No Kerry wins at Ploughing Championships
There was a degree of disappointment from the contingent from the Kingdom at the National Ploughing Championships in Screggane last week but among a number of fine bids for glory there were three runners-up and two bronze medallists from the county from the team of 17 that took part in the various contests.
On opening day, Michael O’Halloran finished second in the Intermediate Reversible Plough Class, but he was well behind the winner Garry Ireland from Kilkenny with two other Kerry competitors, Tommy McCarthy and Patrick Boyle also down the field.
Jonathan Trant was also outside the medals in the U40 Horse Class.
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IFA issue food price analysis at ploughing
The IFA took the opportunity of the occasion of the Ploughing Championship to issue its report and analysis of food prices.
The report, compiled by the Chief Economist at the Association, Tadhg Buckley, ought to be considered within the context of a considerable amount of change that has occurred over the past four years.
Up to 2021, food price inflation had remained stable for some time, and indeed some food prices had dipped lower than they had been twenty years previously.
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