It's been another busy week on the food front in Ireland some new festivals making their presence felt ahead of the summer rush, new reports out on food waste and more.


This week's helping of Food In 5 minutes will introduce you to


FoodieFest, taking place in Kilkenny over the May Bank Holiday weekendBallymaloe Festival of Food, bound for Cork this summer to help celebrate 60 years of food at BallymaloeThe Leinster round of the Irish Restaurant AwardsSome recent figures around food waste in Ireland (March 1 was National Stop Food Waste day) and New research around the consumption of ultra-processed foods (hard to avoid them these days) and what it means for your physical and mental health


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