Dublin vegetable grower had ‘no idea’ her cabbage was on the menu for European leaders

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The State dinner was prepared by award-winning chef Mark Moriarty and one of the items on the menu was “Jenny McNally’s Roasted Cabbage”. Since 1997, McNally and her husband…

A Dublin vegetable grower says she only found out her produce was on the menu for the European Political Community (EPC) dinner in Dublin on Wednesday when someone sent her a picture.

The likes of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy, French president Emmanuel Macron and Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni were among the guests in Dublin’s National Gallery at a dinner hosted by Taoiseach Micheál Martin.

The State dinner was prepared by award-winning chef Mark Moriarty and one of the items on the menu was “Jenny McNally’s Roasted Cabbage”.

Since 1997, McNally and her husband Patrick have operated an organic, family farm in north Co Dublin.

“I had no idea at all,” she tells The Irish Times. “Mark orders stuff from us and he had ordered some cabbage, but we had no idea it was going to be on the menu.

“Someone sent me a photo of the menu, and I just thought, ‘Wow, amazing’,” she adds with a laugh.

McNally says it was a “great honour and a privilege” to “be with such great Irish producers”.

“Mark and his team showcase what Ireland has to offer ... we’re a brilliant food nation altogether.”

McNally hasn’t really had time to process the news, as she was selling her produce at a market on Friday morning as she always does.

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