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Lighten Up: Forget about Oasis. Sheep shearing is the new rock 'n' roll
Sheep shearing today, is all about fast living, big money and a jet-setting lifestyle, writes Denis Lehane

Tue, 26 Aug, 2025

Lighten Up: A royal jeep for the farm
Lighten Up: A royal jeep for the farm
The Queen's jeep is a yoke that has very little hard pulling done, and the perfect buy for any farmer, according to our Auld Lehane in this week's Lighten Up

Thu, 14 Aug, 2025

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Lighten Up: Ageless Mariah Carey - A new 'hero' of Irish farming
The greatest problem in Irish farming today, bar finding a wife, is ageing, so anti-ageing queen Mariah Carey could be the new hero Irish farmers need, writes our auld Lehane in this week's Lighten Up

Mon, 11 Aug, 2025

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Lighten Up: The milk lorry gives me the heebie-jeebies
The rumble of that truck, the air of panic, the struggle to finish a job I wish I had never started, all became too much to handle, writes our Denis in this week's Lighten Up

Mon, 04 Aug, 2025

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Lighten Up: Auld Lehane for president
Our Auld Lehane is busy packing his bags for a new life in Áras an Uachtaráin as Ireland's premier, in this week's Lighten Up

Sat, 26 Jul, 2025

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Denis Lehane: Glenroe and The Field taught me more about farming than any classroom
Richard Harris as The Bull McCabe taught me more about farming passion than any advice from a whiteboard ever did

Sat, 19 Jul, 2025

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Lighten Up: Flatley for president? Make Ireland dance again!
There's only one serious candidate to be Ireland's next president, writes Denis Lehane in this week's Lighten Up

Mon, 14 Jul, 2025

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Denis Lehane: To the book readers of Macroom Mart
Any place well accustomed to the bawling of a bullock would have no bother dealing with the bellowing of auld Lehane and his tales from the 'Lighten Up' column

Mon, 07 Jul, 2025

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Lighten Up: How I saved the day at the wedding of the century
Denis reckons his invitation to Jeff Bezos' wedding got lost in the post... but that didn't stop him from celebrating with the newly weds, in this week's Lighten Up

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

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Denis Lehane: A 'Liveline' appeal for the return of the slow set
After my emotional plea for the return of the slow set on RTÉ's radio show, callers from all over the country rang in wailing for the return of Bonnie Tyler, Michael Bolton and Foreigner, writes Denis in this week's Lighten UP

Mon, 23 Jun, 2025

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