Over 100 competitors took to the fields of Screagan, Tullamore, Co. Offaly to compete in the 85th National Ploughing Championships on Tuesday.

Farmers from all corners of the country took part in 11 different classes, ranging from conventional, reversible and two furrow classes.

Participants from West Cork were particularly successful on the day, winning five out of the 11 classes on the first day of competitions in the three-day event.

Conditions were described as variable for day one of the competition by Cork East ploughman Dave Mulcahy.

“Conditions are variable, it’s a bit tricky in places where combines have left tracks in the field during the harvest.

“Weather conditions were difficult for the harvest this year and combines were probably brought into fields when they were still wet,” he said.

Matthew Coakley, Cork West – 201 points
Ned Conway, Kilkenny, -181 points
James Murphy, South Tipperary – 164 points

James Pendergast, Waterford – 211 points
Pat Furlong, Wexford – 189 points
Peter Buchanan, Donegal – 187 points

John Murphy, Cork West – 222 points
Dave Mulcahy, Cork East – 220 points
Allan Davis, Laois – 109 points

Ger Coakley, Cork West – 257 points
Michael Wycherley, Cork West – 241 points
Joe Slattery, North Tipperary – 232 points

Aidan O’Donovan, Cork West – 229 points
Michael Burke, Galway – 194 points
Padraig Deery, Monaghan – 192 points

Lorcan Bergin, South Tipperary – 239 points
Lee Simms, Donegal – 227 points
Jamie Hayes, Cork East – 211 points

Aidan Higgins, Galway – 181 points
Mikey O’Halloran, Kerry – 170 points
Seamus McConnon, Monaghan – 161 points

Kieran Coakley, Cork West – 215 points
Sean Tracey, 202 points – 202 points
Frank Cullen, Wexford and Brendan Greene, Laois – 202 points

Dermot Ryan, Offaly – 112 points
Stephen Whelan, Wexford – 101 points
Eric Wickham, Wexford – 100 points

Jeremiah Delaney, Cork East – 149 points
Gearoid McCarthy, Cork West – 139 points
Eamon McDonagh, Mayo – 128 points

Tommy Cullen, Wexford – 151 points
Bobby Owen, Kildare – 132 points
John Woulfe, Cork West – 131 points