Irish recipes

Colcannon, the traditional Irish potato dish, is a great accompaniment to creamy smoked haddock

Great traditional Irish flavours shine through in this satisfying dish

A traditional Irish loaf that uses bicarbonate of soda instead of yeast - this version is sweetly spiced with fruit and oats

Whip up an Irish-inspired weeknight supper with tender cabbage, smoked streaky bacon and soft-set eggs

Good Food reader Alice Colley shares her recipe for this Northern Irish fridge cake with digestives, marshmallows and glacé cherries

Rich, dark and spicy - prepare enough mixture for two basins, one for Christmas day and the other to give as a gift

Celebrate St Patrick’s Day on 17 March with this luxurious twist on classic coffee cake, which takes flavour inspiration from the coffee-based cocktail

Want a simple bread recipe? This Irish soda bread requires no kneading or proving, is yeast-free and takes mere minutes to prepare. Above all, it's delicious

With sweet, slow-cooked carrots and beautifully tender meat, this beef and stout stew is comfort in a pot. Serve with creamy parsnip mash for a warming meal.

Make use of earthy poitín – an Irish spirit – it works particularly well with the spiciness of American rye whiskey and the herbal chartreuse. A lovely pre-dinner tipple

This cocktail is based on a classic Bees Knees cocktail. Swap the gin for poitín – an Irish spirit – the sweet honey and zingy citrus accentuate the barley flavours in poitín

Indulge in an Irish cream liqueur, minus the booze. Our non-alcoholic version has all the creamy flavours of the classic cocktail, plus espresso and spices

Indulge dinner guests with a classic Irish coffee at the end of a dinner party. Made with Irish whiskey, cream and coffee, it's a decadent finale to a meal

Soaking the fruit in Irish stout really plumps it up and gives a rich, dark pudding without the bitterness of brandy or rum