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Denis Lehane: Murty the pilot saves Christmas... thanks to me

Murty landed his plane safely somewhere over the Himalayas on Christmas Eve using all the survival skills he learned from me here on this West Cork farm

Wed, 27 Dec, 2023

Music sales

Denis Lehane: Lighten up - The Beatles' new single and my part in its discovery

My Beatles connection all started many years ago when in search of a car to pull a cow box, I bought one once owned by John Lennon himself

Mon, 30 Oct, 2023

Willie Nelson

Denis Lehane: Farm Aid would be music to my ears

It's high time our musicians tuned into the idea of a rock concert in aid of farmers, like they do in the States

Mon, 23 Oct, 2023

Denis Lehane: No Country for old gardaí

Denis Lehane: No Country for old gardaí

Raising the recruitment age to 50 gives old guys like me the chance to be TJ Hooker before we die

Tue, 17 Oct, 2023

1960s Teen Couples Slow Dan...

Removal of the slow set one of the greatest crimes perpetrated against the bachelors of rural Ireland

It was a crime against all single men, but particularly against the tongue-tied and the humble in our herd

Mon, 09 Oct, 2023

Denis Lehane: I'm no longer in the RTÉ picture

Denis Lehane: I'm no longer in the RTÉ picture

The payment for the photography gig, as you might expect from RTÉ, was astronomical

Mon, 25 Sep, 2023

Heavy rain over agricultural field

Denis Lehane: We Irish farmers are world-renowned experts on rain

Some day I will probably be rewarded for my efforts in farming with a sainthood or perhaps the Nobel Prize for Farming

Mon, 04 Sep, 2023

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Denis Lehane: I'm a no-frills high-flying farmer

Our intrepid Farm Exam columnist, Denis Lehane, risked life and limb this week by flying no-frills

Sat, 26 Aug, 2023

Denis Lehane: Mick Dundee and my tale of the €220,000 Aussie Angus

Denis Lehane: Mick Dundee and my tale of the €220,000 Aussie Angus

Of course, the money was big. But on the plus side, the advantage with the Angus is he can be wintered outside with ease

Mon, 21 Aug, 2023

Denis Lehane: RTÉ now more like Dallas than Glenroe

Denis Lehane: RTÉ now more like Dallas than Glenroe

Farming columnist Denis Lehane says things turned sour for RTÉ once they took Ireland's favourite rural soap opera off the air

Mon, 10 Jul, 2023