Farmer breaks down as 1,000 cattle from family farm sold off

A farmer broke down as he tried to explain the emotional effects of seeing his 1,000 cattle sold off.

Peter Kingston, 51, from Nohoval, Co Cork, cried as he listened to an auctioneer calling for bids on the herd being sold off after ACC Loan Management secured a €2.45m judgment against him.

As up to 100 protesters from the New Land League stood outside, Mr Kingston said it was particularly hard for his 77-year-old father, George. “Two weeks ago he had to get stents in the heart. He’s aged by about 10 years. The weakest are those affected the most,” said Mr Kingston, whose family won the RTÉ series Ireland’s Fittest Family in 2014.