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The 95th Irish Ploughing Championships took place from September 15 to 17 at Screggan near Tullamore, County Offaly, attracting more than 350 competitors and tens of thousands of visitors. The event featured a blend of traditional horse-drawn ploughs and hand digging techniques alongside modern advancements like drones, robots, and autonomous tractors. Notably, the Manitou MLT 625e battery-powered telehandler was awarded Machine of the Year for its performance comparable to diesel models.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-17,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
The 95th Irish Ploughing Championships took place from September 15 to 17 at Screggan near Tullamore in County Offaly. The event drew over 350 competitors and tens of thousands of visitors, making it one of the largest outdoor events in Europe with an estimated attendance between 250,000 and 300,000 people over three days. Highlights included traditional horse-drawn ploughs alongside modern autonomous tractors, emphasizing both historical farming methods and advancements in technology such as drones and robots. The event also featured a restored Porsche tractor displayed by students from Mercy Secondary School for charity. Despite the celebration of innovation, farmers faced challenges like rising costs and an aging workforce, underscoring the importance of integrating traditional skills with new technologies to ensure the future sustainability of farming.
Written for “Ireland Ploughing Show” on 2026-09-18,
grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.
The 95th edition took place at Screggan, near Tullamore in County Offaly, from 15 to 17 September, drawing more than 350 competitors and tens of thousands of visitors from Ireland and across the EU.
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Traditional horse-drawn ploughs and vintage machinery stood alongside modern tractors, while veteran farmers demonstrated loy digging, an Irish method of turning soil by hand with a narrow spade.
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farmers → draw → spade
The event also showcased the future of farming, with drones, robots and autonomous tractors highlighting the growing role of automation and precision agriculture.
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Manitou’s MLT 625e, a battery-powered compact telehandler, was named Machine of the Year after judges found it matched the dimensions, lifting capacity and performance of comparable diesel models.
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A restored Porsche tractor displayed by students from Mercy Secondary School in Ballymahon also drew attention as part of a charity raffle supporting Ronald McDonald House Charities Ireland.
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The championships took place as Irish and European farmers faced rising costs and an ageing workforce, highlighting the need to combine traditional skills with new technology.
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Often described as Europe’s largest outdoor event, the Irish Ploughing Championships attract between 250,000 and 300,000 visitors over just three days, temporarily turning a quiet site in Offaly into one of Ireland’s most populated areas.
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