Tributes flood in for ‘mother of modern Irish cooking’, Myrtle Allen

Tributes have been pouring in today from friends of Ballymaloe founder and ‘the mother of modern Irish cooking’, Myrtle Allen, who died earlier today aged 94.

The Taoiseach and Tánaiste were among hundreds of people, from local farmers and fishermen, to former cookery school students and Michelin-star chefs, who have paid tribute.