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food-drink · Thursday 16 July 2026 · TBA 
Dinner 2050: Future of Food in Ireland
At Boyle Arts Festival · King House, Boyle, Co. Roscommon
At Boyle Arts Festival · King House, Boyle, Co. Roscommon
A documentary about what Ireland will put on its plates in 2050 makes for a genuinely thought-provoking evening - and the setting at King House in Boyle gives it the kind of weight the subject deserves. Dinner 2050: Future of Food in Ireland is a one-hour film narrated by chef Catherine Fulvio and made by Wicklow chef and food historian Tadgh Byrne alongside Dublin filmmaker Max Barry. It asks hard questions about farming, technology, food security and what the supply chain might look like a generation from now. This is an event for anyone who eats, cooks, grows, or just wonders where their food is coming from - farmers and food lovers alike will find plenty to chew on.
The film covers a lot of ground in its hour: robot chefs, drone deliveries, precision fermentation, and the pressures bearing down on Irish agriculture in the decades ahead. It is not a polemic - Ireland’s Minister for Biodiversity and Land Use described it as “a well-balanced film which avoided polarising the debate on farming and food.” Previous screenings at libraries and arts venues across Ireland have consistently sparked lively discussion among audiences, and past Boyle screenings have included a panel with the filmmakers plus voices from food activism and animal welfare. Whether a discussion follows this festival screening has not yet been confirmed, but the atmosphere at Boyle Arts Festival tends to invite conversation.
The screening is part of Boyle Arts Festival, which runs 16 - 25 July 2026. This is the first time an Irish food documentary has featured in the festival programme, which usually spans visual art, theatre, music and literature across several Boyle venues. Tickets are required through the festival.
Boyle sits in north Roscommon, about 30 km north of Roscommon town and roughly 160 km from Dublin via the N4/M4. The town is served by Bus Eireann services on the Sligo - Dublin route, and Boyle train station on the Dublin Heuston - Sligo line puts you within easy walking distance of the town centre. King House is on Main Street, which is the core of the town - you will not miss it. Street parking is available in the town centre, and the festival tends to draw steady numbers so arriving a little early is sensible.
King House itself is worth a visit beyond the screening - the restored Georgian mansion houses the Connaught Rangers museum and the Boyle Civic Art Collection. The festival programme across the same week will give you further reasons to linger. There is more to see in Boyle and across Co. Roscommon.
Heading to Boyle Arts Festival in Boyle? Roscommon has plenty more to see. Read the Boyle area guide, find what else is on, and explore the towns and villages nearby.