Lighten up: New year, new you at the mart — our Denis's 10 tips for mart success in 2026

Don't push the mart around, credit-wise or in any other way... the stick hasn't gone away, you know, and the mart still knows how to use it, writes Denis Lehane in a special New Year's mart report

Four April 2025 born Hereford cross bullocks, averaging 250kg, sold for €1,020 each in Dungarvan Mart. Picture: O'Gorman Photography

Look after the blood pressure

After the year we have put down, the pressure (blood, financial) is really on us now.