For a spell, the gastronomic reputation of the lovely seaside town of Kinsale appeared to be succumbing to a certain flabbiness of practice but recent years has seen the arrival of some sharp new operators raising standards across the board. 

Cork has long been a centre of education, with some of the finest schools and third-level institutions in the country. 

* John and Helen Fox will host a garden party at ‘Glencairn,’ Underwood, Rochestown, today from 11am to 5pm and local band, Ré Nua, will provide music from 3-5pm.

The song says ‘Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves’ but students at a suburban school have been showing that brothers can grow vegetables for just about anyone.

Over 5,000 free curries will be dished out in Cork to highlight how much food is still wasted, writes Joe McNamee

Just because it is a wonky shape or isn’t the ‘right’ size doesn’t mean a vegetable isn’t edible.

Cork has initiated a €50,000 study in a bold step towards becoming the food capital of Ireland.

THIS week sees the launch of Environment And Food, a book by UCC geography lecturer Colin Sage.

THE vast majority of climate scientists — 2,500 of them — agree that global warming is upon us, at least partly due to the release of CO2 into the atmosphere due to our consumption of energy which has been produced mainly by the burning of fossil fuels since the start of the industrial revolution.