Peter Dowdall reports on an initiative in the grounds of Birr Castle demesne that will see massive redwood trees tower over the midlands like they once did in the stone age

A collection of Irish medals will be a feature at the sale at Cork Auction Rooms at noon tomorrow. 

FRUIT and vegetable- growers, mushroom- growers, beekeepers, protected crop and nursery crop farmers are among the 157 horticultural producers who will benefit from the new €4.1 million 2011 Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector.

Up to 50,000 people from around Ireland are expected to attend this year's national country fair, in Birr, Co Offaly.