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On this week’s episode, sporting legends Tommy Durnin, Lizzie Murphy, Stephen Coen and Daire Cregg join Sarah McIntosh live from the Ploughing in Tullamore to talk all things sport and farming.

We have a special Young Stock Podcast this week as we record live at the National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Co. Offaly. 

Sarah McIntosh is joined by four sporting legends who have a strong tie to agriculture and the land. 

Louth footballer Tommy Durnin, who also owns a suckler farm, discusses the recent success of the team winning the Leinster Senior Football Championship for the first time in 68 years. Along with this he gives some advice to young players.

Irish Hockey goalkeeper Lizzie Murphy, who studied agriculture in UCD, is now working as a tax associate for PwC Ireland. She discusses what it was like travelling to the Tokyo Olympics during COVID-19 and the importance of encouraging women in sport.

Stephen Coen, the general manager of Senus and a senior footballer for Mayo, also joins us to discuss dealing with disappointment and encouraging the next generation of players into the squad.

Finally, the newest edition to the Irish Farmers Journal dairy team, Daire Cregg, who is also playing on the Roscommon football team joins us to discuss the opportunities for Irish athletes abroad and his own experience studying agriculture in UCD.

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Plough On Podcast: Mary Lou, Micheál and a seven-time world ploughing winner

Description: Tune in to the final episode of the Plough On Podcast for 2025 as we report from the final day of the National Ploughing Championships.

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Tillage podcast: ploughing chats, tillage crisis and €60m funding

Description: On this week’s Tillage Podcast we chatted to Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon after the IFA’s Tillage Crisis meeting on Friday night in Co Kildare. We then got the opinion of the farm organisations following that meeting. Kieran McEvoy of the Irish Farmers’ Association and Clive Carter of the Irish Grain Growers Group joined us on the Irish Farmers Journal’s stand at the National Ploughing Championships. The Tillage Podcast is supported by Bayer Crop Science.

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Join us for a round-up of day two at the National Ploughing Championships where the team was out and about chatting to the Tánaiste, ministers, brown bread makers and the public.

The rain held off for day two of the National Ploughing Championships and there was plenty of action across the Ploughihing site in Screggan.

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Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Join Amy Forde on day one of the National Ploughing Championships. We had boots on the ground and you will hear from presidential candidates, Catherine Connolly, Heather Humphreys and Jim Gavin.

Michael D Higgins officially opened the event.

You will also hear from the Taoiseach who made an appearance at the Irish Farmers Journal stand.

There's plenty of fun and ploughing throughout.

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Top tips for Ploughing 2025 

Tune in to hear everything you need to know about the biggest week in the Irish farming calendar - the 2025 National Ploughing Championships.

Welcome to this special bite-sized edition of the Irish Farmers Journal podcast ahead of Ploughing 2025.

All roads lead to Screggan, Co Offaly, this week and this podcast will get you ready for the three days of this year's National Ploughing Championships.

From how to get there to what's on the Irish Farmers Journal stand, we have you covered with this show.

We also have top tips and Ploughing memories from the wider team.

Don't forget that our special Plough On podcast returns this year and will be available every evening on your way home from the event.

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