As one of the prime destinations on Ireland’s west coast, the Dingle Peninsula is rich in seacoast vistas, pristine beaches, rugged mountain passes, and deep green valleys as well as colorful little towns, fishing ports, and great pubs.

A pint of plain, a glass of “Uisce Beatha” or just a place to rest your weary bones and soak up the atmosphere -- there's nothing quite like an old-fashioned Irish pub, and the older the better.

Who could ever have doubted that Ireland's favorite dinner is the St. Patrick's Day favorite bacon and cabbage.

Lets call it the "new Irish" - a twist on the traditional much loved Irish recipe for St. Patrick's Day.

What better way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day than cooking up some dishes with the vegetable most associated with the Irish - the potato of course!

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Click here for IrishCentral's St. Patrick's Day section

This the family together for St. Patrick's Day and enjoy this traditional Irish side with this colcannon recipe

It’s no secret that the Irish are fond of a nice bit of homemade, comfort grub and over the years, especially around St. Patrick’s Day, we’ve noticed that our recipes are hugely popular.

So you partied hard for St. Patrick? Thoroughly drowned the shamrock and you've some green paint still on your noggin?

Galway based fast food chain Supermac’s are planning to expand their restaurant chain in Australia. The growing number of Irish citizens living in Oz will feel a little closer to home knowing the fast food chain is soon coming.

Blogger Peabody, who runs the website Culinary Concoctions by Peabody, has been moving towards family friendly food on her blog. “I love food. I have always loved food. Most importantly, I have always loved sweets. Almost every great memory in my life can be traced back to food in some form or manner,” she explains.

As the Irish actor Alex Levin said, “Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat. ”

Ireland’s abandoned equine issue has reached crisis level.  With thousands of unwanted and unregulated horses roaming the Isle and being easily targeted by unscrupulous meat processing practitioners, it begs the question: have abandoned Irish horses entered the food chain?  And, more importantly, have those horses contained bute (phenylbutazone)?  Bute causes cancer in humans.

The discovery of traces of pork in halal meat from a County Tyrone processing plan have been described as 'very disturbing' by a leader of Ireland's Muslim community.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI)  has advised the public not to consume Findus Frozen beef lasagne found to contain up to 100 percent horse meat.
 
Professor Alan Reilly, Chief Executive of the FSAI said it is unknown whether the product could pose a food safety risk. Tests are being carried out in the UK to established the presence of veterinary medicine phenylbutazone is present in the frozen lasagnes. Animals who have been treated with this drug are forbidden to enter the food chain.
 
Reilly said “Our advice to consumers at this point, is not to consume this product, but to dispose of it or return it to their retailer.”
 
The Findus product was removed from stores in the UK following the discovery that is was made from predominantly horse meat. The discovery came from the French-based company, Comigel, who were concern about the type of meat being used in the product.

The day before Ash Wednesday is known by many names: Mardi Gras, Carnival, Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday, and Pancake Day.

What could that huge red circle around February 14 on your calendar mean? Doctor's appointment? Credit card bill due? Sorry, time's up. It's Valentine's Day. Here's a quick and easy treat for you to make your lover.

It's Valentines Day and every February 14th, across the country, candy, flowers, and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint and why do we celebrate this holiday?

Ireland’s Food Minister Simon Coveney has been left red faced after his brother Patrick was dragged into the horsemeat scandal that has hit the country’s beef industry hard.

You may have to hold the cabbage in the corn beef and cabbage this year for Saint Patrick’s Day.

Brennans Bread are proud to announce that their famous sliced pan is now available in many stores throughout the U.S. Food Ireland delivers to stores in NY, NJ, PA, MA and CT, and it can also be delivered to any address anywhere in the US by ordering from the Food Ireland website. Food Ireland is a family owned Irish business that has been bringing over 1200 of Ireland’s favourite food brands to the US for more than a decade.

In the wake of the recent horse meat scandal in Ireland and other parts of Europe, archaeologists have pointed out that horse meat was actually served at important events in ancient times, namely the inauguration of the High King of Tara.

Ingredients

Everyone’s a little bit Irish for St. Patrick’s Day so you better have an upper hand on the rest of the crowd and take in some of these delicious tradition, and some new ideas for Guinness recipes.

An Antrim potato farmer has re-cultivated a variety of potato at the root of the Great Famine, making it available in Ireland for the first time in almost 170 years.

Trawling around the Internet on various sites like Pinterest and engaging with our readers over the last year we’ve come across some interesting recipes for St. Patrick’s Day. Some of them are ever classic and unchangeable like the full Irish breakfast but some like the Dubliner Shepherd’s Pie recipe give a new twist to a much loved comfort food from home.

Every year at the start of March Shamrock Shake fans rejoice as this minty milkshake returns to McDonald’s, but not many people know, or remember why this St. Patrick’s Day treat was launched back in 1966.

On March 17th, or whenever your local St. Patrick Celebration happened to kick off, the black stuff will undoubtedly be flowing en mass. But that cold and creamy traditional Irish brew aside we strongly feel here at the Shamrock Club that there are other just as worthy thirst-quencing options to check out while proudly donning your green.

In every Irish establishment, and many others, around St. Patrick’s Day, corned beef and cabbage will make its way onto the menu, marking a ‘tip of the cap’ to the Irish around St. Patrick’s Day. Another annual occurrence is Irish people giving out that this is not in fact an Irish dish at all, but is this true?

The Irish love their cooking and baking and they’re finally getting their due for the level of taste and sophistication contained in their efforts. This Saint Patrick’s Day why not follow these classic Irish recipes for a genuine taste (and aroma) of home?

Hot cross buns!
Hot cross buns!
One a penny, two a penny,
Hot cross buns!