An Comórtas Náisiúnta Treabhdóireachta á sheoladh go hoifigiúil ag an Uachtarán

President Higgins formally opened the National Ploughing Championships, taking place place in Ratheniska, Co. Laois.

The President has attended the Ploughing Championships since his inauguration in 2011, and has described the festival as “an outstanding example of the Irish genius” and “the most beloved rendez-vous in Ireland’s rural calendar.”