If the Irish Farm Centre in Bluebell is well known as the headquarters of Irish agriculture, then its cousin – the Co Wexford IFA Farm Centre in Enniscorthy – holds the same status in the southeast.

It celebrated 40 years in existence last weekend, with a massive crowd attending the IFA-organised birthday celebrations, Joe Healy among them. The site was purchased by a co-op of farmer shareholders back in 1976 for £30,000, with a similar amount spent on construction costs.

The large meeting room was as full as it has ever been, with an overflow crowd eating in a marquee erected in a car park for the evening.