Ballybrado has been known for its stoneground organic flour since 1983 and, more recently, also for baked products and mixes.
One of Ireland’s most famous organic veterans, Josef Finke, his wife Marianne and their family moved lock, stock and ba ... more...
Visitors to this medieval town are delighted to find this charming fourth generation craft bakery and café, which has been pleasing customers (including the author, William Trevor) since 1901.
Nuala Hickey - who is an energetic member of the Ti ... more...
Fifth generation butcher Pat Whelan is one of Ireland's best known butchers, and one of the most innovative.
Operating from an impressive modern shop in a small shopping centre, he was among the first to go online and, while emphasising his traditiona ... more...
Michael and Kate Cantwell use milk and cream from their pedigree Holstein/Friesian herd to make their delicious Boulabane Ice Cream - an adventurous range, it offers lots of flavours including fruit sorbets, diabetic ices and soya ices.
And out of sit ... more...
Originating from Piedmont in Northern Italy, Piedmontese cattle have been reared in Ireland since the 1980s and their meat is now available on the domestic market.
Being naturally low in cholesterol, lean and tender, Piedmontese beef is rapidly growin ... more...
An early convert to the real bread movement, Joe Fitzmaurice began baking commercially for the family business, Blazing Salads, in 2000 and he developed a range of naturally leavened and yeasted organic artisan breads.
Their success soon led to him se ... 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...
A selective companion guide to our famous broad-based online collection, the ‘glovebox bible’ includes a uniquely diverse range of Ireland's greatest places to ...