Grub of the Irish

ALL OVER the world, people are gearing up to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. They’ll be wearing the green from New York to Dubai.

I usually go to the US for St Patrick’s Day, but this year I will be in Ireland for the first time in years. Because Easter is so early this year, St Patrick’s Day falls in the last week of the 12-week course, in the midst of exams.

Easter and Christmas all have traditional foods associated with the feast day yet, in Ireland, we really don’t have specific dishes that we associate with the celebration of our national day.