The ploughing championship

The flying mouse

http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0920/817743-ploughing-offaly/

All records for attendance on the first day of the National Ploughing Championships have been broken with a total of 100,000 visitors coming through the gates at the event in in Screggan just outside Tullamore, Co Offaly.

The figure is significantly up on last year's event when 77,000 attended the first day of the championships.


So what the craic with this ? Is it only for country folks or do Dubs and people from Cork, Galway and Waterford cities visit ?

Well who goes from here ?

Fr_Dougal

I hear they're moving it to Lisbon next year. 💣

Turtyturd

The flying mouse wrote: »

http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0920/817743-ploughing-offaly/

All records for attendance on the first day of the National Ploughing Championships have been broken with a total of 100,000 visitors coming through the gates at the event in in Screggan just outside Tullamore, Co Offaly.

The figure is significantly up on last year's event when 77,000 attended the first day of the championships.


So what the craic with this ? Is it only for country folks or do Dubs and people from Cork, Galway and Waterford cities visit ?

Well who goes from here ?

They are country folk.

biko

Spoken like a real jackeen ^^^.

I don't know if Dubs make the journey but I know people from Galway and Limerick that attend, mainly for the craic I suppose as none of them are farmers.

Nekarsulm

Go down and see, nothing like experiencing the atmosphere first hand. Very surprised if you didn't find lots to interest you. Bring good hiking boots or wellies.

The_Valeyard

Seems like fun

Winterlong

Did they not have a big agricultural fair in tullamore a few weeks ago?

Stationmaster

Winterlong wrote: »

Did they not have a big agricultural fair in tullamore a few weeks ago?

'They' did. Some of them though like to get out more than once a year!!

Dr Crayfish

Just saw it on the news, looks like hell on Earth. So glad to be from Dublin and separate from these savages.

ToddyDoody

It's like Christmas for farmers?

jamesbere

ToddyDoody wrote: »

It's like Christmas for farmers?

I say more like the hajj

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

The main reason young lads go is to buy illegal fireworks.

Ted111

I'm not sure who to be up for in it.

Boom_Bap

When the wife gets home we're going to have our own ploughing championship. Giggiddy gigidy goo.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Winterlong wrote: »

Did they not have a big agricultural fair in tullamore a few weeks ago?

Yes, the annual 'Tullamore Show'.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Its no Tullamore show!
My snapchats been packed full of pseudo farmers, taking snaps of bulls balls commenting on how well hung the cow is, dopes.

Barry Badrinath

Boom_Bap wrote: »

When the wife gets home we're going to have our own ploughing championship. Giggiddy gigidy goo.

She aready had it.

I took a half day off work, yer too late Boomer :

freedominacup

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

I hear they're .moving it to Lisbon next year. 💣

That just might persuade me to go. Hellish event in general. I went a couple of years ago to check if it was still as bad as ever. After that I wouldn't go across the road to see it.

Boom_Bap

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

She aready had it.

I took a half day off work, yer too late Boomer :

That's grand, I'll enter the solo competition instead.

RobertKK

I was at it yesterday.

Yes huge crowds, the weather was nice, traffic management was excellent. Plenty to see, didn't get to see it all. saw the cattle, got a free meal - right connections..after getting one free meal, was offered another free meal...looked at all the cars from all the different manufacturers, did my best to avoid portaloos, didn't visit the fairground or the various music and dancing areas. The RTE tent was so hot, maybe from the lights.
It is a makeshift town with so much to see, all interests covered.

I hadn't planned on going, but a friend asked if I would go and sure when I was getting free transport it would have been silly to say no.

s4uv3

I'm competing in it tomorrow
Got a place by absolute fluke after coming second last in the county competition that I entered for the sheer craic of it.
I'm gonna make a holy show of myself!

bossdrum

I can't stand all the free media attention this event gets. Its even mentioned on the weather forecast after the news.
Any other company running an event must pay for advertising etc. but this crowd seems to have everyone fawning all over it.

hannible the cannible

^^^^ are they the ugliest presenters ever to front any programme ever , I wouldn't mind if they were funny but god almighty it's embarrassing for all concerned

maudgonner

bossdrum wrote: »

I can't stand all the free media attention this event gets. Its even mentioned on the weather forecast after the news.
Any other company running an event must pay for advertising etc. but this crowd seems to have everyone fawning all over it.

What, like the Electric Picnic? They pay for all the coverage they get, do they? The Rose of Tralee? Galway Races? Etc etc...

Fr_Dougal

s4uv3 wrote: »

I'm competing in it tomorrow
Got a place by absolute fluke after coming second last in the county competition that I entered for the sheer craic of it.
I'm gonna make a holy show of myself!

A talking cow...

happyoutscan

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

Just saw it on the news, looks like hell on Earth. So glad to be from Dublin and separate from these savages.

Been to O'Connell Street lately?

MistyCheese

Feckin traffic.
That's pretty much the extent of my opinion on the thing.

s4uv3

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

A talking cow...

Ya wha?
Cows don't plough :rolleyes:

Fr_Dougal

s4uv3 wrote: »

Ya wha?
Cows don't plough :rolleyes:

I was thinking of the Lovely Cows competition that's on during the ploughing.

maudgonner

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

I was thinking of the Lovely Cows competition that's on during the ploughing.

They all have lovely hindquarters.

RobertKK

bossdrum wrote: »

I can't stand all the free media attention this event gets. Its even mentioned on the weather forecast after the news.
Any other company running an event must pay for advertising etc. but this crowd seems to have everyone fawning all over it.

Free media attention as they make money from it.

Look at RTE, selling the RTE Guide at a discount in their tent to people who probably don't buy it.
Then they had photo boots where one could go and pay more to have their picture on a cover that is the same as the RTE Guide cover.

Newspapers selling their papers.

Radio stations getting lots of advertising simply by being there and the 300,000 or so people who will attend.

It is like a giant shopping centre.

RobertKK

MistyCheese wrote: »

Feckin traffic.
That's pretty much the extent of my opinion on the thing.

This year was the first time I went and experienced no traffic jams when going or leaving.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

RobertKK wrote: »

This year was the first time I went and experienced no traffic jams when going or leaving.

It's in a good location though. You've one side taking cork/limerick/tipp etc in through Birr, then you've the bypass taking most of the traffic out of Tullamore town itself, though I've to go to the blueball tomorrow evening and I'm dreading the thoughts of even attempting.

MistyCheese

RobertKK wrote: »

This year was the first time I went and experienced no traffic jams when going or leaving.

Really? It took Mr. Cheese an extra 40 minutes to get home tonight. He said it was because of the extra traffic at the ploughing thing. But I suppose he could be having it away with Yvonne from the library and only telling me he was stuck in traffic.

Sam Kade

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Its no Tullamore show!
My snapchats been packed full of pseudo farmers, taking snaps of bulls balls commenting on how well hung the cow is, dopes.

Cows don't have balls who's the dope

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Sam Kade wrote: »

Cows don't have
balls who's the dope

The person who took a pic of the bulls balls with the caption commenting on how well hung the cow was

diomed

I went on Tuesday (from Dublin). Parking was good, with a quick free bus from the car park to the ploughing. Nil traffic problems.
The Dublin car park was at the local soccer club. My Da was one of the founders of that club 60+ years ago.

Every car manufacturer has their full fleet on display and I had a good look/sit in each car. This afternoon I went to my car dealer in Dublin and we are in negotiations.

RobertKK

MistyCheese wrote: »

Really? It took Mr. Cheese an extra 40 minutes to get home tonight. He said it was because of the extra traffic at the ploughing thing. But I suppose he could be having it away with Yvonne from the library and only telling me he was stuck in traffic.

Well from Kilkenny the traffic was flowing nicely all the way to and from. Didn't have to stop once.

irishguitarlad

Went with the secondary school one year. It was a very surreal experience. Tried to buy fireworks off of member of the travelling community but they fleeced us. Also (and this has to have been one of the funniest things i have seen) there was these young ones wrestling in the mud with all these old farmers in a crowd watching, they were delighted.

Donald Trump

MistyCheese wrote: »

RobertKK wrote: »

This year was the first time I went and experienced no traffic jams when going or leaving.

Really? It took Mr. Cheese an extra 40 minutes to get home tonight. He said it was because of the extra traffic at the ploughing thing. But I suppose he could be having it away with Yvonne from the library and only telling me he was stuck in traffic.

Traffic is his pet name for her.

He loves getting stuck in traffic so he does. Or stuck into even

philstar

its basically electric picnic for rednecks

yahoooo up ya boya

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

philstar wrote: »

its basically electric picnic for rednecks

yahoooo up ya boya

Without the pills, the trips and the 8 balls. We'll leave that for the civilised

Omackeral

Boom_Bap wrote: »

When the wife gets home we're going to have our own ploughing championship. Giggiddy gigidy goo.

Even if you come last you still win.

jmayo

RobertKK wrote: »

I was at it yesterday.

Yes huge crowds, the weather was nice, traffic management was excellent. Plenty to see, didn't get to see it all. saw the cattle, got a free meal - right connections..after getting one free meal, was offered another free meal...looked at all the cars from all the different manufacturers, did my best to avoid portaloos, didn't visit the fairground or the various music and dancing areas. The RTE tent was so hot, maybe from the lights.
It is a makeshift town with so much to see, all interests covered.

I hadn't planned on going, but a friend asked if I would go and sure when I was getting free transport it would have been silly to say no.

Less free meals and you will avoid the portaloos.

Are you from Cavan by any chance

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

Just saw it on the news, looks like hell on Earth. So glad to be from Dublin and separate from these savages.

Next year they are planning on having a a section for the dubs.
Just to make ye feel at home they will hire some beggars, addicts and have a methadone clinic.

Now where is me popcorn.

Your Face

jmayo wrote: »

Less free meals and you will avoid the portaloos.

Are you from Cavan by any chance



Next year they are planning on having a a section for the dubs.
Just to make ye feel at home they will hire some beggars, addicts and have a methadone clinic.

Now where is me popcorn.

And a special booth for the Sam McGuire.

MadYaker

Id like to go for the food, supposed to be unreal. Wouldn't have much interest in farming but if it was sunny id say it'd be an enjoyable way to spend a day.

viztopia

they should have scanger championships for all the jackeens then.....

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

Just saw it on the news, looks like hell on Earth. So glad to be from Dublin and separate from these savages.

RobertKK

jmayo wrote: »

Less free meals and you will avoid the portaloos.

Are you from Cavan by any chance

Kilkenny, and I was not looking for free meals, I was with a person who knew someone at one of the tents, and they offered us a free meal, then at Glanbia being a customer and having been a supplier, they offered us another feed, so...and it was later in the day

mynamejeff

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

Just saw it on the news, looks like hell on Earth. So glad to be from Dublin and separate from these savages.

we will keep the fresh air and green grass if you keep the hordes of travelling criminals and obnoxious hipster dcikheads.

Deal ?

jmayo

Your Face wrote: »

And a special booth for the Sam McGuire.

BTW it is Sam Maguire.

Also it is the All Ireland just in case you are only getting the sky coverage which keeps telling you about the All England final.

DEFTLEFTHAND

In fairness to that Sky presenter she grew up involved in the sport of badminton. One of the most prestigious titles in the game is the All England Championship.

It was a simple slip of the tongue on her part, there was no need for outraged goons to go after her on twitter.