'Ireland could be an organic nation' - but not everyone agrees

Could Ireland be an organic food island? Darina Allen believes that Ireland absolutely could do it, but Michael Hoey of Country Crest says that Ireland becoming an organic nation is not practical.

10 November 2017

Ireland could “absolutely” become an organic food island, according to Darina Allen, owner and founder of Ballymaloe Cookery School.

Allen was speaking at the inaugural Ceres Network conference, held at Dublin’s Convention Centre on Friday.

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