I gave up meat for a month — here's what I learned

With a farming background and married to a butcher, why did Helena Ní Chonchúir give up meat for a month for RTÉ programme Slán go Feoil? She talks to Caroline Hennessy about the experience.

Helena Ni Chonchuir, Slán go Feoil. Helena at An Capall Dubh. Daingean Uí Chúis. Ronin Films for RTÉ

For Helena Ní Chonchúir from Cill Maoilchéadair in the Kerry Gaeltacht, food has always been central to her sense of place and community, a way of sharing with family, friends and neighbours.

“We’ve always had meat,” she says. “I was reared on a farm, so it was just natural that we had the best meat and the best fish available. We were just used to that.”