Val Manning has been operating the Good food Ireland principles for years and it’s down in no small way to this man that the first artisans of West Cork found their feet. He supports numerous small producers and cheese makers in this area, here is one of the men, and indeed one of the shops, that help the Irish food revolution happen.
There is no excuse for plastic sandwiches. Ireland has come of age and scattered around the country are Good Food Ireland members brimming with the best. Pick up a picnic and head for the hills, writes Clodagh McKenna.