Angie looked after my Dad when he was growing up, and when I first started going to school, she used to walk me home and give me lunch which was regularly Irish stew. Her Irish stew is legendary in the Skehan family, with my Dad’s five siblings and my eleven cousins all having been brought up on it. Angie always knew how to feed an army of hungry mouths, so I hope this version of her recipe does it justice!