I understand the Charolais Society has stepped up efforts to find a replacement for the recently retired Nuala Hourihane. The legend that is Nuala retired this year after 42 years of service. Agri recruiter Liam De Paor has been tasked with filling the big boots.

Calls have been made to some well-established names in Irish agriculture to see if they would take over the running of the society. We’ll keep an eye on that.