Farmer Wants a Wife: Matchmaking at Ploughing

Forget the dating apps for a minute - because love might be waiting in the fields at the National Ploughing Championships.Valerie is joined by matchmaker Mairead Lockman from Love HQ, who’s bringing her “The Farmer Wants a Wife” matchmaking service to the ploughing, welcoming everyone from male and female farmers to gay farmers, and anyone curious about rural life.They chat about what actually makes people compatible (lifestyle, mindset, animals, outdoors), what Mairead asks clients when they’re serious about finding long-term love, and how careers, long hours and the cost of living can shape dating in Ireland.