Ireland's first and most famous blue cows' milk cheese, Cashel Blue, has been made by Jane and Louis Grubb and family on their farm near Fethard since 1984, with daughter Sarah and her husband Sergio Furno now closely involved in the business, Cash ... more...
Food-lovers from all over the country plan journeys around a visit to Peter and Mary Ward’s unique shop in Nenagh.
Having paused for a moment to admire the seasonal window display, old hands head for the little café at the back first, for ... more...
It was the loss of the sugar beet industry that brought this Golden Vale farm back into commercial potato production after a long lapse - and inspired seventh generation farmer Ed O’Donnell to use them to make O’Donnell’s Crisps, whic ... more...
Florrie Purcell founded The Scullery in 2004, making simple, old-fashioned foods with a contemporary twist. There are now nearly thirty products in her range, from high quality handmade Christmas puddings, to a wide range of condiments, sauces, relishe ... more...
Small scale farm production is both a strength and weakness in Irish agriculture and, whatever its advantages, it has certainly made it particularly difficult for organic producers to compete efficiently with conventional farmers.
In 1989 Josef Finke, ... more...
Faced with an abundance of fruit and vegetables from her walled garden, Veronica Molloy’s mother-in-law taught her how to make preserves. To this day, any new products are still based on those basic family recipes handed down through the generati ... more...
At Mount Anglesby in the foothills of the Knockmealdown mountains, Dick and Anne Keating use the milk of a neighbouring farmer’s single herd to make the raw cows’ milk cheddar style cheese Bay Lough.
It is made with vegetarian rennet and a ... more...
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Organic since 1999, the animals on Michael Seymour's farm near Borrisokane are allowed to mature naturally on old pastures, producing wonderfully flavoursome meat - Texel cross lamb and Aberdeen Angus beef - all year round.
They are members of the Tip ... more...
The South-East is famous for its apples, grown mainly for cider production and some for eating, Producers include a number of quality-led family-run businesses, of which the Traas family's farm is one of the most highly regarded.
They have opera ... more...
Established by Michael Quigley in 1890, this is the original premises of the family-owned bakery that is now run by his great-great grandson John and his wife Margaret.
The business has grown a bit since John and Margaret O'Connor took it over with fo ... more...
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