Kelly’s is a cut above

Third-generation butchers Kenneth and Cormac Kelly have two passions - keeping their family business thriving and promoting Irish food.

They were recognised for both last month when Kelly’s Butchers won the Best Next Generation Award from Good Food Ireland. The Kellys’ business can be traced back 75 years, when their grandfather, Dominick, opened the butcher’s store in Newport, Co Mayo.

From Dominick, the business passed to the men’s father and uncle, Sean and ...