Cormac McConnell: Campaign for spuds is backed by Chinese

It is powerful to discover you have friends in high places.

That has been my heartwarming experience, since I was speaking with ye last week.

I was humbled, shocked and awed, to see that within hours of launching a campaign here in defence of the noble Irish spud, the entire Chinese nation, God bless them, came out behind us by announcing that this year, for them, is the Year of The Rooster!