Ploughing 2022

I see reports that the traffic is a **** show again today

Don't know what way people went. I'm only surfing the interweb and seen a few people discussing it again today

115k people today, it seemed jammed yesterday at over 90k.

I went to 2 stands. MW plant hire just had engine generators and a northern crowd had pto and engine generators.

I'll definitely be going for a pto one

Went in at 11 out at 4.30..a dream traffic wise. Machinery very poor, livestock poor (don't go to see them anyway) and definitely some big name stands missing. I have heard it from many sources now the NPA trying to ride companies with stand prices.

Kids really enjoyed themselves.

Not if everyone else does the same.

Sure don’t you know how Irish people have to drive at 2mph when the slightest drop of rain falls, i predict traffic chaos tomorrow.

Rip off for food, drinks and the hurdy gurdys, Tenner a go for some rides!

I dont think its worth the hassle or the price anymore, like everything else its turned into an opportunity to extract as much cash from the punters as possible. Pity as it used to be a highlight of the year.

Went today to the ploughing, traffic was great with no delays. I thought it was very poor, machinery well back and talking to a few lads in the game that were there, there will be less there next year with a few more going to pull out

livestock was very small, a part I used to really enjoy,

I don’t think I’ll bother with it next year, I think it’s a show that is on a down road spiral which is sad as it was once the highlight of the year

For the first time in 24 times going to the Ploughing, I was disappointed with the whole event today.

Traffic wise coming from Limerick I was supposed to turn off at 17 according to all press and plan but the Video signs on road said to continue to 16, I did and it kept moving ok all the way to field. At 17 there was a massive queue on to motorway and not moving at all.

Was in around 10.30 am to a huge crowd on every row. Very uncomfortable. Just way too many, especially the bus loads of kids on the doss. Came across the oneills and aldi tent queues early on and i thought it was just the daftest sights ever, must have genuinely been 500-1000 easy waiting to get into the aldi tent and hundreds more kids at the other one.

And to think about what the state and taxpayer is paying the npa with every government dept or quango paying for prime real estate and massive tents in the prime locations centre of the site. The centre of the site with all this rubbish was probably one of the two quieter areas along with row 1, which was the last one i had to see as i came to it.

Hardly any cattle, salers, aubrac, AA x2 and Holstein. Really disappointing, it used be my favourite part, seeing the best of the best and each breed trying to sell their values. No AI companies either and this was usually the event where they would launch catalogue with next years offering.

Hardly any tractors really but a lot of irish machinery on display.

Tullamore is a much much better day in my opinion.

Always enjoyed the car stands, is it true some of the big names are missing?

Seen strak sandwich for €15

The cattle societies all were in tullamore, the prices for the ploughing has gone crazy and the cattle breeds pulled out and the Ai companies and machinery done the same, the cost for the sheep tent has doubled, our kids ag teacher didn’t send the class as too much cost and hardship. The ploughing is going to go backwards after this year with covid over and people experience the greed this year, Tullamore away better day for stock farmers and more chance to talk to people. Social media is an easier way to promote livestock and products.

Me either tullamore a million times better