Dust off your wellies and anoraks, the National Ploughing Championship is set to return to Screggan, Co. Offaly, from Tuesday, 16 – Thursday, 18 September.
RTÉ returns to the National Ploughing Championships with an exciting schedule of live programmes and live performances from the RTÉ tent over three days.
As well as live radio, installations, and the epic Fittest Family 'Hang Tough' challenge, RTÉ's Behind the Story podcast will be live on stage, there will be a special Nationwide programme with Anne Cassin and Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh, and there will be a chance to meet the Home Rescue team.
Not only that, but Traitors Ireland fans will have the chance to try on a Traitors cloak for themselves and snap a photo with The Late Late Show owl.
Weather fans will see RTÉ presenters, Nuala Carey & Maria Shaler, and Meteorologists Siobhán Ryan and Gerry Murphy will deliver weather live four times a day, while music fans can catch live performances from Peter M. Smith and Black Rose DC.
DAY ONE: Tuesday 16th September
9.00 – 10.00: Oliver Callan on RTÉ Radio 1 (presented by Dermot Whelan)
10.00 – 11.00: Behind The Story podcast (David McCullagh, Katie Hannon and Fran McNulty)
12.00 – 13.00: The Louise Duffy Show on RTÉ Radio 1
15.00 – 16.30: The Ray D’Arcy Show on RTÉ Radio 1
18.01: RTÉ Six One News & Weather on RTÉ One
NB: 10.00 – 16.00: Get your photo in a Traitors Ireland cloak / with the Late Late Show owl
DAY TWO: Wednesday 17th September
7.00 – 9.00: Morning Ireland on RTÉ Radio 1
9.30 – 11.00: Will Leahy Special Show on RTÉ Gold
13.30 – 14.00 Meet the Home Rescue team (Dee Coleman, Peter Finn and Aidan Gately)
15.00 – 18.00: 2fm Drive with Doireann Garrihy on RTÉ 2fm
NB: 10.00 – 16.00: Get your photo in a Traitors Ireland cloak / with the Late Late Show owl
DAY THREE: Thursday 18th September
9.00 – 12.00: 2fm Morning with Laura Fox on RTÉ 2fm*
12.15 – 12.45: Ireland's Fittest Family challenge
13.00 – 14.00: Countrywide with Philip Boucher Hayes on RTÉ Radio 1 (pre-record for Saturday’s programme)
15.00 – 17.00: Live Thin Lizzy/Phil Lynott tribute performance from Peter M. Smith and Black Rose DC
NB: 10.00 – 16.00: Get your photo in a Traitors Ireland cloak / with the Late Late Show owl
For more RTÉ at The Ploughing updates, keep an eye on RTÉs social media platforms – Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and X and #RTEPloughing.
