When former dairy farmers Paul and Siobhan Lawless started their farmhouse bakery, “The Foods of Athenry” in 2000, a converted bicycle shed on their Co Galway farm was the unlikely setting for the new business. By 2004, however, growing dem ... more...
Since 1988, Sue Farmer's delightful restaurant and coffee house on the main street in Holywood has been attracting customers from miles around.
It's a charming, homely place where you'll find great home baking - especially the gorgeous cinnamon scones ... more...
Lough Derg Chocolates is another of the good news stories to have come out of the recession - as Malachy and Elaine Dorris will be happy to tell you if you meet them out at events, they may have lost their old jobs, but now they have their own successf ... more...
Fruit & Veg / Internet/Phone Mail Order / Meat & Game
Fourth generation farmers, Debbie and David Johnston, believe strongly in sustainability and produce their organic beef and lamb the natural, slow way on their limestone pastures, giving it natural texture and real local flavour.
They also grow fruit ... more...
The clean Atlantic waters off South-West Ireland are ideal for sourcing wild shellfish, and for shellfish farming.
Located between Cromane and Rossbeigh, Noel and Patricia Riordan's Glenbeigh Shellfish specialises in supplying top quality produce from ... more...
Named after the hoard of stunning Iron Age artefacts discovered on nearby farmland in 1896, this fine rapeseed oil range is grown and cold-pressed on their farm by sixth generation farmer Richard Kane and his wife Leona.
Delicately flavoured yet disti ... more...
Pat O'Neill's dry cured bacon is widely sought after in the South-East and no wonder. This excellent product uses only Irish pork and is cured by hand for three weeks "using our unique family recipe with natural sea salt".
Nevertheless, the ... more...
This family-run business has been well known in the area as a supplier of top quality Irish fish and seafood products since 1996 and, since the opening of their ‘seafood emporium’ in the centre of The Spa village, it's been reaching a much ... more...
It is always reassuring to know exactly where your food is coming from and this is a great scheme for both farmers and their customers, as everyone gets a fair deal.
Anyone can buy from Ring of Kerry Quality Lamb online at www.ringofkerryqualitylamb.i ... more...
Wicklow Blue Cheese is the main cheese made by John Hempenstall at Curranstown in South Wicklow where, following interest from chefs and small shops and positive market research (mainly carried out at The Waterfall Farmers’ Market), he desi ... 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 ...