Struggling trainers just another facet of the plight of hidden Ireland

TALKING to a number of trainers during the Listowel festival one had to be sympathetic to the plight in which many of them currently find themselves.

This is yet another part of what can be best described as hidden Ireland. While on the surface they are putting on a brave face, there is little doubt that, underneath the bonnet, you are dealing with people who are struggling badly to stay afloat.

It really is a case of the strong getting stronger and the weak, and the not so weak not so long ago, getting weaker by the day.