A short history of the Irish grá for ice cream Once only consumed on special occasions, ice cream has gone from being a luxury and to becoming a regular summer treat for the masses Ice Cream • 14 Aug
A short history of the Irish grá for ice cream Once only consumed on special occasions, ice cream has gone from being a luxury and to becoming a regular summer treat for the masses Ice Cream • 14 Aug
All you need to know about the blackberry season The blackberry is a plant of notable cultural significance in Ireland, not least in its ability to evoke emotional memories and nostalgia Food • 08 Aug
All you need to know about the blackberry season The blackberry is a plant of notable cultural significance in Ireland, not least in its ability to evoke emotional memories and nostalgia Food • 08 Aug
It's Bilberry Sunday this weekend but have you ever eaten one? The bilberry was an important feature of activities, games, food and entertainments associated with the festival of Lughnasa Food • 25 Jul
It's Bilberry Sunday this weekend but have you ever eaten one? The bilberry was an important feature of activities, games, food and entertainments associated with the festival of Lughnasa Food • 25 Jul
Are you going around collecting guggies for the clúdog at Easter? The clúdog tradition saw children in Ireland going door-to-door at Easter collecting eggs (or 'guggies') for an outdoor feast Easter • 20 Apr
Are you going around collecting guggies for the clúdog at Easter? The clúdog tradition saw children in Ireland going door-to-door at Easter collecting eggs (or 'guggies') for an outdoor feast Easter • 20 Apr
Why are there so few food traditions around St Patrick's Day? As St Patrick's Day always occurs during Lent, it meant tensions between the public holiday celebrations and the moderations of Lent st patricks day • 13 Mar
Why are there so few food traditions around St Patrick's Day? As St Patrick's Day always occurs during Lent, it meant tensions between the public holiday celebrations and the moderations of Lent st patricks day • 13 Mar
The strange meanings attached to charms in Halloween barm bracks The ring, coin, pea, button, stick or rag you used to find in a Halloween barm brack had different meanings around the country Food • 25 Oct 24
The strange meanings attached to charms in Halloween barm bracks The ring, coin, pea, button, stick or rag you used to find in a Halloween barm brack had different meanings around the country Food • 25 Oct 24
The Halloween conundrum: is it a barm brack or a barn brack? A fierce debate broke out in 1927 between Barners and Barmers on on the proper name of the cake associated with Halloween celebrations. Halloween • 22 Oct 24
The Halloween conundrum: is it a barm brack or a barn brack? A fierce debate broke out in 1927 between Barners and Barmers on on the proper name of the cake associated with Halloween celebrations. Halloween • 22 Oct 24
Myrtle Allen and the birth of an Irish food culture 60 years ago Her highlighting of quality Irish produce and ingredients in the Yeats Room restaurant made her Ireland's leading food activist Myrtle Allen • 05 Jul 24
Myrtle Allen and the birth of an Irish food culture 60 years ago Her highlighting of quality Irish produce and ingredients in the Yeats Room restaurant made her Ireland's leading food activist Myrtle Allen • 05 Jul 24
Will you be eating shamrock for St Patrick's Day? It's shamrock's time to shine, but there are still many historical and botanical puzzles to be solved about that little plant st patricks day • 14 Mar 24
Will you be eating shamrock for St Patrick's Day? It's shamrock's time to shine, but there are still many historical and botanical puzzles to be solved about that little plant st patricks day • 14 Mar 24
How the 'hungry gap' caused distress in 19th century Ireland A gap in the availability of fresh vegetables and fruits showed the vulnerabilities of a food system which favoured the rich over the poor Food • 25 Jul 23
How the 'hungry gap' caused distress in 19th century Ireland A gap in the availability of fresh vegetables and fruits showed the vulnerabilities of a food system which favoured the rich over the poor Food • 25 Jul 23
