Good show by champion Martin Kehoe

By Dan Walsh

Congratulations to veteran champion ploughman Martin Kehoe, Ballycullane, who finished 8^th overall in the conventional class at the 70^th World Ploughing Championships held in the Czech Republic last Friday and Saturday.

Martin was part of Team Ireland following his success at the 2024 National Ploughing Championship which was his first national title since 1999.

He is the holder of three World Ploughing Championships in 1994, 1995 and 1999.

Jer Coakley from Clonakilty, Co. Cork, also participated in last weekend’s championships and was victorious in the reversible class and is World Reversible Stubble Champion.

This year’s National Ploughing Championships are a little over a week away taking place at Scraggan, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, September 16^th-18^th.