Louth man Paddy Sullivan is after growing a half-tonne pumpkin, at least he estimates that it’s that heavy. He is entering it into a weigh off this Sunday in the Irish Military War museum in Collon, Co Louth, at 1pm.

His cousin Michael Byrne, who is a horticultural student in UCD, could have the beating of him however. Good to see he is learning something useful in that fine institution.