Paddy Dunican was not putting his feet up following the end of the racing season at Kilbeggan. His attention quickly turned to the National Ploughing Championships which ran for three days recently near Stradbally, Co Laois and attracted record crowds of 281,000 over the three days. Paddy is the sponsorship coordinator for the event and he was on hand every day to meet and greet the VIPs attending. One of those he welcomed at Rathenska was An Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Paddy is pictured with him and the NPA chairman P.J. Lynam, who is also vice-chair of Kilbeggan.

Don’t forget the duathlon at Ballinlough

THE date for the Katie Nugent Fund Duathlon is nearly upon us – Sunday, October 18th – and intending participants need to sign up. Alice Nugent, the main organiser of the duathlon, would like to express gratitude to those who cannot make it on the day but have already made a donation to the fund - it is much appreciated. As well as the main event they have children’s races, face painting and the more supporters to cheer on the participants the better. You are welcome to bring picnics as there is plenty of space for all.

To make your entry please go to: www. registration.precisiontiming.co.uk/events.

HERE’S an idea if you feel like something different as the nights draw in - a pop-up Indian restaurant at Tattersalls Country House masterminded by multi-award winning Sunil Ghai of Ananda Restaurant.

October is an exuberant time in India – the monsoons have eased, and the festival season is in full swing. India in October is full of lights, music and dance and delicious things to eat so find your own spirit of India in Co Meath!

The pop-up restaurant on Friday, October 16th is a five-course set menu and you can bring your own wine. To make sure you match your wine to your Indian food correctly, you can check out the menu on www.tattersallscountryhouse.ie.

Sunil Ghai employs a bold, contemporary cooking style and has won an impressive array of awards including Best World Cuisine at the Food & Wine Awards. He is the executive chef of the Jaipur Restaurant group and the award-winning Ananda Restaurant in Dundrum. The five-course set menu costs €70 per person and bookings can be made by calling Tattersalls on 01 8864300.