Cork Dad shows the way and feeds six for a fiver

Feeding a family of six on a fiver is no mean feat, but Donal Hayes takes inspiration from his kitchenphobic wife.

“I’m married 20 years and Miriam hasn’t made me breakfast even once. Not even a sandwich,” laughs the father-of-three from Kinsale, Co Cork, who’s just won a nationwide challenge to find the country’s most cost-effective cook.

“If I go away for a few days I have to make her dinners and put them in the freezer — and then show her where the freezer is. She’s a civil engineer and she’s great at what she does, but she’d burn a salad.”