Cracking on: Eggs are not just for Easter

Some 650m eggs were sold In Ireland last year, reflecting their status as a healthy, easy-to-cook, inexpensive food source

Oscar Wilde said: “An egg is an adventure: The next one may be different.”

Powerhouses of nutrition, eggs also have a special place in the dietary history and ancient folklore of Ireland. That heritage extends from the days when hatching hens were kept under the kitchen table to the modern, regulated, commercial production units.