Cavan posts its culinary credentials

The Olde Post Inn, Cloverhill, Co Cavan. Tel: 047-55555. Web: theoldepostinn.com. Chef: Gearoid Lynch

The Olde Post Inn Cloverhill, Co Cavan: doing great things with some of the county’s best ingredients

If you’d asked me a couple of weeks ago whether I thought Irish people were suffering from food festival fatigue, I’d probably have said yes. From a situation five years ago when they were few and far between, there now seems to be food festivals in every town and village in the country.

I’m not entirely convinced that this is a good thing. I don’t doubt the motivations of the people who organise ...