Denis Lehane: Out here in the country, 19 is considered old for a provisional licence

ICOS marts executive Ray Doyle has called on Mr Cowen to consider as a matter of urgency a dedicated grant aid package for livestock marts, after Covid-19 mart closures “threatened the viability of marts across the country”.

At Macroom Mart last Saturday, six Aberdeen Angus heifers, born March 2019, which weighed 284kg, sold for €525.

While our new Minister for Agriculture, Barry Cowen, may have hit the ground running, you can’t say the same about his driving.

While failing the breathalyser test is never a good thing, having a provisional licence at 49 is most bizarre.