for his part, storyteller vincent is fed up with tales of the crisis and how it's worn down the irishather tell of opportunity, success, and the bright future. but sometimes a crisis can provide chances. two and a half years ago, derek allen and his brother took over their father's farm. they couldn't get loan so they've had to build things up step by step. but they have little debt. the farm produces top quality meat and they grow their own feed for the animals. >> thank gold we started when we did rather than back in the good times because i don't think -- you know, we could have lost contracts, people would have stop buying from it -- us. we would have had huge payments and then we couldn't afford it. >> they sell their products online and in their own farm shop. they've moved three times to accommodate the growth of that you are business. sales have doubled each year and they now ploy six people. but then there's the tale of the tying pubs. ross common once had a good two dozen pubs. now there are just halve as many and more are closing every month. john murray's pub is famous thr