Denis Lehane: The last waltz for the bachelor farmer

I am calling on you to help me kick open the dance hall door. We need to fight for the lonely heartbroken that still exist in rural Ireland

Fellows are pleading for the return of Bolton, DeBurgh and Bonnie Tyler.

"You touched a nerve," an old fellow said to me at Macroom Mart last Saturday, as we stood side by side looking at a few dry cows.

My lonesome friend, a bachelor farmer for many years, was of course referring to my recent call for the restoration of the slow set.