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Food

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saturday serving
Recipes: Lemon drizzle and blackberry crumble cakes to warm you up in the cold
Shane Smith
4 Nov 2023
16.5k
4
Hard Hit
Disasters in last 30 years have caused losses of $3.8 trillion in crops and livestock
13 Oct 2023
4.4k
11
craving
Some ultra-processed foods should be labelled ‘addictive’, scientists suggest
10 Oct 2023
23.5k
69
The Morning Lead
Going to bed hungry: Parents are ‘doing without’ food as cost-of-living crisis hits
6 Oct 2023
23.1k
62
spice box
Saturday Serving: Pickle's Sunil Ghai shares some recipes from his first book
Sunil Ghai
9 Sep 2023
15.3k
6
FactCheck
Debunked: Safety sheet used to show an edible coating is risky is actually for a cleaning fluid
28 Apr 2023
6.9k
Wellbeing
Nutritionist: 'I'm calling BS on toxic diet culture'
Niamh Orbinski
27 Apr 2023
14.9k
16
The Daily Poll
Poll: How often do you eat McDonalds?
26 Apr 2023
40.0k
45
Closure Orders
Dead rats and cockroach infestations: Eleven food businesses faced closure orders last month
17 Apr 2023
55.0k
16
Food Safety
Nine food businesses told to close last month for breaches of food safety laws
8 Mar 2023
37.4k
11
Tayto
Top Tory Tom Tugendhat performs U-turn after tripping up over Tayto tweet
7 Feb 2023
35.2k
20
saturday serving
Recipes: Pastry chef Shane Smith has some seasonal dishes for you to try
Shane Smith
4 Feb 2023
14.7k
1
M&M's announces 'indefinite' suspension of iconic spokescandy mascots
23 Jan 2023
58.9k
30
Food Safety
'Black mould' and 'haphazardly'-stored meat: Six closure orders against food businesses in December
10 Jan 2023
37.8k
CHRISTMAS SHOP
Inflation led to surge in Christmas grocery spend compared to 2021
9 Jan 2023
8.4k
6
The Daily Poll
Poll: Do you batch cook your meals?
18 Oct 2022
34.8k
39
food waste
UK labour shortage causes unpicked food to rot in fields
15 Aug 2022
36.2k
42
Grain
First Ukrainian grain shipment since invasion began reaches Turkey
Updated 2 Aug 2022
18.4k
7
Cost of Living
Inflation once again: McDonald's hiking the price of a cheeseburger for first time in 14 years
27 Jul 2022
31.4k
40
Kilkenny
Tánaiste expects controversial €200m cheese plant to meet climate concerns as sod is turned
22 Jun 2022
22.0k
15
breadbasket of europe
Helping Ukraine harvest their wheat crop will help mitigate food challenges ahead, says OECD Sec Gen
14 Apr 2022
17.4k
5
saturday serving
Time to get baking - sweet treat recipes from Eloise Head
Eloise Head
19 Mar 2022
14.2k
8
Food
Dublin restaurants awarded Michelin Stars
16 Feb 2022
44.1k
18
more greens
Opinion: Five a day will keep the doctors away, or will they?
Dr Jolanta Burke
1 Jan 2022
31.2k
12
Food
Nearly half of the global population suffer from poor nutrition, study finds
23 Nov 2021
8.8k
14
Salthill
Government body quashes claims that Direct Provision residents were served meals in plastic bag
23 Nov 2021
46.9k
Food Fight
Woman sues Kellogg for $5m, claiming there aren't enough strawberries in strawberry Pop-Tarts
26 Oct 2021
53.7k
saturday serving
Jamie Oliver: Three delicious new recipes for sharing with loved ones
Jamie Oliver
18 Sep 2021
41.6k
7
Food Safety
Filth, grime and a dead bird: Four food businesses were hit with closure orders last month
8 Sep 2021
46.5k
7
FSAI
Rodent droppings and fly infestation: 10 food businesses ordered to shut last month
9 Aug 2021
80.3k
15
saturday serving
Master Pastry Chef Shane Smith has some seasonal cookie recipes to share
Shane Smith
3 Jul 2021
12.9k
0
Food Safety
Dead rodents and a lack of cleaning: Three food businesses ordered to shut last month
8 Jun 2021
37.0k
7
Food
The Irish For: What is with our love affair with coleslaw?
Darach Ó Séaghdha
29 May 2021
29.0k
43
The Daily Poll
Poll: Should junk food ads be banned?
13 May 2021
31.3k
94
saturday serving
Catherine Fulvio: Enjoy rack of lamb and cheesecake recipes to spice up your summer dining
Catherine Fulvio
8 May 2021
23.1k
9
saturday serving
Easter Fare: Shane Rigney shares a recipe for roast lamb, the time-honoured favourite
Shane Rigney
3 Apr 2021
17.7k
15
saturday serving
Easter Fare: Pastry chef Shane Smith shares some delicious seasonal recipes
Shane Smith
27 Mar 2021
28.2k
0
saturday serving
Ciara Attwell of My Fussy Eater shares tips and recipes to simplify family food
Ciara Attwell
13 Mar 2021
17.5k
2
stars in their eyes
Eighteen Irish restaurants land Michelin stars for 2020 at virtual ceremony
25 Jan 2021
81.1k
44
The Daily Poll
Poll: How often do you order food for delivery?
23 Jan 2021
66.9k
61
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