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Will you go to the ploughing 2018

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    #482
    road_high
    Registered Users Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭road_high


    davidk1394 wrote: »
    Is Michael Lowery trying to get it in Thurles for the world ploughing?

    He was yes. Let’s face it, there’s virtually nothing going on around there so they’d love to hold it. I know there’s some tillage land around there but a big huge block like Athy or stradbally? I doubt it


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    #483
    fergus1001
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    davidk1394 wrote:
    Is Michael Lowery trying to get it in Thurles for the world ploughing?


    the second coming of the "trip to tipp"


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    #484
    road_high
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    fergus1001 wrote: »
    the second coming of the "trip to tipp"

    Last time it was in Tipp it was a disaster.


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    #485
    davidk1394
    Registered Users Posts: 4,046 ✭✭✭davidk1394


    road_high wrote: »
    He was yes. Let’s face it, there’s virtually nothing going on around there so they’d love to hold it. I know there’s some tillage land around there but a big huge block like Athy or stradbally? I doubt it

    His trying to hold it on that big 800 acre farm where they were going to build that casino and hotoel so I believe. I’m sure coolmore could facilitate it :P


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    #486
    GrasstoMilk
    Registered Users Posts: 3,857 ✭✭✭GrasstoMilk


    davidk1394 wrote: »
    His trying to hold it on that big 800 acre farm where they were going to build that casino and hotoel so I believe. I’m sure coolmore could facilitate it :P

    I heard that too. But I don't know, they aren't going to set somewhere up for next year and then move everything for 2020. 250 acres more needed for world ploughing just for the ploughing


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    #487
    road_high
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    It’s after becoming very political. I guess the economic windfall must be in it as they usually follow the money!


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    #488
    goat2
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    road_high wrote: »
    Yea I heard it over a month ago too from a neighbouring farmer at Fighting Cocks but who knows now, they can probably still change it and have other options on standby.

    Have they improved the roadway structure in Carlow, or are people going to find bottlenecks next year, I drive 4 hrs to the existing one, but it is well organised on the roadway outside the event, two lane traffic going the one way, it is just top notch, the police and everyone keeping it well running there, But if Carlow is going to be a bottle neck, why should I drive that distance only to be bottle necked in Carlow for an hour , I would have spent long enough in a car beside something like that keeping me in it longer


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    #489
    road_high
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    goat2 wrote: »
    Have they improved the roadway structure in Carlow, or are people going to find bottlenecks next year, I drive 4 hrs to the existing one, but it is well organised on the roadway outside the event, two lane traffic going the one way, it is just top notch, the police and everyone keeping it well running there, But if Carlow is going to be a bottle neck, why should I drive that distance only to be bottle necked in Carlow for an hour , I would have spent long enough in a car beside something like that keeping me in it longer

    Carlow will be very easy if coming from Munster, south Leinster or Dublin. The M9 motorway is very close to the site at J5. Also M11 improvements will help for Wexford Wicklow side.
    But the town itself would be still very bad for traffic- I reckon they’ll be swinging midlands traffic on/off J2, J3 and J4 of the M9 to avoid all that. Infrastructure wise the south east is good, far better than last time it was in Carlow.
    Portlaoise has been a bottle neck for us coming from the south east to Tullamore too!!


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    #490
    goat2
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    Do we have to go through the town, or do they have a route that would avoid the town , also shuttle busses would be a great idea if the town cannot be avoided


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    #491
    dzer2
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    goat2 wrote: »
    Do we have to go through the town, or do they have a route that would avoid the town , also shuttle busses would be a great idea if the town cannot be avoided

    Yea the town can be avoided now as the internal ring road is completed also the motorway will bring you out on the N80. They can do 2 exits anyone coming from the south can be diverted at Paulstown, the west can use the internal ring road and from Dublin down the motorway. Wexford will come up the N80.


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    #492
    Dakota Dan
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    It's become some circus since I first went in 1984 :(


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    #493
    Say my name
    Registered Users Posts: 11,165 ✭✭✭✭Say my name


    Remember it's not about the personalities it's about the about the art of turning the sod with the horse.

    Having said that....

    National Ploughing (@NPAIE) Tweeted:
    Don’t miss tonight’s @RTERayDarcyShow @RTEOne to catch the inspirational ladies behind ‘Ploughing’ Anna May & Anna Marie McHugh live on the show @FarmersMonthly @farmersjournal @AgrilandIreland https://twitter.com/NPAIE/status/1043582763755024385?s=17


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    #494
    Say my name
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    Dakota Dan wrote: »
    It's become some circus since I first went in 1984 :(

    + 1.


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    #495
    Muckit
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    I hear it's staying in Tullamore in a smaller, more farmer focused show...
    #Tullamoreshow :D


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    #496
    ganmo
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    Muckit wrote: »
    I hear it's staying in Tullamore in a smaller, more farmer focused show...
    #Tullamoreshow :D

    Changing to a one day show and moving to the first weekend in August? :P


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    #497
    Beechwoodspark
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    Anna may is going to be on ray Darcy show tonight to give the propaganda version of what happened


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    #498
    whelan2
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    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    Anna may is going to be on ray Darcy show tonight to give the propaganda version of what happened
    Ray Darcy :cool: hope she's on first cant stand him


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    #499
    tanko
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    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    Anna may is going to be on ray Darcy show tonight to give the propaganda version of what happened

    I rather put a graipe through my foot than watch that.


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    Butcher Boy
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    tanko wrote: »
    I rather put a graipe through my foot than watch that.

    She spitting and spouting **** and the daughter is worse.


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    #501
    road_high
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    dzer2 wrote: »
    Yea the town can be avoided now as the internal ring road is completed also the motorway will bring you out on the N80. They can do 2 exits anyone coming from the south can be diverted at Paulstown, the west can use the internal ring road and from Dublin down the motorway. Wexford will come up the N80.

    Probably bus transfers off the train from
    Mhuine Beag and Carlow railway stations too..


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    #502
    road_high
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    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    Anna may is going to be on ray Darcy show tonight to give the propaganda version of what happened

    You mean a sprong?


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    #503
    patsy_mccabe
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    RTE 1 - now !

    'When I was a boy we were serfs, slave minded. Anyone who came along and lifted us out of that belittling, I looked on them as Gods.' - Dan Breen



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    #504
    whelan2
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    road_high wrote: »
    You mean a sprong?
    It's a fork.....


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    #505
    whelan2
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    Didnt the ploughing competitors still plough away?


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    #506
    Say my name
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    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    RTE 1 - now !

    The thing they don't mention is that the Gardai wanted to cancel it on Wednesday at that meeting Tuesday evening.
    But got over ruled.


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    #507
    einn32
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    Say my name wrote: »
    The thing they don't mention is that the Gardai wanted to cancel it on Wednesday at that meeting Tuesday evening.
    But got over ruled.

    Ah they're having a right laugh on the couch. All is good!


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    #508
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,173 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    What age is Anna May?


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    #509
    einn32
    Registered Users Posts: 990 ✭✭✭einn32


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Didnt the ploughing competitors still plough away?

    They were at it Wednesday morning anyway. So in essence the ploughing wasn't cancelled.


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    #510
    Butcher Boy
    Registered Users Posts: 557 ✭✭✭Butcher Boy


    whelan2 wrote: »
    What age is Anna May?

    92


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    #511
    fepper
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,434 ✭✭✭fepper


    Butcher Boy wrote: »
    She spitting and spouting **** and the daughter is worse.

    The daughter put on weight with all that stress few days ago


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