Sligo Food Trail is launching their Taste the Island event today.
There are a number of events running over the next three months as part of this huge Failte Ireland initiative.
The showcase event is the Harvest Feast which is an exciting collaboration between the best chefs in the county.
It’s predicted that events will give small food businesses a real shot in the arm outside the main tourist season.
Health, housing and climate change are on the agenda as budget negotiations begin between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil today.
At the Fianna Fáil think-in, the party has targeted tighter controls on health spending as a priority.
It claims the Government has put together fraudulent budgets every year when it comes to health.
Fianna Fáil’s Deputy Leader Dara Calleary says it will be one of a number of priorities for the party in budget talks:
