The Dealer was looking forward to pulling on the dealer boots next Monday morning after walking by them at the back door for the last two months.

It’s almost like the runup to Christmas, the excitement is that much.

The Dyna, mart dinners, emerald sweets around the ring, leggings, and the craic - I’ve missed it all so much.

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You can imagine my disappointment this morning when I heard that there are some marts contemplating not letting buyers back around the ring for good.

Apparently there’s concern around how online bidding and ringside bidding will work together and the easiest option it seems is to ban farmers from marts altogether.

I'll be crying into my spuds if anyone is looking for me.

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