Ryanair's Michael O'Leary has hosted a cattle sale with a difference

The Gigginstown House bull sale last Saturday scaled new heights, with a purchaser from West Cork, John Applebe, describing the sale as “another step up”.

Ryanair's Michael O'Leary has hosted a cattle sale with a difference
Fri, 26 Apr, 2019 - 18:20
Denis Lehane

The Gigginstown House bull sale last Saturday scaled new heights, with a purchaser from West Cork, John Applebe, describing the sale as “another step up”.

Buyers descended on the Co Westmeath estate from well beyond the Irish borders.

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