What's in Season in Ireland

In October, Ireland's peak-season foods include native oysters, apples, pumpkin & squash, mussels, pears, scallops, venison, herring, beetroot and carrots. Also available: irish honey, mackerel, brown crab, onions, salad leaves, tomatoes, lobster and spinach & chard.

At peak in Irish spring (March, April, May): duck eggs, spring lamb, dublin bay prawns, spring butter, brown crab, salad leaves, rhubarb, spinach & chard, cabbage, purple sprouting broccoli, asparagus and elderflower.

At peak in Irish summer (June, July, August): duck eggs, irish honey, new potatoes, mackerel, dublin bay prawns, spring butter, brown crab, salad leaves, tomatoes, onions, lobster and strawberries.

At peak in Irish autumn (September, October, November): irish honey, native oysters, apples, mackerel, onions, salad leaves, tomatoes, mussels, pumpkin & squash, pears, scallops and venison.

At peak in Irish winter (December, January, February): turkey, native oysters, mussels, scallops, venison, herring, game birds, cabbage, parsnips, brussels sprouts, kale and purple sprouting broccoli.

Peak is when a food is at its best and most plentiful from Irish growers, farms and waters. Available is the wider window when it can still be bought fresh, though supply is thinner or less flavoursome. The calendar is curated from Bord Bia's Irish seasonal food calendar and cross-referenced with FarmFinder producer data.

FarmFinder lists 3,217 Irish farms, farmers' markets, farm shops and food makers. Each food in the calendar links to the producers who supply it, and you can narrow by county or find producers near you on the map.