Ballymaloe cookery courses make tasty profit

The numbers of overseas visitors taking the Ballymaloe Cookery School’s 12-week course helps to spread a good news message of Irish food and dispel the myth of it being “a land of corned beef and cabbage”.

That’s according to director of the school Darina Allen after new accounts confirmed another bumper year. Accounts show the Ballymaloe business enjoyed tasty profits of over €140,000 last year.

Its accumulated profits increased by €140,609 from €2.43m to €2.57m in the 12 months to the end of August last.