Food

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Strokestown Agricultural Show to feature new Food Fair

‘Flavours from the Heart of Ireland‘ is a new food and drinks fair which will form part of Strokestown Agricultural Show at Strokestown Park House on September 10th and 11th. Picture Credit:strokestownpark.ie The Strokestown Agricultural Show is one of oldest and longest running show of its kind in Ireland and is celebrating it’s 150th anniversary …

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Roscommon

Cookery Demo and Food Waste Rescue Event on Sunday at Roscommon Lamb Festival

It is said that if 50,000 people in Ireland reduce food waste by just 1 kilogram per week, just over €1 million will be saved, and that’s the equivalent of over 5.7 million meals.” Another interesting statistic is that every family in Ireland wastes domestically approximately €700 a year on food. But fear not, the …

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Lough Ree

International Food Festival set for Lough Ree this October

Celebrity TV Chef Kevin Dundon is among those who will feature at the new two day Lough Ree ‘Taste of the Lakelands’ food festival in October. With over two hundred visitors from fifteen countries visiting county Roscommon in October for the World Predator Boat Fishing Championships, the Lough Ree Angling Hub has set up a …

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Food works

Roscommon’s Food and Drink Entrepreneurs encouraged to apply to Food Works Ireland

The search for Roscommon’s budding food and drink entrepreneurs is gathering pace, as the countdown begins to the Food Works Ireland 2016 closing date for applications. Food and drinks entrepreneurs and those with a concept for a start up business in the sector are being urged to put themselves forward for this year’s Food Works …

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Roscommon News round-up April 8th

Here’s a round-up of the Roscommon News stories which occurred today, Friday April 8th. Courts The trials of Leszek Sychulec and Andrzej Gruchacz for the murder of Patryk Krupa at Bogganfin, Athlone in June 2014 and of Matthew Gralton, Mount Prospect, Roscommon and Ross Allen, who both stand accused of murder for their alleged part …

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Castlemine Farms food entrepreneurs

Castlemine Farms feature on new Course in Food Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Free part-time HEA funded Springboard course commences on March 10th Kilbride man Brendan Allen of Castlemine Farms is one of the contributors to a new Certificate in Food Innovation and Entrepreneurship course at the GMIT Mayo campus in Castlebar. Fully funded by the Higher Education Authority (HEA), this part-time Springboard programme is designed to encourage …

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