Cattle marts report: Good times for sellers but tough for buyers as every Friesian in the ring exceeds €2/kg

I had big plans for heading to Dungarvan mart on Monday. It has been a few weeks since I’ve touched down at the Waterford mart.

But alas — whilst whistling past the beautiful town of Midleton — I was halted in my tracks with a phone call announcing that if I didn’t return home mighty fast, some sheep of mine could well also be on the road to Midleton.

So unfortunately, because of my quick-footed sheep, I had to face once again for the hills of Kilmichael and the chaos that resides there.