Local food is a lot more prevalent over here. There are a lot of reasons why, including the fact that almost EVERY meter of this island qualifies as being local for most definitions of local food. It's also because my favorite foods are butter, cream, pork, and beef, all of which are plentiful here. There's also a lot of Ireland pride here, so the general public might not leave the farmers that make up a large part of the country and the island's history out to dry.
Even shit discount stores sell local products that proudly proclaim, "PRODUCED IN IRELAND."
The sauce I just made for pasta (it was going to be a cream sauce, but turned into mac and cheddar) travelled an average of 120 miles from producer to Dublin.
Here are a couple examples:
My first night here I ate at the Gourmet Burger Company. They source all of the food they can, and put it right on the menu. It was delicious and super filling. I had a lamb burger with Indian flavors.
I found a cheesemonger off of Grafton Street. Lots of great Irish cheese. I picked up a tiny slice of St Gall cheese.
I found a place that I really like called Carluccio's. There's a cafe and a deli counter with some baked goods, pastries, and meats. I found a nice loaf of bread there, some Napoli salami, and a chocolate peach tart.
I was in the Aran Islands this weekend (more to come on that soon) and had 1 meal on the actual island (I was there for an afternoon, Galway in the weekend). I wanted some seafood over there, and I found some. I had a filling bowl of seafood chowder, from the seas near the Aran Islands. It was creamy and filled with tender fish.
Some more on my travels soon.
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