Rachel Donovan, Noel Bardon and Sarah McIntosh were on the ground for the final day of the Ploughing, talking to farmers and politicians about their highlights, the weather, prices, climate targets and more.

Listen in for the latest.

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