By Tara McCormack THIS Saturday will mark the end of an era at the foot of the town in Letterkenny as Paddy Gildea of Gildea Farm Butchers pulls the shutter for the final time. After nearly 13 years of dedicated service to his loyal customers, Paddy has made the difficult decision to close the shop, […]
Creeslough butcher to speak of explosion on TG4
A butcher working in Creeslough shop during explosion speaks publicly for first time in TG4 documentary tonight.
Butchers are taking on a Himalayan task
A DONEGAL butcher is using a two-metre high solid wall of Himalayan rock salt bricks to dry–age premium beef sourced from local suppliers. The translucent blocks were imported by McConnell’s Butchers, Ballybofey, from mines in the foothills of the Himalayas in Pakistan’s Punjab region. Each of the 360 salt blocks was individually hand cut. Shane […]