#Food

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The biggest dining trends of 2025, from pop-ups and chef collabs to traditional Irish produce
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Sarah Butler: How to make the perfect roast potatoes and slow-cooked ham
Suzanne Harrington: Being veggie was hard work in the '80s — Quay Co-Op was the place to be
Suzanne Harrington: Being veggie was hard work in the '80s — Quay Co-Op was the place to be
I remember the first time going up the stairs of the Quay Co-Op, and seeing all these radical flyers on the walls. Gay rights. Women’s rights. I didn’t know Cork had any gays, or that women had any rights

Mon, 08 Dec, 2025

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Parents urged to put safety at top of Santa's list this Christmas
Doctor offers advice about bikes, e-scooters, helmets, and phones for older children — and the risk of choking hazards in toys for toddlers 

Thu, 04 Dec, 2025

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Michelle Darmody: Ireland could lead the way in ultra-processed foods control
Last week's 'Lancet' report clarified that ultra processed foods are damaging both our mental and physical health — Ireland could be a leader in this area

Tue, 25 Nov, 2025

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More than 46,000 people waiting longer than 18 months for vital scans
A growing population, more over-75s, and higher rates of cancer and heart disease in younger people is putting pressure on the health system

Mon, 24 Nov, 2025

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It's official: Ultra-processed foods are harmful and these are the next steps we must take
The evidence is clear on ultra-processed foods' harmful role in our diets — it's time we made manufacturers shape up or pay, writes Catherine Conlon

Fri, 21 Nov, 2025

Ireland needs a minister for food to better serve our needs 
Ireland needs a minister for food to better serve our needs 
From school lunches to hospital trays, Ireland’s food policy is fractured. After attending two major food gatherings, I believe the solution is clear

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025

Catherine Conlon: Joe Wicks's Killer Bar has achieved what no stuffy science report can do
Catherine Conlon: Joe Wicks's Killer Bar has achieved what no stuffy science report can do
Joe Wicks might not be a nutritionist, but he's got consumers thinking about the health impacts of food — why is that a bad thing?

Mon, 13 Oct, 2025

Joe Wicks: 'These foods are damaging our health — we shouldn't accept this as the norm'
Joe Wicks: 'These foods are damaging our health — we shouldn't accept this as the norm'
Wicks plans to demonstrate how useless the legal limits on additives are by designing, making, advertising and selling a protein bar that is intentionally harmful to the health of those who eat it

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Vincent Crepel on life after Cork's Michelin-starred restaurant Terre, and what it takes to be a chef
Vincent Crepel on life after Cork's Michelin-starred restaurant Terre, and what it takes to be a chef
The former chef from the Castlemartyr Resort restaurant reveals what he will miss about Cork now that he is back in Paris

Sun, 05 Oct, 2025

Blas na hÉireann Food Awards for long-running enterprises and new businesses
Blas na hÉireann Food Awards for long-running enterprises and new businesses
Cashel Farmhouse Cheesemakers, founded in 1984, won the prestigious Best Artisan Producer award, while Bon Chocolatiers, Co Offaly, founded in 2020, took the Supreme Champion accolade

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

Izz Café, Cush, and Sea Church among winners at Georgina Campbell food awards
Izz Café, Cush, and Sea Church among winners at Georgina Campbell food awards
Georgina Campbell acknowledged the challenging climate for the sector, referencing the recent closure of Dublin’s Big Mike’s, the latest hospitality casualty

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

Batch of chicken Kievs recalled following detection of salmonella
Batch of chicken Kievs recalled following detection of salmonella
The Kievs are sold in 500g packs and have a best before date of October 2026

Mon, 25 Aug, 2025

'No chicken nuggets': Cork community group serves 850,000 nutritious meals a year
'No chicken nuggets': Cork community group serves 850,000 nutritious meals a year
Once serving just eight meals in Boherbue, Duhallow’s community kitchen now delivers 850,000 meals a year across Cork

Mon, 18 Aug, 2025

Irish Examiner Eats Club brings the Glass Curtain down on another tasty Cork on a Fork fest
Irish Examiner Eats Club brings the Glass Curtain down on another tasty Cork on a Fork fest
Five days of feasting and frolics were brought to a suitably delicious close with the latest edition of the exclusive Irish Examiner Eats Club dinner

Sun, 17 Aug, 2025

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John Whelan: Years after Brexit, Irish food sector faces even more volatility due to Trump
However there are positive signs that the UK is back on the radar of an increasing number of exporters.

Sun, 17 Aug, 2025

Weather fails to rain on the parade as five-day Cork on a Fork food festival kicks off
Weather fails to rain on the parade as five-day Cork on a Fork food festival kicks off
In spite of a move indoors, it was a tremendous evening and a superb celebration of the best of Cork food

Wed, 13 Aug, 2025

Cork on a Fork: Feasting, fun, and quality food are on the menu at five-day festival
Cork on a Fork: Feasting, fun, and quality food are on the menu at five-day festival
From this morning's launch breakfast to the closing Examiner Eats event, the festival promises five days of deliciousness

Wed, 13 Aug, 2025

Chicken nuggets and other 'cheat foods' banished from school meals
Chicken nuggets and other 'cheat foods' banished from school meals
A dietitian has been recruited to improve Ireland's hot school meals programme, and the junk food ban will be in place before the start of the school year

Mon, 11 Aug, 2025

Food production resumes at Ballymaguire Foods after listeriosis outbreak
Food production resumes at Ballymaguire Foods after listeriosis outbreak
Two weeks ago the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) said there was an “extensive” outbreak of listeriosis and dozens of meals and side dishes were being recalled as a precaution

Fri, 08 Aug, 2025

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Top Eight: sizzling sausages — an extra link to our diet
Sausages are a highly-processed food. The preservatives mixed with the meat really cannot be avoided if we are to be sure the meat is safe to eat when kept on shelves or at home for a few days

Fri, 08 Aug, 2025

Several spinach and mixed leaves products recalled following detection of listeria
Several spinach and mixed leaves products recalled following detection of listeria
The recall of McCormack Family Farms products comes after 170 readymeals made by Ballymaguire Foods were called back amid a listeriosis outbreak

Sun, 27 Jul, 2025

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Remember when a minister held Guinness 'hostage'? And other Irish food stories
A book examining our relationship with food and drink from prehistory up to the present day is a rich resource 

Tue, 22 Jul, 2025

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Catherine Conlon: Drop in US junk food sales the break we need to cut unhealthy diets
Sales of junk food are slowing in the US. Introduction of a junk food tax could accelerate a shift in the food market so that everyone can afford healthy food, writes Catherine Conlon

Tue, 08 Jul, 2025

Irish Examiner Eats: Magical 'after hours' dining at iconic Farmgate Café
Irish Examiner Eats: Magical 'after hours' dining at iconic Farmgate Café
Special menu awaited diners after the historic market had shut up shop for the day

Thu, 19 Jun, 2025

Five crowd-pleasing barbecue classics to try this weekend
Five crowd-pleasing barbecue classics to try this weekend
If you're thinking of getting the barbecue out this weekend, why not try some of these tasty options

Fri, 16 May, 2025

Fire Starters: Easy midweek barbecue recipes to keep her lit without the effort
Fire Starters: Easy midweek barbecue recipes to keep her lit without the effort
With temperatures hitting 25 degreees this week, take the stress out of barbecue season by grilling meals with minimum fuss but maximum taste 

Wed, 30 Apr, 2025

US tariffs: EU rules out changes to 'sacrosanct' food standards 
US tariffs: EU rules out changes to 'sacrosanct' food standards 
EU's food standards described as a red line as trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic met US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick

Tue, 15 Apr, 2025

Government to review nutritional value of school meals after worries about processed foods
Government to review nutritional value of school meals after worries about processed foods
As of this week, an additional 131,700 children across 713 primary schools will receive a hot meal every day

Fri, 11 Apr, 2025

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World retaliates to tariffs as Trump doubles down on trade war
Irish firms, particularly in the food and drink sectors, are scrambling to shore up their business as US tariffs begin to bite

Sat, 05 Apr, 2025

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ieExplains: How Trump’s tariffs put Ireland in the firing line
Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs could shake global trade—here’s what they mean for Ireland, key industries, and consumers

Thu, 03 Apr, 2025

Popular chocolate bar recalled 'due to the possible presence of small stones' 
Popular chocolate bar recalled 'due to the possible presence of small stones' 
Specific batches of Tony’s Chocolonely Dark Almond Sea Salt have been recalled by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland

Wed, 02 Apr, 2025

'Wholesalers are demanding pre-payment': Cork chocolatier warns of expensive Easter eggs
'Wholesalers are demanding pre-payment': Cork chocolatier warns of expensive Easter eggs
Rosemary Daly of the Chocolate Shop in Cork's English Market says her supply has been severely disrupted by the 'crisis' of soaring cocoa prices

Tue, 01 Apr, 2025

'It was disgusting': 80 complaints or feedback messages about school meals 
'It was disgusting': 80 complaints or feedback messages about school meals 
The scheme, overseen by the Department of Social Protection, provides funding to schools for children's food, with all primary schools now eligible for hot meals

Sun, 30 Mar, 2025

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Irish Examiner view: Dáil disorder discouraging at such a fraught time
Further turmoil is to be expected

Thu, 27 Mar, 2025

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McDonalds Irish expansion stalled by sole objectors against new drive-thrus for Mullingar and Waterford
McDonalds also has additional planning applications for new drive-thru restaurants currently before planning authorities for sites in New Ross, Co Wexford, Thurles, Co Tipperary, and Carrigaline, Co Cork

Mon, 24 Mar, 2025

Aoife Hearne: My teen's folate levels are low — is there a supplement to take?
Aoife Hearne: My teen's folate levels are low — is there a supplement to take?
When someone has a folate deficiency, it causes the body to produce abnormally large blood cells that cannot function properly. And since red blood cells transport oxygen around the body, folate deficiency can lead to extreme tiredness and lack of energy

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025

Prepare to pay more for your flat white as Ireland's coffee producers face a perfect storm
Prepare to pay more for your flat white as Ireland's coffee producers face a perfect storm
Rising global demand and crops hit by adverse weather mean that Irish coffee roasters are paying more for beans this year

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025

Street Feast time... enjoy a cuppa in the garden, a picnic in the park, or a big street party
Street Feast time... enjoy a cuppa in the garden, a picnic in the park, or a big street party
Ireland’s biggest day of street parties and community gatherings turns 15 this year

Mon, 10 Mar, 2025

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Golf club in Waterford among 11 food businesses hit with enforcement orders 
Five closure orders were served under the FSAI Act 1998

Tue, 11 Feb, 2025

Lorge on the changing face of chocolate: 'Treat it like a good wine’
Lorge on the changing face of chocolate: 'Treat it like a good wine’
With the price of cocoa increasing by 140% in the space of a year, is it time we looked at chocolate as a luxury item? Benoit Lorge reflects on two decades in the business of chocolate and tells Kate Ryan why 2025 could be the toughest yet for Ireland’s independent chocolatiers

Sat, 08 Feb, 2025

Cork ryebread success story — from the Mayfield bloomer to the award-winning schwarzbrot
Cork ryebread success story — from the Mayfield bloomer to the award-winning schwarzbrot
Bringing nutritious rye sourdough bread to Mayfield in Cork has seen Angela Nöthlings develop microbakery Ryes & Shine into a full time job

Fri, 31 Jan, 2025

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How to know if you're getting too much salt in your diet
Salt is stocked in almost every household in the country and added liberally to our food, yet this everyday condiment is also one of the leading causes of death worldwide

Fri, 17 Jan, 2025

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Food and drink sector expects rising costs in 2025 — survey
The biggest challenge facing businesses in the sector is cost of labour, which was cited by 71%

Mon, 13 Jan, 2025

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Caitríona Redmond: My recipe for lemon drizzle loaf, which will freeze exceptionally well
The New Year is a time for new beginnings and so, this is my last column in the Irish Examiner Weekend

Thu, 09 Jan, 2025

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