Others taking part include George Mitchell, Mickey Harte and Anna May McHugh

An Post launches competition to decide Christmas stamp themes

When men talk its all about Man United or who’ll win the All-Ireland but it’s never about anything of substance, says veteran mental health professional Hubert McHugh

Company says it expects to have turned a profit in 2017 because of e-commerce surge

Sinn Féin said issue due to extra fuel allowance payment but firm blames bad weather

International interest in Ireland’s showpiece agricultural event has been growing

Guinness Storehouse: Politicians, media and the curious attend American embassy shindig

Traffic delays ease as thousands travel to Co Offaly for national championships

Population fall and a lack of services are taking a huge toll on rural communities

Motorists advised to turn off the sat-nav and follow the signs for Ireland’s biggest event

With 300,000 people, the event in Tullamore is now six times bigger than Electric Picnic

Three-day event in Offaly expected to be one of the largest to date

Accumulated profits top €13 million, a rise of 8 per cent

Smartphone links will play short videos of Dublin events from 100 years ago

Charlie Flanagan launches ‘festival of rural Ireland’ which kicks off in under two weeks

An Post snowed under sorting North Pole replies to 140,000 Santa letters

Decision on National Ploughing Championships follows most successful year ever

The success of the event lies in the fact it’s about a lot more than ploughing

Almost 125,000 turn up at Carter family farm in Co Laois for day two of ‘the Ploughing’

Papal Nuncio describes the event as ‘absolutely terrific’

Minister for Agriculture and Tánaiste among the 87,000 expected in Ratheniska today

Champions and edible insects just some of the attractions promised for ploughing event

Irish recruitment posters, one featuring John Redmond, revived for commemoration

Anna May McHugh, who is in her 70s, lives on a farm with her husband John. “ I have no notion of ever leaving here. The only way I’ll leave here is, well, I don’t want to say, but you know . . . I couldn’t see myself living anywhere else,” she says

Everyone wanted to be photographed with Anna May McHugh

Award-winning ‘Irish Times’ journalist had career spanning more than 44 years

Minister predicts it will be the biggest championships to date

High fee and lack of information from An Post on EU registration site criticised