The Ploughing attracts people from all over Europe. A group from the European Parliament, including 15 MEPs from the influential agricultural committee, had intended to attend on Wednesday. With those hopes dashed, an impromptu visit to the Tullamore Farm was provided for the MEPs – among them Mairead McGuinness, Matt Carthy and Ulster Unionist MEP David Nicholson. This on a day when Michel Barnier defined further progress in Brexit talks. Not so bad.