James Whelan

Christmas dinner part I: Advice and recipes from Paul Flynn, Neven Maguire and Darina Allen

US group insists it is committed to the niche food and retail business it acquired in 2015

Food File: Win a trip to Spain, change career and become a butcher, and the secret to delicious salad dressings

Saltwater Grocery, a new type of fishmonger and gourmet food shop, opens in Dublin

Food File: The Designed Table’s new online shop; comfort food meals ready to heat; online cookery classes with ingredients delivered; and Rory O’Connell cooks for Goal

Spiced lamb, Buckfast hot sauce and tahini dressing top a pizza that makes a big impression

Best known for her productions at the Abbey, the Waterford playwright also wrote for radio, and there’s a mystery surrounding the origins of unpublished work under a pseudonym

How to get your turkey and ham delivered and avoid the crowds

Order from kitchens and farms, as well as book and toy shops across the country

We put deliveries from small producers to the test and found these exceptional deals

Steak produced in Limerick from grass-fed Angus cross described as ‘picture perfect’

After arrival of German discounters Dunnes chose to make a play on upscale Irish food

Shoppers spent €29m on lamb in run-up to Easter with Dunnes Stores the most popular retailer

Grocery giants seeking to secure upscale epicurean brands in battle for customers

I’ll take an upwardly mobile Gubeen over a stinky Brexit cheddar

Make a plan, choose good helpers and set up a gin station