I FARM with my father, Dan senior, in Castledaly. We keep 20 mainly pure-bred, registered Shorthorn suckler cows and about 10 Irish Draughts, including broodmares, youngstock and stallions.

I owe a lot to my Dad as I’m on the road as an engineering officer with ESB Networks covering the Tullamore area, often gone in the dark and home in the dark at this time of year.