All the hopefuls - including Carlow's Eamonn Tracey - going in search of glory at Ploughing Championships

As well as everything thing else that is on offer at the National Ploughing Championships across Tuesday to Thursday, there is also the small matter of the actual Ploughing itself.

Here is a breakdown by day and by competition of all those taking part

TUESDAY

Intermediate Conventional

Meath - David Borland

Galway - - Eamonn Burke

Cork West - Kieran Coakley

Offaly - Trevor Cobbe

Kilkenny - Tommy Cuddy

Laois - Alan Davis

Monaghan - John Deery

Limerick - Michael John Dillane

Kerry - Michael P. Donegan

Meath - Matt Duffy

Kilkenny - Ed Forristal

Cork West - Jim Grace

Wicklow - Liam Hamilton

Waterford - Tomas Kirwan

Cork East - Michael Lenan

Offaly - Justin Mahon

Donegal - Harry Mallon

Laois - DJ McHugh

Louth - Enda McKeown

Louth - Eamonn McKeown

Waterford - Philip Murphy

Offaly - Johnathan Murray

Tipperary South - John Ó’Brien

Kildare - David Owen

Longford - Martin Reilly

Mayo - Gerard Sheridan

Tipperary - North John Slattery

Waterford - Maurice Walsh

Under 28 Conventional Senior

Tipperary South - Lorcan Bergin

Wexford - - Frank Cullen

Kildare - Denis Dunne

Galway - - Aidan Higgins

Cork East - Cian Keohane

Cork West - Ger Kirby

Longford - Seán Monaghan -

Donegal - Lee Simms

Carlow - Séan Tracey

Under 28 Conventional Junior

Kerry - Michael J. Donegan

Clare - Barry Donnellan

Monaghan - Seamus McConnon

Leitrim - Andrew McGovern

Tipperary - North Liam Murphy

Offaly - Austin Shaw

Mayo - Brendan Sheridan

Kilkenny - James Shine

Dublin - Cathal White

Under 21 Conventional Senior

Galway - - Michael Buckley

Monaghan - Padraig Deery

Wexford - - Thomas Devereux

Laois - Cormac Goode

Kilkenny - PJ Hartley

Donegal - Evan McGirr

Carlow - John Murphy

Cork West - James O’Sullivan

Under 21 Conventional

Meath - Thomas Duffy

Kildare - Brian Dunne

Kerry - Shane Godley

Waterford - Conor Keane

Dublin - James Kelly

Louth - Conor McKeown

Longford - Jack Mills

Sligo - Alan Scanlon

Offaly - Michael Spain

Roscommon - Cathal Treacy

Mayo - Sean Walsh

3 FURROW Conventional Plough Class

Roscommon - Paddy Beirne

Donegal - Peter Buchanan

Offaly - Michael Connolly

Kerry - Colm Dineen

Wexford - - Billy Donnelly

Laois - Denis Dooley

Westmeath - - Andrew Ennis

Carlow - Richard Keegan

Cork West - John Keohane

Waterford - James Pendergast

Longford - Thomas Reynolds

3 FURROW Conventional Junior

Cork East - Jim Barrett

Kilkenny - Ned Conway

Kildare - Kieran Dunne

Galway - - Gerry Egan

Clare - Eddie Hannon

Tipperary South - Noel Howley

Tipperary - North Ciaran Milne

Limerick - Pat O’ Riordan

Cavan - - Andrew Tully

Louth - Leslie Walsh

Under 28 Reversible

Waterford - Thomas Houlan

Kilkenny - Daniel O’Dwyer

Cork West - Conor O’Farrell

Offaly - Dermot Ryan

Wexford - - Stephen Whelan

Wexford - - Eric Wickham

Cork West - Flor Wycherley

Intermediate Reversible

Kerry - Patrick Boyle

Waterford - Conor Butler

Waterford - Jimmy Cotter

Cork East - Paddy Harrington

Kilkenny - Gary Ireland

Tipperary South - Tom Lonergan

Kerry - Michael O’Halloran

Cork East - Jamie O’Sullivan

Limerick - Colin Ruttle

Laois - Jimmy Ryan

Tipperary - North Joseph Slattery

Under 40 Horse

Roscommon - Keith Broderick

Monaghan - Aidan Campbell

Longford - Brian Castey

Cork East - Jeremiah Delaney

Cork West - Shane McCarthy

Mayo - Eamonn McDonagh

Kerry - Seamus Trant

WEDNESDAY

Vintage 2 Furrow Trailer

Cork West - Michael Bennett

Sligo - J.P. Clarke Ferguson P.3 Cockshutt

Kildare Paddy Connolly Dexta Ransome

Northern Ireland - Armagh Seamus Crossan

Northern Ireland - Down David Grattan Ransome

Waterford - Ray Hallahan Ferguson Cockshutt

Kerry - Aeneas Horan

Meath - Tommy McCabe

Wexford - William Murphy David Browne Ransome

Carlow - Sean Murphy

Westmeath - Danny Packenham

Wicklow - Tommy

Donegal - Norman Simms FE 35 Fisher Humphries

Longford - Charles Stewart

Senior Conventional

Tipperary South Larry Bergin

Westmeath - Christopher Carton

Monaghan - Michael Cunningham

Northern Ireland - Down Andrew Gill 5030

Galway - Pat Higgins INT

Wexford - Sean Keating

Wexford - Martin Kehoe Fendt

Wexford - Barry Kent

Cork West - Jackie O’Driscoll

Longford - Anthony Reynolds

Donegal - Matthew Simms

Donegal - Gary Simms

Carlow - Eamonn Tracey

Carlow - John Tracey

Farmerette Conventional

Galway - Maura Canning

Laois Nora Cushen

Monaghan - Joanne Deery

Kilkenny - Siobháin Dermody

Kerry - Martina Flynn

Wexford - Karen Furlong

Offaly - Laura Grant

Roscommon - Pauline Lavin

Westmeath - Bernie MacCarthy

Donegal - Martina McMenamin

Longford - Eimear Monaghan -

Cork West - Rachel O’Driscoll

Macra 2 Furrow Conventional

Cork West - Jer Buckley

Clare - James Donlon

Cork West - Cian Harrington

Kilkenny - Michael Holden

Wexford - William Kehoe

Offaly - Gerard Mahon

Cork East - (Avondhu) David Murphy /Poerce

Kerry - Thomas O’Carroll

Cork East - (Imokilly) Stephen O’Connell

Senior Horse

Galway - Michael Burke

Sligo - Coleman Cogan

Roscommon - James Coffey

Cork East - JJ Delaney

Longford - Fiona Egan

Northern Ireland - Derry Deaglan Ferris

Wicklow - Les Hanbridge

Monaghan - Noel Hand

Louth Gerry King

Louth Gerard King

Cork West - John O’Donovan

Galway - Gerry Reilly

Northern Ireland - Derry Victor Scott

Kerry - Moss Trant

Senior Reversible

Wexford - Declan Buttle

Cork West - Jer Coakley

Laois Patsy Condron

Laois Karl Davis

Wexford - Dan Donnelly

Wicklow - Tom Donnelly

Kilkenny - Brian Ireland Deutz

Northern Ireland - Antrim Adrian Jamison

Offaly - Enda Kelly

Offaly - Brian Mahon

Cork West - Liam O’Driscoll

Wexford - John Whelan

Cork West - Michael Wycherley Vintage 2 Furrow

Vintage 2 Furrow Mounted

Northern Ireland - Antrim James Adair

Wexford - James Barron

Kerry - Michael Brosnan

Cork East - Phelim Cotter

Mayo - Robert Coyne

Leitrim - Michael Dolan

Wicklow - Paddy Doyle

Tipperary North Ethan Harding

Galway - Joe Kelly

Kilkenny - Tom Kielty

Offaly - John McBryde

Cavan - Padraig McCabe

Sligo - Seamus McDaniel Nuffield

Waterford - Henry McGrath

Clare - Walter Moroney

Tipperary South John O’ Brien

Kildare Peter O’Connell

Cork West - John O’Neill

Carlow - Liam O’Reilly

Laois Tom Pender

Donegal - Alan Simms

Meath - Oliver Smyth

Longford - Billy Stewart

Roscommon - Sean Ward

Dublin - Eamonn White

THURSDAY

Junior Conventional

Clare - Paul Browne

Galway - Tommy Burke

Mayo - Gerard Canny

Tipperary North Ray Clancy

Clare - Frank Corbett

Kilkenny - John Cottrell

Westmeath - Paul Daly

Cavan - Patrick Donnellan

Tipperary North Tom Duffy

Cavan - David Fannin

Laois JP Fenlon

Roscommon - Paddy Finnegan

Tipperary South Ger Gleeson

Sligo - William Hall

Roscommon - John Hanley

Cork East - Michael Hannon

Kerry - Philip Healy

Westmeath - Mick Heeney

Kildare Derek Kelly

Sligo - Colm McDermott

Longford - Mel McKenna

Cavan - Brian McNally

Kerry - Derek O’Driscoll

Clare - Patrick Quinn

Wicklow - Robert Roe

Mayo - Patrick Sheridan

Wicklow - John Shortt

Dublin - Noel Sutton

Cork East - Billy Tarrant

Kildare Ralph Tyrrell

Dublin - Barry White

Standard 3 Furrow Reversible

Laois Tom Cushen

Offaly - Frankie Gowing

Wexford - Francis Harney

Tipperary South Séan Ó’Brien

Waterford - Patrick Power

Donegal - Andrew Simms

Cork West - Padraig Walsh

Special Horse

Wicklow - Edward Allen

Longford - Bernard Casey

Galway - Joe Fahy

Galway - James Kilgariff

Cork West - Tim Lawlor

Vintage Single Furrow Mounted

Dublin - Eoin Buttle

Cork East - Trevor Fleming

Tipperary North James Hough

Sligo - Alex Hunter Porsche

Cork West - Gordon Jennings

Wexford - David Levingstone

Meath - Bruno McCormack

Kilkenny - Peter McDonald

Carlow - Jimmy Pender

Waterford - Oliver Power

Novice 2 Furrow Conventional Senior

Kilkenny - Walter Crowley Kubota

Longford - Sinéad Monaghan -

Cork West - Ellen Nyhan

Donegal - Ivan Simms

Wexford - Mark Smith

Carlow - Steve Tracey

Cork East - John Kearney

Novice 2 Furrow Conventional Intermediate

Meath - Emma Duffy

Kildare Michael Dunne

Kerry - Kevin Keane

Westmeath - Jack Kearney

Offaly - Diane Mahon

Monaghan - Ciarán McConnon

Galway - Dermot Skehill

Novice 2 Furrow Conventional Junior

Clare - James Hannon

Mayo - Orla Harrison

Leitrim - David Johnston

Dublin - Kevin Kerrigan

Sligo - Ronan Marren

Cavan - Eoghan McCabe

Roscommon - Brian Mulvihill

Vintage Single Furrow Pedestrian Tractor Class

Meath - Gavan Duffy

Dublin - Richard Duffy

Meath - JJ Farrell

Clare - Francis Naughton

Dublin - Benny Usher

Loy Digging

Ladies Donegal - Marion Boyce

Ladies Sligo - Mairead Clancy

Ladies Westmeath - Amy Daly

Ladies Donegal - Kathleen Donaghey

Ladies Mayo - Siobhan McDonnell

Ladies Galway - Mary O’Donnell

Ladies Mayo - Niamh O’Grady

Ladies Westmeath - Dalia Smelstoriute

Junior Galway - Thomas Cunningham

Junior Westmeath - John Daly

Junior Cavan - Liam Dolan

Junior Wicklow - Jim Heneghan

Junior Sligo - Glenn Hunter

Junior Mayo - Michael Kavanagh

Junior Offaly - Padraig Larkin

Junior Clare - Gerry Mullins

Junior Leitrim - James Reynolds “Jnr”

Junior Mayo - Michael Sheerin

Junior Galway - John Small

Junior Wicklow - Eugene Stephens

Junior Kerry - Donal Tydings

Junior Kerry - Pat Walsh

U21 Donegal - Matthew Diver

U21 Leitrim - Brian Kiernan

U21 Mayo - Colm King

U25 Cork West - Aidan Grace

U25 Mayo - Cathal King

U25 Donegal - Ryan McGirr

Senior Leitrim - John Boland

Senior Sligo - Alan Hunter

Senior Sligo - George Hunter

Senior Donegal - Gerry Mallon

Senior Donegal - Kieran McDaid

Senior Cavan - PJ McStay

Senior Cavan - Thomas Tierney