Repro Free: 02/10/2014 To celebrate National Potato Day which returns for a fourth year on Friday 3rd October, Tom Keogh, potato expert and General Manager of Keogh&rsquo;s Farm took to the farm today with Ross and Derek Keogh to showcase an insight into Ireland&rsquo;s turbulent love affair with the humble spud. Each year millions of Euro are spent by consumers on potatoes, valuing the potato market at &euro;195 million to the Irish economy.<br />
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Research conducted by Keogh&rsquo;s Farm, Ireland&rsquo;s much loved family farmers, revealed that the ever popular and versatile Rooster potato is still Ireland&rsquo;s favourite with the highest consumption recorded in Leinster (54.25%), followed by Munster (28.14%) and Connacht (17.61%). Picture Andres Poveda<br />
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NB: Press release with full research results has been sent to the newsdesk<br />
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