We have a proud tradition of farming here in Ireland but along with that comes another essential part of the equation of getting the finest cuts to our dinner tables - butchers.

The landscape has been transformed in recent decades with the large supermarkets taking a big piece of the pie but we still have incredible artisanal butchers serving our communities up and down the country.

Joining Bobby to chat about it all is: 

• Hugh Maguire Jr, MD of The Smokin Butcher in Ashbourne, Co Meath 

• Sean Kelly, Owner of Kelly’s Butchers, in Newport, Co Mayo 

• Rick Higgins, Master Butcher from Higgins Butchers in Sutton Cross, Co Dublin