Varied complaints fill up a bitter sandwich

They said they would come in huge numbers, so much so that 10,000 sandwiches had been prepared for the hordes descending on the capital.

In the end, they must have ran out. Almost 20,000 members of the farming community marched in Dublin yesterday in a show of strength ahead of talks on reform of the EU Common Agricultural Policy in the coming months, and much else besides.

20,000 farmers send determined message to Government and EU http://t.co/Sy0I93ic #FightfortheFutureofFarming

— Irish Farmers' Association (@IFAmedia) October 9, 2012