I hear there are over 500 cattle entered for the annual Winter Fair at the showgrounds in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim, on 24 and 25 November.

The judge will be under pressure for some of the classes, with no fewer than 73 heifers in the Limousin breeding heifer class.

Accommodation will be at a premium for both cattle and farmers in the town that weekend. Is there an Airbnb for cattle accommodation, I wonder?