Announcing the good news at about 5pm at the 2023 Prizewinners’ Banquet, the NPA said: “The National Ploughing Championships is set to return next year to the central and scenic location of Ratheniska, Co Laois from September 17th to 19th 2024.”

Source: https://laois-nationalist.ie/2023/11/05/breaking-laois-to-host-2024-national-ploughing-championships/

Born in Portlaoise, Co Laois, Sean O’Rourke studied Arts at UCG before going into journalism.

Source: https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/sean-orourke-i-think-if-they-didnt-get-patrick-kielty-for-the-late-late-they-would-have-given-oliver-callan-serious-consideration/a243097612.html

He made the remarks in a speech, at the National Ploughing Championship in Co Laois, in which he also called on citizens and farmers to “play their part” in combating climate change.

Source: https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/president-absolutely-entitled-to-his-opinion-on-the-un-says-catherine-martin-1529194.html

Walsh coordinated with Jean Kennedy, a native of Co Laois who is a professional dancer in "Lord of the Dance," who jumped at the opportunity to teach Irish dance remotely to the Uganda schoolchildren.

Source: https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/irish-dance-africa