Slán go Feoil follows a group of devoted carnivores as they embark on a bold challenge: giving up meat for an entire month. With guidance from expert nutritionists, chefs, and food enthusiasts, they discover the impact of a plant-based diet, changing their relationship with food along the way. Engaging, warm, and humorous, Slán go Feoil presents an exploration of vegetarianism based in three locations: Kerry, Donegal and Belfast.
Episode 1:
Meet our contributors from Donegal, Kerry, and Belfast as they prepare to give up meat for a full month, revealing just how central it is to their daily lives and identities. As they face the reality of the challenge ahead, nutritionist Nóra Ní Fhlannagáin explains how a meat-free diet could impact their health — and whether it might even benefit them. The group put their taste buds to the test in a real-or-fake meat challenge, while Helena and her husband Patrick reflect on their own journey from running a butcher shop to transforming it into a B&B.
Ar Slán go Feoil, feictear grúpa daoine ar breá leo feoil ag féachaint le dúshlán mór a shárú: éirí as feoil a ithe go ceann míosa. Le cúnamh treorach ó bhia-eolaithe, ó chócairí agus ó dhaoine eile ar breá leo bia, foghlaimíonn siad faoin tionchar a bhíonn ag aiste bia atá bunaithe ar phlandaí agus tagann athrú le linn na míosa ar an gcaoi a gcaitheann siad bia. Clár spéisiúil, croíúil, greannmhar é Slán go Feoil ina ndéantar cíoradh ar cheisteanna faoi fheoilséanadh i dtrí cinn d’áiteanna: Ciarraí, Dún na nGall agus Béal Feirste.
Clár 1
Cuirtear aithne ar na rannpháirtithe as Tír Chonaill, Ciarraí agus Béal Feirste agus iad ag ullmhú le héirí as feoil a ithe go ceann míosa ainneoin gur gné lárnach de ghnáthshaol an lae sin acu faoi láthair agus go mbraitheann siad ceangailte go mór leis an bhfeoil. De réir mar is fearr a thuigeann siad an dúshlán atá rompu, míníonn Nóra Ní Fhlannagáin, bia-eolaí, an tionchar a d’fhéadfadh a bheith ag aiste bia saor ó fheoil ar an tsláinte acu — agus an dóigh go bhféadfadh sé leas a dhéanamh dóibh. Déanann an grúpa tástáil ar a gcuid blaslóg féachaint an aithnítear feoil dháiríre agus feoil bhréige óna chéile, agus tugann Helena agus Patrick cuntas ar an athrú ina saol féin nuair a chóirigh siad an siopa búistéara a bhíodh acu ina theach aíochta.
Fr. Brian Ó Fearraigh is the beloved parish priest in Na Doirí Beaga, Donegal. After losing his chapel in a devastating fire, he’s focused on rebuilding it, and has decided to take on another test of faith by going meat-free.
Storm is a Wexford native, and has been living in Belfast since starting university. She is a journalist with a strong passion for the Irish language, and also plays Gaelic football with a local team. She is taking on a vegetarian diet to see if it might help her save some money and even spare a few goals.
Conor is from Belfast and a passionate advocate for the Irish language. As editor of Nós magazine and an Irish-language rapper, his work and passions are deeply connected to his culture — though his relationship with food is a little more complicated…
Helena is a Daingean Uí Chúis native who runs a local B&B in the same building that once housed her husband’s family butcher shop. Deeply involved in her community, Helena has a strong interest in health and wellbeing and enjoys exploring new ways to live well.
Clare is a recently retired teacher who has just returned to her hometown of Daingean Uí Chúis. Embracing this new chapter, she is eager to try new experiences — including taking on the challenge of a vegetarian diet.
Manus and Catriona are husband and wife from An Fál Carrach, Co. Donegal. A real estate agent and farmer, Manus is deeply rooted in local traditions, while retired teacher Catriona is a natural host with a strong community spirit. Actively involved in their community, they open their home each year for Manus’s annual hunt and for Catriona’s much-loved family dinner gatherings.
