It can be hard for small food producers to find the wherewithal for necessary expansion so The Menu is delighted to bring word of funding opportunities for food producers in South and West Cork.

Will 2019 be the year Ireland’s wine drinkers finally start to catch up with our rosé-loving UK and EU counterparts? Largely thanks to the warm summer of 2018 sales of rosé last year showed a significant increase according to retailers I’ve spoken with and most are optimistic for 2019.

Those beards will certainly need a liberal dousing in flame retardant as The Big Grill BBQ & Craft Beer Festival (Aug 13-16) returns once more to Dublin’s Herbert Park. 

Dublin Bay Prawn Festival

WITH the feed needs of the organic beef and sheep sectors to satisfy, as well as 1,800 tonnes required by Flahavans for porridge, organic oats is becoming attractive for farmers.