I couldn’t believe my ears last week after a press briefing with Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon sent hearts aflutter in Wexford.

Several well-known journalists, including some of the country’s top political correspondents, were comparing their smart watch heart rates after our chat with the minister.

One told me that Heydon, more so than any other minister, sends her heart a-thumping. The same press corps was shadowing US President Donald Trump all weekend. You’d imagine he sent their blood pressure higher.

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