National Ploughing Championship Release Brown Bread Baking Competition Details

Wednesday, 21 May 2025 07:50

From left to right: Mary D’Arcy (ICA President), Eileen Brennan (brown bread judge and former winner) Robert Kennedy (Euronics) and Anna May McHugh (NPA Managing Director).

The competition has been a staple of the Ploughing for decades.

Midlands bakers are in with a chance of winning big prizes once again at the National Ploughing Championships.

The Ploughing Championship organisers have released details for their Brown Bread Baking Competition.

The annual baking competition is one of the highlights of the massive agri event, which is returning to Screggan in Tullamore this year.

Successful entrants will be contacted on August 11th and invited to attend The National Ploughing Championships Brown Bread Baking Tent.

The winning brown bread baker will walk away with a cash prize of €5,000 and a NEFF Slide & Hide oven.

National Ploughing Championship Managing Director Anna May McHugh says the competition always has a great turnout:

All entrants (one entry per person) are being asked to drop their freshly baked bread to one of the stores below on the prescribed dates between 09.00am – 11.00am.

Bread will not be accepted outside of these times.

Five bakers will be invited to join the three finalists from the ICA who will be chosen at the national event in ICA HQ on July 21st.

Two semi-finals of four bakers will take place on 16th and 17th September at the National Ploughing Championships with the final four bakers taking to the baking stage on September 18th at noon.

Brown bread drop off locations, dates and time:

Friday 18th July 09.00am - 11.00am

J O’Mahonys Prosperous, Downings North, Prosperous, Co Kildare, W91 DA3A

Grange Baldoyle, Unit 48G, Baldoyle Ind Est, Baldoyle, Co Dublin OR

Mastercare in Killester, 164 Howth Road, Clontarf West, Killester D03 V820

Heavins, A1&A2 Shannon Retail Park, Dublin Road, Athlone, Co Westmeath

Friday 25th July 09.00am - 11.00am

Bandon Co-Op, Kilbrogan , Bandon , Co Cork P72 X275

Jack Fitzgerald, Howleys Quay, Prior’s Land, Limerick V94 W295

Joyce’s Hardware & Home Galway Road, Cuilleen, Headford, Co Galway H91 A9X7

Friday 1st August 09.00am – 11:00am

Redmond Electric, Unit 6 WFC Retail Park, The Avenue, Gorey, Co Wexford