Transition year students are the focus of the ‘Future is Food’ drive to promote Irish artisan foods, launched by the Taste Council of Ireland and Bord Bia.

The Olde Post Inn, Cloverhill, Co Cavan; tel: 047-55555; theoldepostinn.com

Stop dishing up special food for the children, says author Karen le Billon in her book, French Kids Eat Everything. The mum-of-two, who moved from Vancouver to France in 2008, believes we could all be taught a thing or two if we followed the example set by our continental cousins.

THERE’S a frenzy of preserving going on here these days.