John Torode's Ireland
John Torode's Ireland is a TV show on SBS ONE. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 6 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in March 2025.
Last episode
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42:07John Torode's Ireland
John goes to meet David and Jenny O’Halloran of Blath Na Mara at their seaweed factory. Jenny is a local and David is from New Zealand and together they forage and sell seaweed and their own delicious seaweed products, like pesto and pate.
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42:01John meets Stephen Hegarty, local farmer and Burren expert, and they go for a walk on the limestone pavement of The Burren. John learns more about the moonlike landscape, the amazing array of flowers and plants that grow between the cracks and why people have always farmed on what looks such barren land.
42:15Just outside Cork, John goes to the pretty little seaside village of Kinsale. Local restaurateur Martin Shanhan shows John round the town and its brightly coloured houses, restaurants and cafes.
42:10John finds out about the Wexford phenomenon of strawberry huts by the side of roads, where local growers are allowed to sell their wares. John meets Cyril Wheelock, one of the area's top strawberry growers.
42:02John visits this beautiful 800-year-old country estate with its own organic farm and restored 17th century gardens. He meets the restaurant chef, Niall, who shows him round the gardens, where they pick veg and herbs from which Niall prepares a gourmet salad for John to taste.
42:03John meets proprietor and chef Ciaran at this classic Dublin pub. He learns about the role of the pub in Dublin and Irish life, the colourful history of this pub.