With no Damien in the studio this week, Mick and Clare are left to their own devices and Mick takes the opportunity to tell a few stories… They’re also joined by agricultural expert and activist Matteo Netta who gives us the inside scoop on “social farming”, what on earth is it and is there any hope of the EU including it in the Common Agricultural Policy? Last on the agenda is the big news story of the week- the uproar over US troops landing in Shannon airport in breach of Covid restrictions- but US military use of Shannon isn’t a new problem- why is the US military being allowed to land there in the first place, and does it call Irish neutrality into question?