Kilkenny wins 'butter All-Ireland'

KILKENNY has won an All-Ireland title for producing the best butter in the country and it has the Read Cup, the Liam McCarthy of the dairy industry, to prove it.

Agriculture and Food Minister Joe Walsh, a Cork man, travelled to Glanbia's butter plant at Ballyragget, the largest single site dairy production facility in Europe, to present the group with the National Dairy Council award.

It was a prestigious success for the Avonmore brand of butter products, Glanbia Consumer Foods and the production team involved on what is the 75th anniversary of the Read Cup.