The Kinsale Gourmet Festival (October 7 to 9) hits 40 this year and the promised shindig should be a mighty and deservedly celebratory affair indeed for this historical little port and fishing town spent many years to the very forefront of Irish food and in recent times has been doing much to regain its masticatory mojo.

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Foodie fanatics who have their fingers on the ‘pulse’ will know that there’s a delicious array of tempting food festivals taking place around Ireland this Autumn, where both novices and gastro groupies alike can tap into a wealth of culinary knowledge, as well as loads of lovely grub!

IRISH Festivals used to revolve almost solely around music and drink, not necessarily in that order.