There’s a hamper of Irish treats for grabs over on the WorldIrish website. Bags of Tayto and Banshee Bones (surely one of the most quintessentially Irish snacks), Cadbury’s Curly Wurlys, and Chef ketchup sit alongside some very 1980′s packets of soup and – ugh – Club Milks. The hamper is provided by Foods of Éire. Not the healthiest [...]

  Overheard middle-class conversation: “I really want to switch to all organic fruit and veg – it’s just so expensive.” “Sometimes I feel really guilty buying non-organic,” said the other woman. “It’s just so bad for the environment.” “Can’t be good for your health either. All those toxins.” They’re both wrong. Organic isn’t better for [...]

Summer is a lovely time for Irish food bloggers, with various festivals and events giving us a chance to try out some of the best fare on offer. One of the highlights is the Marks and Spencer barbeque, popular with liggers, which showcases a selection of summer foods. Jean and I headed along a few [...]

It was this time last year that Cheapeats covered a price comparison survey by The National Consumer Agency of Ireland that showed a drop in food prices in Ireland in the first half of 2009. Well, it would seem that dream is over and prices are creeping back up across the board. All was revealed [...]

Deals of the week at Dunnes are all about Irish produce so thumbs up there. There are 33% off selected produce, the offers include: Irish cauliflower – reduced from €1.49 to €0.99 Irish potatoes (2kg) – reduced from €2.49 to €1.66 Irish broccoli (350g) – reduced from €2.29 to €1.49 Fresh Irish spring loin lamb [...]