Fifty years of hard work has really paid off for the family-run Quinlan’s Kerryfish — the business struck gold twice at the Great Taste Awards.

Irish food producers have cleaned up at this year’s Great Taste Awards — the world’s largest blind-tasted food awards — with local suppliers for the likes of Aldi and SuperValu going down a treat with a judging panel comprising of leading chefs and food critics.

A Kinsale-based company has proved pick of the bunch at this year’s Great Taste Awards.

THE Great Taste Awards have brought confirmation for more than 100 Irish farmers that they are up there with the best.