With the bank holiday firmly in the rearview mirror, this weekend I'm hopping between restaurants and gigs as a birthday (not mine) brings with it a Michelin-star night out while Bruce Springsteen picked Sunday to turn up in Kilkenny and play a few songs - how bad.


This week's headlines include a look at


The full lineup for this year's Bord Bia Bloom over the June bank holiday weekendDrive-thru sausage rolls becoming a thing in Northern IrelandThe highest enforcement orders from the FSAI for 2024 to date last month (and here)The lineup reveal for Beyond The Plate at this year's Beyond The Pale festivalHow a drought in Mexico is leading to a Sriracha shortage in the US

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