In a strange turn of events I see that some people are now willing to exchange straw for tickets to Longitude, the music festival.

On DoneDeal, a Tipperary man has posted that he is willing to swap 15 bales of winter barley straw for the two tickets.

Fifteen bales of the stuff! He must be selling it at a premium. While I’m very familiar with winter barley straw, I’m afraid the same cannot be said for this year’s Longitude line-up.

I’ve not one iota who any of the bands are.