Awards for local food producers

Jeffa Gill and Sarah Hennessy from Durrus Cheese, Bantry, Co Cork. Picture: Johnny Bambury

Munster foodies are celebrating after companies in the province won seven of the top 16 awards going to the Republic of Ireland in the prestigious 30th Great Taste awards. Six of these awards went to Co Cork.

Judges appointed by the UK-based Guild of Fine Foods tried out 14,195 foods and drinks from 109 countries for the awards.