IRISH SAUSAGES have won a top award for the second year in a row in a European championships for sausage and pudding makers.
Ashbourne-based butcher Hugh Maguire was crowned European champion for his version of the traditional breakfast sausage by France’s “Commanderie des Fins Goustiers du Duché d’Alencon” in its annual awards.
The Normandy-based group is dedicated to the promotion and recognition of the highest quality meat products from Europe.
Last year, Donegal brothers Ernan and Diarmuid McGettigan won the creative sausage award for their hickory and maple pork sausage. This year they won the Grand Prix d’Honneur in the same category.
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