Amid the hustle and “vegan” heckles hurled at An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at the IFA protest in Cork last week, one figure stood out for keeping a cool head.

The IFA’s Angus bull was the very picture of calm, strolling past City Hall as mainstream media – including RTÉ’s political correspondent Paul Cunningham – flocked to film the star attraction.

The Dealer has heard of fertility testing for bulls but was reliably informed that the bull had to pass garda vetting before he was permitted to protest.

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