‘Hey, it’s not that hard to grow your own spuds’: how Portnoo in Donegal spawned a social media star farmer
Barrie Quinn of Portnoo Market Garden has 780,000 followers hanging on every update from the chemical-free farm he started on family land
Food production
Irish farming is unprepared for impact of climate change, says advisory council
Extreme weather events being treated as ‘isolated incidents’ rather than fundamental change, says Climate Change Advisory Council
Mark Moriarty’s flavour tricks to turn chicken into something special
I’ve given you one recipe for midweek and one for the weekend. Try to buy a high-welfare chicken if you can
Farmers blamed for carbon footprints while people fly around the world
Food producers blamed for damaging the atmosphere while someone just had his 54th flight of 2026
The drive to plant trees on Ireland’s farmland: ‘In the future a field without trees will be worthless’
There are 400 hectares of trees planted on farms across Ireland under an agroforestry scheme, offering protection against drought, less pollution and greater biodiversity
‘We went to the Manorhamilton Agricultural Show. That was an eye-opener’
Nick Maertens and his wife Cyrelle, from Belgium, spent years fantasising about living somewhere rural
Staff call off strike at Flahavan’s oat production plant in Waterford
Unionised workers will now vote on pay deal
Short on land, long on vision: Dutch lead the way on food production
Ireland could learn much from a nursery and research institute in the Netherlands
IFA repeats calls for Government action on fodder crisis
Harvest likely to be one of the poorest on record, says Francie Gorman
If we support Irish farmers, let’s look beyond beef
Origins of chicken, pork and lamb are conspicuously absent from most restaurant menus
Selling up amid flood risk and championing Ireland’s food tourism
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Margaret Jeffares: I have brought charcuterie and salamis into Spain, and they have said, ‘This is better than ours’
The Good Food Ireland chief executive on tourism, food trends and the ‘bacon-and-cabbage’ issue
An oyster’s journey from sea to spoon in Ireland: ‘It’s far from umami we were reared’
There’s a glorious simplicity to harvesting and preparing an oyster to eat, but that doesn’t mean there’s no work involved
Irish bees ‘stressed’ and ‘hungry’ from heat as lack of rainfall hits pollen supplies
Dublin beekeeper says honey harvest this year is ‘best in 20 years’ but drought has put strain on hives
Global food prices hit three-year high on back of conflict and extreme weather
UN’s index of food-commodity prices rose by 0.6% last month as supply and harvest concerns hit cereal costs
The climate crisis needs conductors, not just virtuosos
The answers to big global challenges can’t be found within single disciplines
‘The dream quickly became a nightmare’: Mo Gilligan on the mental impact of 28 days of fried chicken
The British comedian was a fan of fried chicken until he made his gruesome documentary, Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy
A gardening friend says my green potatoes are poisonous. Is it true?
Some of my potatoes have pushed up out of the ground and turned green
Bioeconomy has many meanings and plenty of potential in all its forms
Organic ‘waste’ can create clean energy, green fertilisers, harm-free plastics and even food
Which oat is the goat? Research into 95 types aims to find out
Research Lives: Daniela Freitas is a research fellow at Teagasc
Ireland’s top cheeses, meats, butters and desserts named at Great Taste Awards 2026
Close to 50 Irish food products recognised with three-star honour at prestigious food awards
How an Ohio woman set up a hit vegetarian restaurant on a tiny Irish island
Ciara Cullen is the force behind the innovative Stone Barn Café on Clare Island, as well as running the farm that supplies it
‘It’s taken off like a rocket’: Artisan Irish ice-pop maker Kahuna Pops thriving in the heat
From lockdown dream to selling out across Irish shops, Kahuna Pops is basking in the sun
Keogh’s Crisps CEO Tom Keogh: ‘I rented this room off my dad and I bought a little fryer’
Tom Keogh talks about his ambition to make his brand as well known as Guinness, Jameson and Kerrygold
Ireland’s food trucks: ‘When we didn’t get planning retention, we were devastated’
From the lows of planning permission problems to the highs of basking in plaudits, owning a food truck can dish up the rough with the smooth
Ireland’s best ice-creams from makers that use Irish milk
From Murphy’s Ice Cream to Ryan’s Farm, these domestic ice-cream makers use Irish milk to create their products
Russ Parsons: After 40 years of writing about food I’m no longer as excited about it as I once was
It’s time for me to pass on the mantle after leaving my dream job for the second time
More investment in innovation and research needed from Irish food sector
While many State supports are available, the industry has been slow to invest in R&D, critics say
How to shop at an international grocery store: the best sauces, dumplings and pickles
Tips and tricks from the businesses bringing east Asian, south Asian and eastern European ingredients to Ireland
Call for Ireland to prioritise food security in EU presidency makes sense
Our food systems are simply not robust enough to withstand the shocks that the world is experiencing
Joe Macken saw his restaurant empire collapse. Now he’s back with a new business
Tiller is an independent certification programme for all kinds of Irish food ventures
Ireland’s figures on greenhouse gases from farming shocking but no surprise
Pledges and signing up to reducing emissions are of little use without following through with actions
Food security must be made a priority of Ireland’s EU presidency
Global conflicts, climate change and a looming El Niño threaten worsening food shortages in 2026
Nature restoration will plant the seed for exciting new careers
Students, parents and educators need to prepare for opportunities ahead in healing the environment
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