Will you go to the ploughing championship?2

whelan2

20 euro a ticket, no multi day tickets, so will you go to the ploughing 2015?

solerina

Voted other, as I am not going !!!

whelan2

maybe the mods can edit it and put in a not going

Muckit

No. Too far and would be pushing a buggy. So no. Just to be clear, no.

Also heard it's tullamore next year so will try to sneak over.

lakill Farm

don't have a stand this year and probably not going in a personal capacity either

_Brian

Hope to go if weather is acceptable.

wiggy123

might head-depending on weather,etc... never been before! is it worth it--what be best day to go..1st or last?or even middle... cheers

Mad4simmental

One day for a look and one on the beer!

X6.430macman

might but 20 is a little steep, well able to charge in this country!!!

darragh_haven

X6.430macman wrote: »

might but 20 is a little steep, well able to charge in this country!!!

It's £23 pounds sterling into the Cereals show in England, and it'll be more expensive next year. It's about 2/3's the size of the ploughing too. I don't think €20 is too bad for what the ploughing championship is.

Going for one day. Didn't go last year.

X6.430macman

darragh_haven wrote: »

It's £23 pounds sterling into the Cereals show in England, and it'll be more expensive next year. It's about 2/3's the size of the ploughing too. I don't think €20 is too bad for what the ploughing championship is.

Going for one day. Didn't go last year.

ya, but lamma is free. I think its just amazing how they put on a show that good and then ask for nothing at the gate. agritechnica is 20 I think

tomieen jones

X6.430macman wrote: »

might but 20 is a little steep, well able to charge in this country!!!

20 euro is nothing for what the ploughing offers! What ever your into is there and don't forget free parking ! Way better value than a west life concert

X6.430macman

tomieen jones wrote: »

20 euro is nothing for what the ploughing offers! What ever your into is there and don't forget free parking ! Way better value than a west life concert

whatever your into is there alright but not in a very big way.
ive gone to the ploughing for as long as I remember and every year I say I wont go next year but some how I end up going.

Base price

I went last year with OH and it was my first time in 12/13 years and enjoyed it. We made the mistake of leaving home late and we spent too much time stuck in traffic.
Like Brian said if the weather is good I would like to go again this year.

freedominacup

tomieen jones wrote: »

20 euro is nothing for what the ploughing offers! What ever your into is there and don't forget free parking ! Way better value than a west life concert

After a fairly long hiatus I went to the ploughing in Wexford a few years ago. No travelling issues despite the horror stories some had. Coming from Waterford so ferry access easy and handy run in. I literally wouldn't go across the road to see it again. A complete and utter waste of a day. Won't be going again any time soon. Couldn't believe there was an entrance fee tbh. Paying to get into a trade show?

Reggie.

Nope not going.

Arrow in the Knee

Who actually looks at the ploughing as I don't?

X6.430macman

Arrow in the Knee wrote: »

Who actually looks at the ploughing as I don't?

in all the years I have been going the first time I saw the ploughing was last year when I was with a friend of mine!!!!!!!!

kollegeknight

Would love to go but got tickets for the wife to see Australia in rugby so am left minding the baby, bad planning by me

Base price

Arrow in the Knee wrote: »

Who actually looks at the ploughing as I don't?

I would love to see the Loy classes but I think they are on the last day and I would prefer not to go on that day.

Farrell

Have the Tuesday & Wednesday booked off, heading on the Tuesday, hopefully good & earlish. OH has quite a list of things to see/get, sadly none involve farming ... Yet

keep going

Was advised by a gard in that area to go this year as next year looks likeca disaster traffic wise.

Reggie.

keep going wrote: »

Was advised by a gard in that area to go this year as next year looks likeca disaster traffic wise.

If it is in tullamore next year like it's rumoured then it ran very smoothly the last time it was there

pedigree 6

Ploughing next year supposed to be only a few miles from where the show is held. I hope they wouldn't be ploughing the same ground as where show is. I plan on going one day. I'd think I'd be missing something if I didn't go.:P In all my time going there I've never seen the ploughing. How does anyone buy anything there? There should be a delivery service to the carparks.

lakill Farm

Base price wrote: »

I would love to see the Loy classes but I think they are on the last day and I would prefer not to go on that day.

2 auld lads beside me are big into that " Loy" often win competitions

Base price

lakill Farm wrote: »

2 auld lads beside me are big into that " Loy" often win competitions

My Uncle used to compete Loy digging. Great skill to see.

MfMan

Reggie. wrote: »

If it is in tullamore next year like it's rumoured then it ran very smoothly the last time it was there

Last time I think it was there, didn't budge from the car park for a good 3 hours. Terrible.

Kevhog1988

lot of local lads are into the vintage ploughing. lad i went to school with won a class last year. ill eventually have a craic st the horse ploughing id say.

frazzledhome

freedominacup wrote: »

After a fairly long hiatus I went to the ploughing in Wexford a few years ago. No travelling issues despite the horror stories some had. Coming from Waterford so ferry access easy and handy run in. I literally wouldn't go across the road to see it again. A complete and utter waste of a day. Won't be going again any time soon. Couldn't believe there was an entrance fee tbh. Paying to get into a trade show?

I hadn't been for years till last 2 yrs. the young lads here are at the age where they want to go. Another few years and I won't have to go.

It has to be one of the most uncomfortable events imaginable. Too many allowed in though number is usually under reported for insurance I presume.

Hawkers selling Shute, saw tinkers selling diesel syphoning equipment last year complete with clean 20 litre containers. Not a bit of decent grub to be had. Every thing seems to be over priced greasy crap.

Farmers and their wives getting into a feeding frenzy any where there's a bit of free tat being handed out. Best one I saw last year was a guy pushing a new lawn mower and a person I presume to be his wife leading the way with a wheel barrow:).

So in all Free I'm with you, crap, tatty disorganised, overcrowded event. Got 2 free tickets in the post yesterday and was joking the kids that they couldn't come as I didn't have tickets for them but was soon reminded that they were free

darragh_haven

frazzledhome wrote: »

I hadn't been for years till last 2 yrs. the young lads here are at the age where they want to go. Another few years and I won't have to go.

It has to be one of the most uncomfortable events imaginable. Too many allowed in though number is usually under reported for insurance I presume.

Hawkers selling Shute, saw tinkers selling diesel syphoning equipment last year complete with clean 20 litre containers. Not a bit of decent grub to be had. Every thing seems to be over priced greasy crap.

Farmers and their wives getting into a feeding frenzy any where there's a bit of free tat being handed out. Best one I saw last year was a guy pushing a new lawn mower and a person I presume to be his wife leading the way with a wheel barrow:).

So in all Free I'm with you, crap, tatty disorganised, overcrowded event. Got 2 free tickets in the post yesterday and was joking the kids that they couldn't come as I didn't have tickets for them but was soon reminded that they were free

In the Cereals event in England, kids are either £15 or the full £23. It is why the trade stands like the show. Only people with an interest or a purpose will come to the show.

And in case anyone thinks I'm "anti" kids. I have two of my own. 😉

whelan2

darragh_haven wrote: »

In the Cereals event in England, kids are either £15 or the full £23. It is why the trade stands like the show. Only people with an interest or a purpose will come to the show.

And in case anyone thinks I'm "anti" kids. I have two of my own. 😉

Think its the amount of school tours there that ruins it, most of them are only there for the day off school

_Brian

whelan2 wrote: »

Think its the amount of school tours there that ruins it, most of them are only there for the day off school

This x 1000 !!

Its like they've decided that it's only farmers there so they have no need to behave properly.. Its a disgrace on schools/parents that bus them down and then let them run riot year after year.. Returning to the bus like pigs covered in muck and drunk.

freedominacup

frazzledhome wrote: »

I hadn't been for years till last 2 yrs. the young lads here are at the age where they want to go. Another few years and I won't have to go.

It has to be one of the most uncomfortable events imaginable. Too many allowed in though number is usually under reported for insurance I presume.

Hawkers selling Shute, saw tinkers selling diesel syphoning equipment last year complete with clean 20 litre containers. Not a bit of decent grub to be had. Every thing seems to be over priced greasy crap.

Farmers and their wives getting into a feeding frenzy any where there's a bit of free tat being handed out. Best one I saw last year was a guy pushing a new lawn mower and a person I presume to be his wife leading the way with a wheel barrow:).

So in all Free I'm with you, crap, tatty disorganised, overcrowded event. Got 2 free tickets in the post yesterday and was joking the kids that they couldn't come as I didn't have tickets for them but was soon reminded that they were free

I thought a man of your standing would be getting the whole "ard comharlie" experience at the ploughing. Didn't think you'd be roughing it with the plebs.

Deepsouthwest

Ffs lads, some of the negative comments here are just a bit too Irish for me, if u don't like it stay at home!
Bar all the school kids which bug the sh1t out of me, I always enjoy it, yes it's a long day and I rarely buy anything, but I'd feel I was missing something if I didn't go.
Starting a biggish slatted tank here in the nxt few wks, so will use the trip this ur as an opportunity to check out slats, feeding barriers, scrapers, cubicles, mats, roof cladding etc. Where am I going to get an opportunity to see most of the suppliers of all these things in the one day in Ireland?
I'm not saying it's the bees knees, but come on, reading comments from lads here make it sound like they'd prefer to give the day stoning drains!

patsy_mccabe

Hadn't planned to go but 2 lads I know are going, so I'll probably join them. Went to Tullamore for the first time this year, so I said that'll do me for this year. I suppose have to keep the millions rolling in to Anna May. Bless her!
I love the way everone considers it a farming event, whereas in fact it is a privately owned event. The McHughs are seriously wealthy from it. FFS.

http://www.independent.ie/business/farming/ploughing-championships/where-theres-muck-theres-brass-organisers-reap-9m-in-profits-28814538.html

supersean1999

Going for 2 days now. Hope it stays dry

BnB

Going for the first time in over 20 years.

Farrell

What's the best route from Longford/Mullingar?
Got held up on the M6 last time, on the way home we came by Rhode via grub in Portarlington, which is a bad road, but nice food

Mad4simmental

Farrell wrote: »

What's the best route from Longford/Mullingar?
Got held up on the M6 last time, on the way home we came by Rhode via grub in Portarlington, which is a bad road, but nice food

Go to Tullamore, head for Portlaoise. Before you get to Mountmellick take a right turn onto the R423 for ballyfinn/mountrath. It's a bad road so take it handy. When you get to Mountrath head for Abbeyleix then you'll see signes for the ploughing.

It's not the most direct rought but if your running late that will save you allot of time sitting in traffic. You'll miss Mountmellick, Portlaoise and the slow side of Abbeyleix.

AnFeirmeoir

Went last few years. And found last year. Crazy. Need a break from it. I think it a really gone too big to be enjoyable

lefthooker

Hadn't been to one since Ballacolla but went to the last 3 cos I was given tickets. I didn't enjoy last years. I don't want to harp on about it but the swarms of school kids is crazy and off putting. My own school stopped sending a bus in the mid 90s cos of the behaviour and drinking.
It's also organised terribly, they can put the livestock in one area but why not group the handling, management, nutrition and anything else related with it. The same with machinery and any other sectors they choose instead of scattering them all over the site.
It's probably gone too big now to plan properly and too many stands with next nigh or nothing relevant to agriculture, more an all kinds of everything expo than an actually farming show. It more about footfall and a revenue making exercise these days.

Did I say I wasn't going?

farmerjj

I want to avoid the busiest day of the ploughing this year, went the 2nd day last year and it was crowded.is this the busiest day usually??

blue5000

Mad4simmental wrote: »

Go to Tullamore, head for Portlaoise. Before you get to Mountmellick take a right turn onto the R423 for ballyfinn/mountrath. It's a bad road so take it handy. When you get to Mountrath head for Abbeyleix then you'll see signes for the ploughing.

It's not the most direct rought but if your running late that will save you allot of time sitting in traffic. You'll miss Mountmellick, Portlaoise and the slow side of Abbeyleix.

Great idea, but everyone from the NW is going to try going this way now:eek:

I said

blue5000 wrote: »

Great idea, but everyone from the NW is going to try going this way now:eek:

Yeah he wants to kill everyone at that junction leathl it is

visatorro

going Thursday. wasn't there in a few years. once it's dry I don't mind. more of a day out for me, wont get to Spain so this will do.

whelan2

Not going, gave my ticket to a lad who helped me out during the year and would take payment. He was happy to get it.

Deepsouthwest

farmerjj wrote: »

I want to avoid the busiest day of the ploughing this year, went the 2nd day last year and it was crowded.is this the busiest day usually??

Breaking rank this yr and going on the first day, have gone on the second day for yrs, but the lad I'm travelling with can only go tues, which is fine by me.

Greengrass1

Deepsouthwest wrote: »

Breaking rank this yr and going on the first day, have gone on the second day for yrs, but the lad I'm travelling with can only go tues, which is fine by me.

Going Tuesday too.
Glanbia rang yesterday wanting me to go to there stand on Tuesday bit late asking now aa plans are made

whelan2

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Going Tuesday too.
Glanbia rang yesterday wanting me to go to there stand on Tuesday bit late asking now aa plans are made

Are they going to give you a medal:D

Reggie.

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Going Tuesday too.
Glanbia rang yesterday wanting me to go to there stand on Tuesday bit late asking now aa plans are made

Ya must be a big operator green

Greengrass1

Reggie. wrote: »

Ya must be a big operator green

Lol no. Just to talk to ppl about the heifer rearing programme Is all