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After a windy start, the National Ploughing Championships are back up and running better than ever. To kick off day two, we put our dealer caps on and scouted out the best deals for you to take home. From sliotars and hurls to Queen Anne chairs and marshmallows, there really is a bargain for everyone.
Moran Hurleys at row 36, stand 708, are a Co Westmeath sporting business which has some very special Ploughing offers.
Ankle socks are on offer at just €8 each or two for €15, as well as their very popular range of John Deere, Massey Ferguson and New Holland sliotars. Buy any hurl and get a sliotar free this Thursday and Friday at the Moran Hurley’s stand.
Tierney clothing and footwear is a local Offaly business offering bargains to visitors to row 35, stand 695.
Main deals include the exclusive tough stuff work pants for €25 and slip-on boots ranging from €40 to €50. That is not all, though, as Tierney’s has stocked up on Regatta fleeces and jackets starting at just €10. A special children’s range of tractor hoodies, tough stuff tops and trousers are also available at the stand.
Ken Black Toys has the offer of the week for every young farmer.
Visit row 32, stand 645, spend €75 and receive a John Deere tractor worth €35 for free.
Get your free Ken Black farm cap with every €25 you spend.
If machinery isn’t your thing, there is an array of other toys, such as the highly popular LOL Dolls, classic Lego and other farming necessities on sale from the stand this week.
Glenilen, the west Cork farm foods company in row 32, stand 643, is offering its specially designed cooler bag filled with lots of yummy treats for just €10.
Inside the bag is Glenilen’s homemade cheese cake, 500g pot of yoghurt and pack of four yoghurts, as well as the exclusive Glenilen glass-jarred yoghurt. Be sure to bag the bargain.
The Sports Den from Co Meath is located at row 32, stand 641.
Selling Hunter and Aigle wellies, Barbour jackets and other country attire, this is a stand to stop at.
Children’s Hunters are on offer at €35 and Ladies Hunters start at just €95.
Special show prices mean all Ploughing stock comes at a discount, so pop by the Sports Den this Thursday and Friday.
Mallow Mia, based in Co Donegal, has plenty of yummy offers available at row 29, stand 618.
Producing handmade marshmallows and rocky road treats on their Donegal farm, Mallow Mia’s produce is made of 100% fresh ingredients and is low in sugar.
The show special includes five rocky roads and a treat bag of marshmallows in pretty pink wrapping for €12. Pop by for more tasty offers.
Phone Watch Ireland, the nation’s biggest alarm company, is at row 29, stand 618.
With a range of special Ploughing deals, Phone Watch Ireland is offering a full security system for a normal three- to four-bedroom house for €99.
Every package includes a smoke alarm, with security cameras installed in your home. Put security first and pop by the stand this Thursday or Friday.
Elephant beanbags is back at the ploughing with some very special offers.
Call to row 29, stand 618, to get discounts on all shapes and sizes of bean bags for pet and humans.
The largest bean bag, normally €149, is down to €129 at the Ploughing stand and the smaller beanbags, normally €99, are down to €89.
Be sure to make a pit stop at the stand.
The GAA store celebrates its fourth year at the National Ploughing Championships with more products on sale and greater offers to be snapped up.
The Co Armagh company showcases its newly designed show jerseys for adults at €35, youth €30 and infants €25. Also on offer at row 32, stand 646, is a wide range of Nike-, Adidas- and Pumabranded Gaelic football gloves.
Finline Furniture from Co Laois is showcasing some of its handmade furniture at this year’s Ploughing.
Discount cards worth 10%, available at the stand, can be used up until the end of October. Get yours at stand 618 in row 29.
Enter a draw to win one of the company’s hand-stitched Queen Anne chairs. Call by the stand and pop your name into this no-strings-attached draw.
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