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It is not quite out with the old and in with the new, as we find ourselves in yet another lockdown.

For Irish businesses forced to close their doors once again, the New Year presents new challenges.

We’re joined by Eileen Fleming, owner of the Buff Day Spa in Dublin, and Mark McGowan, President of the Restaurants Association of Ireland.

January 1st marked the first day of Brexit and while Boris Johnson declared it as “an amazing moment” for Britain trucks and lorries delayed at ports may not agree. We’re joined by Graham Parker, VP of Digital Freight Sales at Kontainers.com, Martina Lawless, ESRI economist and David McGee of PWC.

What about the impact of Brexit on consumers? It’s not just businesses fearing the fallout.

We’re joined by our own Siobhán Maguire, consumer journalist.

Editor of the farmer’s journal Justin McCarthy, Donal Denvir from Bord Bia and Countrywide reporter Lorna Siggins look at the year ahead in farming.

Marty Morrissey meets Cork based country music singer and farmer Mags McCarthy.

Farmer and mental health activist Peter Hynes tells Marty about the unique running challenge he’s undertaking to kick start January and raising funds for farm families who have been impacted by farm accidents.

Marty takes a stroll by the seaside in Kilkee in Co Clare and meets some of the locals.

This week on Countrywide Marty Morrissey meets country music singer and farmer Mags McCarthy, we hear from some of the locals in Kilkee in Co Clare, How one Cork farmer is putting on his running shows for charity and what we can expect from farming in 2021.

Brenda revisits families she met in 2020 to reflect on how they coped in a year like no other, and with the vaccine roll out, how they see 2021..

Among the first arrivals was a baby boy to Michael and Karen Foley in Cork University Hospital, arriving at a minute past midnight and seven seconds - a brother for Thomas, Liam and Adam.