Good money paid for good cattle on a busy day in Macroom mart

Ryanair boss and Angus breeder Michael O’Leary was right to ask for “a sensible question” on RTÉ Radio 1’s Liveline last week, writes Denis Lehane.

In a world jammed full of nonsense and balderdash, sensible questions are in short supply. And it’s not just in RTÉ where sensible questions should be asked; in farming too, we could well do with asking some sensible and direct questions. One question that comes straight to mind is, where’s the money?