Village transformed by sausage-shunning diet

A village butcher has told how sales of calorie-laden rashers and sausages have plummeted due to the influence of TV reality show Operation Transformation.

Jimmy Power, who runs a butcher shop in Castletownroche, Co Cork, said his customers have been inspired to improve their diets by local girl Grace Battersby, who is one of the five leaders in the RTÉ show.

The butcher said that while he is selling less black and white pudding than ever, he has had to stock up on extra fish, chicken and protein steaks to cater for the parish’s newly health-conscious population.