As I have been saying for many years, the biggest hurdle for modern progressive farmers aiming for wild expansion — like myself — is the lack of good, reasonably priced farmland.

I was all set to write about the Crookstown Variety Show this week — to tell you about my involvement in the thing, and to encourage all to come along this Friday or Saturday night and enjoy the fun and the frolics.

World champion walker Robert Heffernan is an inspiration to us all. By taking gold in Moscow the Corkman did his country proud.