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EAR TO THE GROUND

Helen Carroll, Darragh McCullough and Ella McSweeney - Ear to the Ground, Series 28 (1) Image Name: Helen Carroll, Darragh McCullough and Ella McSweeney - Ear to the Ground, Series 28 (1)
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Ella McSweeney, Helen Carroll and Darragh McCullough - Ear to the Ground, Series 28 Image Name: Ella McSweeney, Helen Carroll and Darragh McCullough - Ear to the Ground, Series 28

Episode 12

Potato Starch

Tonnes of unwanted food ends up in dumps or in animal feed each year in Ireland. But one company in Meath has found an innovative way to reduce waste, while benefiting both the business and the environment. The Meade family are turning their waste potatoes into highly valuable potato starch, used in food manufacturing with a range of health benefits. Darragh McCullough visited the farm to watch the process in Ireland’s only potato starch factory.

Brexit


Ireland, the EU and the UK are slowly settling into a new relationship, post Brexit. Fishing was always going to be one of the most difficult aspects of any deal, and for the Irish fishing industry where many are already struggling because of Covid-19, life has become even harder to navigate.

Helen Carroll visited the harbour in Dunmore East in Co. Waterford, to talk with fishermen and their families about the impact Brexit is having on their lives and livelihoods.