Denis Lehane: The nightmare of selling cattle sober

The brain surgeons of Ireland have less pressure than the farmer selling stock, writes Farming columnist Denis Lehane.

The brain surgeons of Ireland have less pressure than the farmer selling stock, writes Farming columnist Denis Lehane.

I sold a few cattle in Macroom Mart on Saturday - three Friesians and a fellow you couldn't quite pigeonhole into any grouping or category.

Anyhow, they all sold well, with the bullock of mysterious origins going to a buyer from Ballybunion.