THERE is no sweeter scent to the nostrils of country people than the smell of freshly cut grass in fields drenched with warm sunshine.

THE organisers of Tullamore Show and AIB have linked up to elevate the livestock classes at the event to a new status.

Up to 50,000 people are expected to attend Ireland’s largest agricultural show today.

A young man has died after getting into difficulties while swimming in a lake in Co Offaly yesterday evening.