President officially opens the National Ploughing Championships 2023

Speech at National Ploughing Championships 2023

President Higgins formally opened the National Ploughing Championships, taking place place in Ratheniska, Co. Laois.

The President has attended the Ploughing Championships since his inauguration in 2011, and has described the festival as “an outstanding example of the Irish genius” and “the most beloved rendez-vous in Ireland’s rural calendar.”