Take a trip to Riverfest for BBQ competition

The Menu is glad to see the poor benighted banks being afforded some well-deserved TLC with a clutch of their very own holidays arriving in quick succession and he shall pass the next in Lovely Limerick, enjoying the exceedingly family-friendly Riverfest (May 2-5).

In particular, the nation’s largest BBQ competition (May 3) with teams from across the country competing to produce all manner of low’n’slow-cooked smokey delights, with Clodagh McKenna not only chairing the judging panel but knocking out a demo, to boot. The Menu strongly advises all first-time visitors to take in the historic Milk Market and indulge in some slow-cooked ‘Sunday Roast’, 11-hour brisket from participating venues. The Menu shall be spending much time in the local hostelries, appraising form, naturally, the better to land an each-way winner at the Bartender’s Run (May 5), which participants bearing a full pint instead of an egg and spoon. www.riverfest.ie

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