Ratheniska Ploughing

Special shuttle buses will be operating between the event and three train stations.

Traffic will proceed to parking beside the event grounds. In Timahoe traffic will be diverted to two routes depending on the volumes: Traffic will continue through Timahoe village on the R426 towards Money Cross. Traffic will proceed to parking beside the event grounds It’s set to be a busy few days for the Laois town. At Court Square, Stradbally, traffic will turn left onto the L3837 (Timahoe Rd) and go to Timogue Cross Roads where it will turn right onto L7835 (one-way system). Traffic travelling from the west on the N80 will proceed to Mountmellick town.Approaching the town Traffic will take a left onto the L20972. At Bloomfield Cross, traffic will turn left onto N80 and proceed to Dysart where it will turn right onto a one-way system along the L6772 as far as Ratheniska village. Traffic will be diverted right at Meelick onto the L6310 where it will turn right onto the R426 and onto Sheffield Cross. At Sheffield Junction traffic will turn right again and proceed onto Money Cross to parking beside the event grounds. In Abbeyleix traffic will turn right onto the R425 to Ballyroan village, continue forward to Cashel Cross bearing right onto R427 to Money Cross and will proceed to parking beside the event grounds. Traffic travelling southbound on the M7 will exit at Junction 15 Cappakeel, Co Laois and proceed left onto the L3930 where it will travel to Vicarstown.In Vicarstown, it will turn right onto R427 and travel to Stradbally, Co Laois.

President Michael D Higgins has criticised the international "monetisation" of food at the opening day of the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska ...

"There's a challenge out there and agriculture can be part of the solution. "So, there's a huge degree of anxiety out there. But the ability to competitively produce milk is going to be hit by rising costs, he said. and around the energy support scheme". There is huge debate around energy recently and the new energy support scheme, he said, which he added excludes agriculture. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.

A number of motorists have complained about the traffic plan for the National Ploughing Championships after encountering significant delays on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Labour TD Ivana Bacik avoided the traffic chaos by taking a train to Portlaoise. They have asked people attending by car to ignore Google Maps and Sat Navs and instead follow their coloured routes to the mammoth site. People are encouraged to use public transport where possible. he accompanied his tweet with #carparkinthemiddleonowhere. The designated traffic route from the west is certainly not fit for purpose and way off the standard of previous years sadly." One regular attendee took to Twitter to post of photograph of the traffic tailback he encountered on the route from the west of the country.

Approximately 300,000 visitors are expected to attend the event being held in Ratheniska, Co Laois over the next three days. This year's event will also see the ...

Those travelling to the event are being urged not to use satnav or online navigation systems to plan their route to Ratheniska, with gardaí instead asking motorists to view the event's traffic plan on the Garda or Approximately 300,000 visitors are expected to attend the event being held in Ratheniska, Co Laois over the next three days. The National Ploughing Championship is back for the first time since 2019 following two years of cancellations due to the Covid-19 pandemic.