Sources in the department point to repeated attempts to find a resolution for Paddy Brosnan and the TB problem that brought his farming life to an end. Paddy Brosnan inherited 50 acres and 70 cows in the townland of Ahabeg outside Lixnaw. Paddy Brosnan, Niall Counihan neighbour and Brother John Brosnan pictured in John’s empty dairy complex. Meanwhile, the TB continued to surface and the past wouldn’t leave Paddy Brosnan alone. Ordinarily, Paddy Brosnan should have been locked up too in order to comply with rules of traceability.

Source: Irish Examiner September 11, 2020 23:00 UTC