Dingle Food Festival

Workshops Blas na hÉireann Food Awards
Dingle
Winner Foodie Town Of Ireland
2014
3rd - 5th October
2014
Visit us at
www.dinglefood.com
Markets Farmer’s & Fisherman’s Forum Music
Taste Trail Demonstrations
Bake Off Children’s
Events
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Fáilte romhaibh go léir.
We are truly delighted to welcome you to Dingle for what is now
our 8th Dingle Peninsula Food Festival. This year we are
honoured to have been voted as the Foodie Town of Ireland
by RAI (Restaurant Association of Ireland). The theme of the
festival this year is ‘Food of The ‘Wild Atlantic Way’.
Our main aim of the festival continues to be: to provide the
Peninsula with an opportunity to showcase the food experiences
and incredible hospitality we have to offer in Dingle and surrounding
areas. The first weekend in October has now become a date each year which locals and
visitors from Ireland and overseas look forward to with great anticipation to experience
the events of the festival. One of the highlights of the festival is to stroll the streets of
Dingle and experience the ‘Taste Trail’ in over 75 locations, or attend a cookery
demonstration or a food workshop. There is a children’s programme of events, live
music, a ‘Bake Off’ for men and boys, a Farmers’ and Fisherman’s Forum, artisan food
markets throughout the town and the Blas na hÉireann National Irish Food Awards.
This year also hosts the inaugural Culinary Pentathlon where culinary students will
compete in both athleticism and culinary skills.
To partake on the Taste Trail you will need to purchase a book of Food Festival Taste
Tickets. A book contains 10 tickets and costs €22 with €2 of this going towards the
successful running of the Festival.
You can purchase your taste tickets from the following locations: Fishbarr at the
Marina - John Benny’s Pub - Dingle Bay Hotel - Murphy’s Ice Cream –
O’ Flaherty’s Pub - McCarthy’s Bar - Benner’s Hotel - Festival Office.
The Festival Office will be located in the office of West Kerry Live on Green Street, and
will be open from Friday 3rd – Sunday 5th October. This year the Festival is delighted to
be supporting The Kerry Hospice Foundation – Dingle Branch, Camphill and Hope
Guatemala. You can keep up to date with all the live action by following us on Facebook – Dingle Food or on twitter #dinglefoodfest. Let’s get #dinglefoodfest trending.
Information is also available on our website www.dinglefood.com. The Dingle
Peninsula Food Festival is a voluntary non-profit festival, organised by the people of
the Peninsula to promote the Peninsula. This year we were delighted to have new
members join the committee again, which has enabled us to make the festival bigger
and better! Go raibh míle maith agaibh to all who gave their time and commitment
this year. Bain taitneamh as an Féile Bia! The festival committee would like to pay a
very big thank you to Kerry County Council, Údarás na Gaeltachta, Dingle Tidy Towns
Committee and An Garda Síochána for their support and co operation in helping with
the successful running of the festival.
- The Committee
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Fáilte romhaibh go léir!
Tá an-áthas orainn na trucailí fáilte a chur romhaibh go Corca Dhuibhne d’Fhéile an
Bhídh don 8ú uair as a chéile. Is mór an onóir dúinn gur sinn ne a roghnaigh Cumann
Bhialanna na hÉireann i mbliana mar Bhaile Bídh na hÉireann, “The Foodie Town of
Ireland”. Téama na Féile i mbliana ná “Bia Shlí Fhiain an Atlantaigh”.
Tá an aidhm chéanna i gcónaí againn leis an bhFéile seo: deis a sholáthar don leithinis
taispeántas a dhéanamh ar an mbia iontach agus ar an bhfáilte do-sháraithe atá á chur
ar fáil againn i gCorca Dhuibhne. Dáta sa dialann gach bliain is ea an chéad deireadh
seachtaine de mhí Deireadh Fómhair anois, nuair a bhíonn muintir na háite agus na
cuairteoirí ó áiteanna ar fuaid na hÉireann agus ó thíortha thar lear ag tnúth go mór le
himeachtaí na Féile. I measc bhuaic-phointí na Féile, féadfar dul ag spaisteoireacht trí
shráideanna an Daingin ag baint súp as Cosán na mBlaisínteachtaí i n oiread le 75 tigh
difriúil, nó freastal ar thaispeántas cócaireachta, nó páirt a ghlacadh i gceardlann bídh.
Tá clár imeachtaí againn do leanaí, tá “Bake Off” ann d’fhearaibh agus do bhuachaillí, tá
Fóram na bhFeirmeoirí is na nIascairí, tá margaí do bhia ceárdaíochta ar fuaid an bhaile,
agus tá Blas na hÉireann: Duaiseanna Náisiúnta an Bhídh ann. I mbliana don gcéad uair
riamh beidh Pentathlon an Bhídh ar siúl, mar a mbeidh scoláirí cócaireachta i gcomórtas lena chéile lena gcuid scileanna sa lúthchleasaíocht agus sa chócaireacht araon.
Chun páirt a ghlacadh i gCosán na mBlaisínteachtaí, níor mhór duit leabhar ticéadaí
a cheannach. Tá 10 gcinn de thicéadaí sa leabhar, agus cosnaíonn sé €22; imeoidh €2
de sin chun cabhrú le riarachán na Féile. Féadfaidh tú na ticéadaí a cheannach sna
tithe seo leanas: Fishbarr ag an Marina – Tigh Jon Benny – Óstán Bhá an Daingin –
Uachtar Reoite Uí Mhurchú – Tigh Uí Fhlathartaigh – Tigh Mhic Cárthaigh –
Tigh Bhenner – Oifig na Féile.
Is i nOifig Chorca Dhuibhne Beo ar Bhóthar an Dhoirín a bheidh Oifig na Féile i mbliana,
agus beidh sé oscailte ón nDéardaoin, an 2ú lá, go dtí Dé Domhnaigh, an 5ú lá den mí.
Tá an áthas orainn i mbliana a bheith ag tabhairt tacaíochta do Bhrainse an Daingin
d’Fhondúireacht Hoispíse Chiarraí; do Champhill; agus do Hope Guatemala. Féadfaidh
tú fanacht suas leis an aicsean go léir go beo ach sinn a leanúint ar Facebook – Dingle
Food – nó ar Twitter #dinglefoodfest. Bíodh #dinglefoodfest ag treindeáil againn!
Tá eolas ar fáil chomh maith ar an suíomh gréasáin againn, www. dinglefood.com.
Is féile deonach neamh-bhrabúsach é Féile Bídh Chorca Dhuibhne, á eagrú ag muintir
na leithinise chun an leithinis a chur chun cinn. Tá an-áthas orainn i mbliana go bhfuil
daoine nua tar éis teacht ar bórd ar an gcoiste arís, rud a chuir ar ár gcumas feabhas
agus méadú a chur ar an bhféile! Go raibh míle maith ag gach éinne a thug a gcuid
ama agus oibre uathu i mbliana. Bainídh taitneamh as Féile an Bhídh!
Ba mhaith leis an gCoiste chomh maith buíochas ó chroí a
ghabháil le Comhairle Chontae Chiarraí; le hÚdarás na
Gaeltachta; le Coiste Bhailte Slachtmhara an Daingin; agus
leis an nGarda Síochána, as a gcuid tacaíochta agus
comhoibriú ag cabhrú linn an fhéile a reachtáil go ráthmhar.
- An Coiste
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Entertainment
Siamsaíocht
Dé hAoine Friday 4ú
Starters at 9.00pm followed by toe
tappers, mash ups and bangers all
the way to closing.
Free Entry.
Fri 10.00pm Festival Opening
Night Party @ Dingle Bay Hotel
Get ready for a funky good time with
live band Early House!
Delivering the finest of classic &
contemporary soul & funk has kept
Early House busy on the gig, wedding
& events circuit. They have played
all over Ireland with a residency in
Whelan’s & numerous slots at the
Guinness Cork Jazz Festival,
Sheridan’s Cheesemongers Food Fair
& Dingle’s own Feile na Bealtaine!
Free Entry.
Dé Sathairn - Saturday 5ú
Sat 12.30pm Mullachdubh Senior
Fife And Drum Band, Co. Donegal
will march around the town to open
the taste trail.
Sat 1.00pm Dingle Percussion
Band
From the Fungi Statue & then on the
trail. The Dingle Carnival Band is a
highly energetic & contagious positive band playing rhythms inspired
from various traditions around the
globe spiced up with plenty of funk,
hip hop and reggae. Catch them at
this year’s Festival.
Sat 2.00pm – 5.00pm
The Blow-Ins @ Dingle Bay Hotel
play a mix of Folk & contemporary
songs on acoustic guitars.
Sat 1.00pm – 6.00pm
DJ Dowdy @ An Canteen, Dykegate
Lane.There’s bound to be a chilled
out ambience at this vinyl
DJ set.
Fri 9.00pm The Big Payback
@ Adam’s Bar
Famous for turning small venues
into riotous sweatboxes, block party
specialists The Big Payback return to
where it all began, at the place where
the hip hop, big beat, funk and soul
brought the frenzied crowds to a boil
back in the day.
Having sold out the once annual
‘Funk Ball ten times, the return to the
Payback’s original venue ensures a
nostalgic vibe, a packed and willing
crowd and an eclectic mix of booty
shaking tunes.
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Siamsaíocht
Dé Domhnaigh/ Sunday 6ú
Sat 7pm – 9pm Turf
@ Dick Mack’s Yard
After taking a break from writing
their first original album, Turf have
built a reputation as one of the up
and coming pub acts of Kerry. This 4
piece rock band play a range of songs
from the all-time classics to a newer
& more modern set list. With an
energetic frontman, a funky, creative
guitarist & a solid drum & bass, what
else do you need?
Sat 10.00pm Sally Cinnamon
@ Dick Mack’s Yard
Sun 12.30pm Mullachdubh Senior
Fife And Drum Band, Co. Donegal
will march around the town to open
the taste trail.
Sun 1.00pm – 6.00pm
DJ Rock Lobster @ An Canteen,
Dykegate Lane
There’s bound to be a chilled out
ambience at this vinyl DJ set.
Sun 4.00pm Scannal @ Curran’s Bar
One of Kerry’s great trad. bands will
be playing in the beer garden of
James Curran’s on Main Street. A nice
wind down to the festival.
Sun 10.00pm The Trend.
@ Dingle Bay Hotel
Festival Closing Night Party.
They’re back!
The Trend are a Dingle based
wedding, festival & function band
covering everything from country to
dance music. Comprising electric &
acoustic guitars, bass & drums, they
are sure to provide this year’s festival
with the send off it deserves.
Free Entry.
We see the return to Dingle of Sally
Cinnamon. Sally has been spinning
the Dublin club & festival circuit into
a frenzy for close to 10 years now.
Her electric & dynamic mixture of laid
back soul & exciting modern electronica always leaves you wanting
more. Be sure your dancing shoes are
shining & your craic pants are ironed
to impress.
Free Entry.
There are 3 locations for live music
this year. Orchard Lane amongst the
markets, Strand Street & the amphitheatre at the Fungi Statue. Local bands
include Walter and Co., Inventor, Matt
Griffin & friends. All from the local area.
They will be entertaining the crowds on
both Saturday & Sunday.
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Demonstrations in Benners
Taispeántais
Benners Hotel, Main Street / Óstán Benners, An tSráid Mhór.
Dé Sathairn 4ú Deireadh Fómhair/Saturday 4th October
Admission to all demonstrations is free of charge
Sat 1.00pm Niall Ó Conchúir. “An Canteen” An Daingean
** Léiriú Gaeilge**
Donnóg Pórtar & Scuais, le hAnlann Pórtar & Seacláide
Is as ceantar na Gráige idir Bhaile an Fheirtéaraigh agus
Dún Chaoin do Niall. Musclíoch a shuim sa chóicearacht
mar leaid óg ag cabhrú lena mháithair sa chistin ag baile
ag ullmhú béilte do scolairí Gaeilge a d‘fhan sa tigh leo.
D’fhoghlaim sé a chéird óna mham.
D’fhreastal Niall ar an Institiúid Teicneolaíochta i dTrá Lí.
Bhí léas aige féin agus a dhreatháir Brian ar Tigh Kruger
i nDún Chaoin. Sa bhliain 2009 d’oscail Niall agus Brian
bialann An Canteen i mbaile an Daingean. Tá béim mór
ar usáid bia na háite sa Chanteen, déantar gach iarracht
soláthróirí áitiúla a úsáid. Is bialann é go bhfuil seirbhís le
fáil trí méan na Gaeilge.
Gach geimhridh nuair a dhúntar an bhialann, bogann Niall thar lear chun chur lena chuid taithí agus le scileanna
nua a fhoghlaim. Chaith sé seal ag obair san Eilbhéis i
mbialann mór le rá ‘Chez Cretol’ i Kusnachtao, Zurich agus seal eile ag foghlaim
a cheird i mbialann Charli P’s i Vín, san Ostair. Tá tionchar an taithí seo le feiscint i
mbiachlár An Canteen.
Tá 5 clár taifeadha do TG4 ag Niall don sraith ’Ó Cuisine‘. Tá bialann An Chanteen
luaite i leabhair Rick Steves agus an Guide Routard. Tá altanna scríofa ag Lucinda
O’Sullivan agus roinnt paipéirí Domhnaigh ag tabhairt omós dá shaothair.
Sat 1.45pm JP McMahon. “Aniar Restaurant”, “Cava Bodega” and
“Eat Gastropub” Galway
Fermentation: Tradition and Innovation from this Michelin Starred
Chef. Cooking Fish, Vegetables & Chicken incorporating fermentation practices into these dishes.
‘JP is the perfect ambassador of modern Irish cuisine,’ said world culinary expert,
Alessandro Porcelli.
JP McMahon was born in Dublin and moved to Galway city in 1999. He is a restaurateur, chef and educator. He has three popular restaurants under the brand Eat
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Galway. As Culinary Director, JP manages
all aspects of the food side of the business.
He travels nationally and internationally
giving demonstrations and lectures.
After working behind the scenes for many
years JP and his wife Drigín opened Cava
Restaurant, their first venture, in 2008. At
the time Tom Doorley said they served ‘the
best tapas in Ireland’. They then went on to take over the food aspect of Massimo
Bar on William Street through their gastropub offering of high quality, accessible
food for all. In 2011 JP and Drigín opened another restaurant, targeting a different
style of diner – Aniar. Aniar and it’s unique philosophy gained a Michelin Star in
2012. One of the few, if not first, Michelin Stars in Galway.
JP runs frequent award-winning cooking classes in Aniar. He also teaches school
students via the Food Education program. He is passionate about preserving food
from curing to pickling and fermentation. He is a keen nose to tail dining enthusiast. His restaurants share is philosophy of working with farmers and primary
producers in order to achieve a more direct connection with food and land.
Awards won by JP and Drigin’s restaurants include 2012 & 2013 Michelin stars, Best
Restaurant in Ireland Food and Wine magazine (2012), Best Ethnic Restaurant,
Georgina Campbell (2012); Best Emerging Irish Cuisine, RAI (2013); ‘Best Restaurant
in Connacht, RAI (2012); Best Gastropub in Connaught, RAI (2013); Best Cookery
School, Good Food Ireland (2013) plus many others.
JP holds a degree in Art History and English and often gives talks on Food in Art
History.
Sat 2.30pm Jean-Marie Vaireaux. “Out of the Blue”, Dingle
John Dory Flambé with Calvados, Roast Apple, Celeriac
and Potato Rosti
Hailing from Lyon, Jean Marie studied at the prestigious catering school of Thonon
-les -Bains on the shores of Lake Geneva
on the French/Swiss border.
Jean-Marie began working for renowned
French chef Michel Allarousse and his
award winning sommelier wife Maryse
in ‘La Panorama’ Restaurant in the
Beaujolais region. He then moved to ‘Le
Gourmandin’ a Michelin star restaurant
in Lyon. After gaining experience in both
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restaurants he began working in a Pastry Shop perfecting his baking skills.
In 1998 he relocated to Dingle and joined the team at the French Style Waterside
Seafood Restaurant. Jean Marie’s knowledge of fish was very limited. Each morning
he would head out on a boat with Michel Chauvet who hailed from La Rochelle
in France to catch the fish that would later be served for lunch and dinner in the
Restaurant. Jean Marie owes all his skill and knowledge in this area to the tutelage
received at the hands of Michel. Jean Marie has spent time in The Skipper in Ventry,
Doyle’s Seafood Restaurant, The Global Village and in recent years in the kitchens
of the famous seafood only Out of the Blue Restaurant which holds accolades from
The Bridgestone Guide, Georgina Campbell Ireland and has been recommended in
many international publications.
Jean Marie has settled in Dingle, having met and married his Russian wife from the
beautiful city St Petersburg.
Sat 3:15pm Demonstration Sponsored by Garvey’s Supervalu
Tracy Coyne “Winner of TV3’s Great Irish Bake Off ”
Make it, Bake it or Fake it - Delicious Desserts Dismantled
Tracy hails from Killarney and says that she is a
Kerry woman through and through.
She bakes several times a week having been
taught by her mother and grandmother. Her
fondest family memory is baking with her
grandmother in the kitchen. Tracy always
cooked a lot, baking developed later and she
now describes it as therapy and stress relief.
She describes her baking as kid friendly,
healthy and lunch boxable. She has a tendency
to bore herself so always wants to move on with baking. Her children love novelty
cakes so this culminated in a cake she made at Christmas complete with flashing
lights! She is over novelty cakes now and likes more challenging bakes. She describes
herself as cocky enough to think she can do anything but humble enough to accept
that she can’t.
Since winning the Great Irish Bake Off Tracy has been busy running workshops for
adults and children teaching then that good healthy food need not be complex or
time consuming and that even the busiest of people can achieve culinary stardom
with a little planning.
She is also a regular contributor to RTE’s Today with Sean O’Rourke Show where she
is his Go-To person to when it comes to helping busy parents feed the family well for
less.
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Taispeántais
Sat 4.00pm Muireann Ní Chiobháin “Bia Linn” Cúla 4 TG4 & RTE Jr
**Léiriú Dhá-theangach, do páistí / Bilingual, for children**
Ceardlann Cócaireachta Craicáilte do Leanaí
Bíonn craic, ceol agus cócaireacht den scoth sa chistin
i gcónaí nuair a bhíonn Muireann lena cairde agus iad
ag ullmhú bia blasta. Bígí ina teannta do cheardlann
cócaireachta craiceáilte do leanaí. Is as Corca
Dhuibhne do Mhuireann.
Muireann NÍ Chíobháin is a performer and writer
and presents the bilingual programme Spraoi on RTE
Junior. She has written and performed for shows RTE
Jr productions ‘Tell Me A Story’, ‘Story Time’, and ‘Shhh
It’s Quiet Time’ and will be seen this Autumn in RTE
Jr’s new show ‘Twigín’. Cooking and craft are also a
passion and Muireann is proud to host the children’s
cookery show as Gaeilge ‘Bia Linn’ on Cúla 4 for TG4
with her kitchen friends and the infamous ‘Coco’ an
Cócaire. A fluent Irish speaker, Muireann enjoys writing
for young people in both languages and regularly collaborates creatively television,
musical and theatre projects for this young audience.
Dé Domhnaigh 5ú Deireadh Fómhair/Sunday 5th October
Sun1.00pm Demonstration Sponsored by Easy Food Magazine
Caroline Gray, “Easy Food Magazine”
Pan-roasted Lemon Chicken with Rice
Caroline Gray is the staff food writer at Easy Food
Magazine, Ireland’s best-selling monthly food
magazine. She writes, tests and styles recipes for
the magazine, as well as demonstrates recipes and
cooking techniques for Easy Food’s YouTube video
series.
She completed the 12-week certificate course at
Ballymaloe Cookery School and has previously
written and developed recipes for the Food
Network in New York City as well as various
newspapers in her hometown of Chicago.
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Sun 1.45pm
Demonstration Sponsored by
Kitchen Incubators Kerry
John O’Leary, “West End House & Wholesome Fayre” Killarney
Venison with Mushroom, Artichoke and Dingle Gin
John has over 25 years experience as a chef and currently
owns and runs West End House, Killarney. He also part
runs the busy Wholesome Fayre Café and Deli in Killarney.
John studied in the Culinary department of Tralee IT and
furthered his education studying Kitchen Management
in CIT.
John worked as Executive Chef in the Malton, Killarney
for 7 years, managing 3 busy kitchens servicing 5 food
outlets.
John has also spent time working in the 5* Killarney Park
Hotel and Aghadoe Heights. To further his knowledge
and widen his skills, John completed stagés in the Ritz,
London, the Skylon, London and Bentleys and Corrigans of Mayfair.
Sun 2.30pm
Kate Lawlor, “Fenn’s Quay Restaurant” Cork
Slow-cooked Feather Blade of Beef in Dungarvan Black Rock Stout
with Ballyhoura Mushroom & Celeriac Purée followed by Carrageen
Moss with Apple Cider Compote
Kate Lawlor a BA graduate of CIT is head chef and owner of
award winning Fenn’s Quay restaurant.
In 2006 she became head chef and in 2008 took over the
running of the business. The main ethos at Fenn’s is keeping
it local and fresh with many ingredients sourced from the
nearby English market which was reflected in making the
McKenna’s top 100 in 2014 and winner of “Cork’s Best Restaurant” Restaurant Association of Ireland 2014.
The New York Times has recommended it as the “Place to Eat”,
bold, creative dishes furnish-but do not overwhelm-the menu.
Sun 3.15pm
Louise Ní Bhrosnacháin, “Global Village”
**Léiriú Gaeilge** Do Pháistí/ For Children**
Meitheal Cócaireachta an Tigh-Bia Blásta, Bia Folláin agus Spraoi!
Bhí suim iontach ag Louise sa chócaireacht ón uair go raibh sí óg. Bhí sí ag cóicaireacht sa bhaile aon seans go bhfuair sí. Is as Corca Dhuibhne do Lousie agus tá tionchar bia úr an réigiún le feiscint ina stíl cócaireachta agus sna hoideas a usáideann sí.
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Gach samhradh rachadh Louise ag obair i mbialainn áitiúla
agus is as sin gur bheartaigh sí gairm mar chócaire a roghnú sa todhcaí. Nuair a bhí an scoil críochnaithe aici chuaigh
sí chun staidéir san roinn lónadóireacht in Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Trá Lí.
D’fhill Louise ar an Daingean agus í chríochnaithe sa
choláiste agus chuaigh sí chun oibre i gcistin an Dingle Bay
Hotel agus as sin go bialann an Global Village. Tá 8 mbliana
caite aici ag obair go lán aimisreach i gcistíní ag cur lena
ceird.
Ta clú agus cáill ar bhialann an Global Village sa Daingean, le líon mór gradam bainte amach aige. Usáideann an
Global Village ábhair áitiúla agus fásann an bhialann a chuid glasraí, sailéid agus
luibheanna ina ghairdín i gCeann Trá.
Tá suim ag Louise sa chothú agus go háirithe i gcothú páistí. Usáideann sí glasraí
chun páistí a spreagadh chun bia sláintiúl a ithe agus taithneamh a bhaint astú.
Beidh clár teilifíse ‘Ó Cuisine’, ar TG4 le Louise á chroladh i dtús 2015 mar a bhí i
mbliaina.
Sun 4.00pm Caroline Danaher, “The Boatyard Restaurant” Dingle
Hake with Dilisk Rosti
‘My passion is food and my mission is to teach the customer the true taste of fresh
local produce’ - Caroline’s Mantra
Caroline’s approach this year is to link local produce with consumption. Caroline
has developed a natural stock made from shells of crab and prawn and set using
seaweed. Currently, studying for BA (Hons) Degree in Culinary Arts at the Institute
of Technology, Tralee and running a busy kitchen at the Boatyard Restaurant, Dingle, Caroline is kept busy. She states that ’starting any business is no easy task and
becoming a food entrepreneur is a special challenge’. Chefs
that have been most influential to Caroline are Thomas Keller,
Marie-Antoine Carême and Gordon Ramsey. Caroline’s recipes
featured in the Kerry Food Producers Directory which was published in July this year and her restaurant ‘The Boatyard‘, was
awarded the accolade of the Best Casual Dining Restaurant in
Kerry 2014 by Restaurant Association of Ireland.
The demonstration will include a talk on seaweed by Kevin
Flannery of Dingle Oceanworld
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Children’s Events
Imeachtaí Do Leanaí
Dé Sathairn 4ú Deireadh Fómhair/Saturday 4th October
Enjoy the party atmosphere in Dingle Town Park with the wonderful Lambert
Puppet Shows ‘ The Gingerbread Man’, Food Olympics, Tug of War, Bouncy
Castles, Face Painting, Juggling, Birds of Prey, Farm Animals. Bígí linn!
11.00 -12.30 i.n. Rang cócaireachta as Gaelainn do leanaí aois 7-12
(Cooking class for kids as Gaeilge 11.00- 12.30 suitable for 7-12 yr olds)
i bPobal Scoil Chorca Dhuibhne
Chun do áit a chur in áirithint / reservations Orlaith 087 7581381
Urraithe ag Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne /
Sponsored by Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne
12.00 - 2.00 p.m. Péintéail Aghaidhe
Face Painting, Town Park.
Always a favourite activity for children of all ages,
Bubbles the clown will turn your child’s face into
something creative and fun.
1.00 - 4.00 p.m Ainmhithe Feirme / Animal Farm Mobile, Town Park.
The ‘Mobile Farm’ is a fun exciting innovative way to introduce kids to a range
of farm animals in a safe educational environment. Come and meet some of our
very friendly farm animals!
2.00pm & 4.00pm Amharclann Puipéid Lambert
/ Lambert’s Puppet Theatre The Gingerbread Man ,
Town Park
“Run, run as fast as you can, you can’t catch me I’m
the Gingerbread Man” In this rendition of the age-old
tale Miriam Lambert, using herself as a humanette,
bakes the gingerbread. The freshly baked biscuit
runs, eluding the hungry grasp of everyone – until he
meets a very clever fox.
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Children’s Events
Imeachtaí Do Leanaí
2.00pm Children’s Cupcake Workshop with Marie Hanrahan.
Dingle Cookery School, An Choill. Admission €5.00
Full details of this on page 24 in the workshops section
Dé Domhnaigh 5ú Deireadh Fómhair/Sunday 5th October
12.00 – 6.00 p.m. Ríocht na Seabhaic /
Kingdom Falconry, Town Park.
Kingdom Falconry offers you the unique
opportunity to get up close and personal
with a variety of majestic and awe-inspiring birds of prey – hawks, falcons, kestrels
and owls. They aim to provide education
and entertainment as they interact with
these amazing birds of prey, giving you an
appreciation of the wonder of the natural
world and the place of birds of prey in the
ecosystem.
12.00 - 2.00 p.m. Péintéail Aghaidhe /
Face Painting, Town Park.
Bual isteach agus lig do Bhubbles aghaidh
draíochta a tharraingt
Always a favourite activity for children of
all ages, Bubbles the clown will turn your child’s face into something creative
and fun.
12.30pm Scéalaíocht! / Stories Cuireann sé athás ar ár ngroithe Muireann Ni
Chíobháin bheith ár dteannta ag scéalaíocht!
We are so pleased to have Muireann Ní Chíobháin (of TG4 and RTE Jr.) reading
some of her own stories at the Dingle Bookshop
1.00 - 4.00pm Cluichí Oilimpeacha Bia / Food Olympics, Town Park.
Cén fhaid a raghaidh do choconut? Spórt agus Spraoi ag na Cluichi Oilimpeacha Bia! Spórt agus Spraoi le coconuts!/ How far can you throw a coconut? Find
out and have some great family fun at the Food Olympics - we’ll have Coconut
throwing, Potato croquet, a Pineapple Shy and more.
During the food festival buy a line for €2 and be in with a chance to win a whole
lamb for your freezer and support Am Spraoí too...
Beidh Am Spraoi ag díol línte sa Town Park
Sponsored by SuperValu
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Farmer And Fishermen Forum
The annual Farmer and Fishermen forum will take place on Friday the 3rd
of October, in Benner’s Hotel, Main Street, Dingle. The forum aims to create
discussion on the opportunities presented in food production, with a focus on
farm and fishing families. It has been the scene of very lively debate in previous
years, as people get a chance to raise issues directly with policy makers, advisors and experts.
Is ar an Aoine, 3 Deireadh Fómhair, a bheidh Fóram Bliantúil na bhFeirmeoirí
agus na nIascairí ar siúl i mbliana, istigh i dtigh Bhenner, an Phríomh-shráid, an
Daingean. Sé atá i gceist leis an bhFóram ná plé a thosnú ar na deiseanna atá
ann i dtáirgíocht an bhídh, leis an bhfócas ar na teaghlaigh sa bhfeirmeoireacht
agus san iascach. Sna blianta atá imithe, bhí díospóireacht bhríomhar ag an bhFóram, mar go mbíonn an deis ann na ceisteanna ábharacha a tharrac anuas go
díreach le lucht déanta na bpolasaithe, le lucht comhairle, agus le saineolaithe.
Best practice and Diversification in fishing and
farming for the Wild Atlantic Way
An Dea-chleachtas agus an tÉagsúlú do
Shlí Fhiain an Atlantaigh
6.30-7.30 Step by Step, workshop, how to set up a new enterprise/food
business with Allen Mc Adam/Ceardlann ar an slí chun gnó a chur ar bun, céim
ar chéim, le Allen Mc Adam
8.00 -9.30 Farmer and Fishermen’s Forum/,Fóram na bhFeirmeoirí agus na
nIascairí “ Best Practice and Diversification in Fishing and farming for the Wild
Atlantic Way”
Speakers/Cainteoirí include: Liadh Ní Riada MEP,
Meadbh Seoige (Udarás na Gaeltachta), Allen Mc
Adam(Rural Consultant),
Allen McAdam is a Rural Development Consultant,
Entrepreneur and part time farmer from County
Monaghan. He is an Agricultural Science Graduate
from UCD and has a wealth of experience in the
field of rural development. Having previously held
management positions with Lakeland Dairies, Terralift
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Fóram na bhFeirmeoirí agus na nIascairí
Fertilisers, DCI Energy and Cavan Monaghan LEADER. He is a former national
Chairman of the Irish LEADER Network and represented Ireland for a number
of years on the EU rural Development monitoring committee. In a voluntary
capacity he serves on a number of organisations including board member of
Monaghan County Enterprise Fund and Monaghan LEO appraisals committee.
Allen is one of the foremost experts in the field of Farm Diversification and
has supported over 300 successful applications under the current round of the
LEADER programme nationwide.
Maedbh Seoighe joined Údarás na Gaeltacht over
six years ago and works as an Enterprise Executive
in the Enterprise & Employment section of the
organisation. Within Údarás na Gaeltachta, her
portfolio of companies include seafood, aquaculture and food enterprises. She works with a wide
range of companies, from large seafood processing
companies to start ups exploring new food initiatives. She works with clients to establish the most
suitable supports tailored around each company’s
business plan.
Prior to that Meadbh worked in the television and
film sector and as an independent marketing consultant. - See more at:http://www.dinglefood.com/
event.asp?p=garrai-glas-conference#sthash.PdQeZvk9.dpuf
Liadh Ní Riada MEP is a member of the European
Parliament for Ireland South. With a background in
media, Liadh has over twenty years’ experience of
working as a producer and director with RTE and TG4.
She was a member of the Bord which set-up TG4 and
developed its broadcasting philosophy and financial
structures. Fluent in Irish and French, she is a vocal
advocate for the rights of the “plain people of Ireland”.
Le tacaíocht ó Údarás na Gaeltachta agus ó Fhorbairt Chiarraí
Thuaidh agus Thoir
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Beer & Cider Fest
BEER AND CIDER FEST
Féile Beoir & Ceirtlise
Sat & Sun 1.00pm - 6.00pm
The BEER AND CIDER FEST has grown. The demand for
Craft beers and ciders has grown and so has the festival’s
‘Beer and Cider Fest’. This year we welcome Dingle’s
newest pub (Kennedys, Goat St) to the mix, along with
the guys from An Canteen, Dykegate Lane who have
been fantastic ambassadors for craft brewers for some
time now.
Beer and Cider Fest @An Canteen
Sat & Sun 1pm-6pm
An Canteen Restaurant in Dyekgate Lane will again
showcase craft breweries from Ireland. Eight degrees,
Blacks of Kinsale, Franciscan Well, Cork, Beoir Chorca
Dhuibhne, Mountain Man & Stonewell Cider to name
just a few.
Sat 4pm - 6pm
The Evolution of Beer by a leading Irish Brewer
During Taste Trail on both days to create a chilled out
ambience vinyl sets will be played by DJ Dowdy on Saturday and The Rock Lobster on Sunday. There will also be
a delicious barbeque of pulled West Kerry Lamb.
Goat St. Beer and Cider Fest @Kennedys Bar
Sat & Sun 1pm - 6pm
Michael will host another range of craft breweries form
Ireland. Come sample and meet the brewers such as:
Galway Hooker, Trouble Brewing, Black Donkey and
Stonebarrel Brewing.
During the Taste Trail, have some Organic Kerry Rose Veal
straight from the barbeque and listen to some tunes in
Dingle’s newest pub.
Make sure to check out the Beer, Cider and Food pairing
Workshop at the Courthouse Building, the Mall on Saturday at 5pm by Caroline Hennessy and Kristin Jensen.
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Cookery School
Scoil Chócaireachta
Tugann Scoil Chócaireachta and Daingean fíor chaoin fáilte romhaibh cuairt a
thabhairt ar an ionad nua lónadóireachta i rith an deireadh seachtaine.
You are invited to visit the Dingle Cookery School Open House during the
week-end. A chance to view this purpose renovated food demonstration and
hands on cookery facility and also to check out the courses on offer.
Where: An Choill/The Wood When: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th 10am-6pm
Fáilte roimh cách- all most welcome.
w: www.dinglecookeryschool.com e: [email protected]
Greening The Festival: The Dingle Food Festival Committee wish to acknowledge the
support of the EPA’s Local Authority Prevention Demonstration Programme, which
sponsored the use of compostable plates and forks at all participating outlets during the
festival. The use of these products reduces the waste as they are composted after the event
and helps us make this a low carbon sustainable festival
FESTIVAL WINES ON THE TASTE TRAIL
Available Sat & Sun unless otherwise stated
Dingle Crystal: Barry & Fitzwilliam
The Carol Cronin Gallery - Liberty
Dingle Bay Hotel: Classic Drinks
Doyle’s Seafood Restaurant
Christy’s Wines (Saturday Only)
The Coach House Interiors & Gallery: Findlater Wines
Siopa Ceoil - Karwig Wines –
(Saturday only)
idás Restaurant Neville & Nicholson
Wines
Wines
Sweet Pea - Tim Adams Wines
Global Village - Wines Direct
Out of the Blue - Origin Wines
Ashes Bar & Seafood Restaurant
Wine & Prosecco Tasting
Muiris Dan’s Bar – Selection Of
Wines
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THE TASTE TRAIL: 1-5pm
Number of tickets will vary from outlet to outlet and
will be clearly displayed. Taste trail tickets can be
purchased at the festival office & from various outlets
on the trail marked with an * below.
1. Dingle Distillery: Artisan Porterhouse Beers &
Stout along with Dingle Vodka & Gin
2. Fishbarr at the Marina: Salmon Teriyaki Skewer &
Spicy Jasmine Rice *
3. O’Cathain Iasc Teo. Fish Shop: Seafood BBQ & a
selection of smoked fish (Sat Only)
4. The Boatyard Restaurant: Fishcakes with a tangy
sweet chilli dip
5. Out of the Blue: A taste of the sea (1-4pm)
6. Marina Inn: Pan Fried Scallop on a bed of parsnip
puree with McCarthy’s of Kanturk award winning
black pudding
7. Harrington’s: Chocolate Indulgence. Deep fried
Mars or Snickers with ice cream
8. John Benny’s Pub: Fresh Glenbeigh oysters with a
choice of dips served with a glass of Guinness *
9. Danno’s Bar: Sat. -Traditional Christmas Eve Dingle
Ling Pie. Sun. Sweet Hake Fillet
10. Dingle Bay Hotel: Wild Atlantic Way Seafood Roll
& Wines by Classicic Drinks. Live music on Saturday
during trail. *
11. Murphy’s Pub: Pulled Pork & Coleslaw Sliders
12. Dingle Doghouse: The Dingle Dog, smothered
in our famous slow cooked secret chilli mince beef
sauce (made with 100% local beef), topped with
blowtorched Irish cheddar & lashings of caremelised
onions
13. Dingle Ahoy: Dingle Bay grilled seafood skewers
14. An Cupan Tae: Baileys chocolate biscuit cake with
marshmallows & almond
15. Siopa Ceol: Karwig Wines Wine & Cakes
16. Liam O’Neill Art Studio: Traditional Dingle Mutton
Pies with Derry Clarke from L’Ecrivian restaurant,
Dublin
17. Strand House: Delightful Desserts
18. Kool Scoops: Traditional Irish made ice cream &
sorbets, tea, coffee, hot chocolate
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19. Chowder Cafe: Seafood chowder & Mackerel
20. Tigh T.P.’s @ Paddy Bawn Brosnan’s: Variety of
Wild Atlantic Seafood from T.P.’s Baile na nGall
21. Murphy’s Ice Cream: A medley of local Atlantic
Way ice cream *
22. Garvey’s Supervalu: A range from Irish Artisan
Producers from The Food Academy Programme
23. The Diner: Fish bites with homemade tartare
sauce, gourmet pizza slice, mini Cadbury milkshake
24. The Dingle Framer: Tempted? Irish Craft Cider
25. The Old Forge Internet Cafe: Carraig Dubh & Irish
Cream muffins, Wild Atlantic Carrageen & salted
caremel muffins
26. Reel Dingle Fish: Locally caught & smoked fish
& chips
27. The Skipper @ O’ Flaherty’s Bar: The Skipper’s
paella. A taste of Ventry Bay. * (1pm-6)
28. Chart House Restaurant: A selection from the
Charthouse kitchen
29. Hannie’s: Smoked Mackerel Fishcakes in a oat &
seaweed crumb with traditionally dried dilisc
30. Sheehy’s Spar: A taste of Sheehy’s (Sat Only)
31.Crinkle Stores: Sweet or savoury labenah from
Doonsheane
32. Fenton’s Restaurant: Paddy Fenton’s organic
Dingle Dexter mini beef burger, caremelised onions
& bap
33. Finn McCools/Bushtucker Meats: Kangaroo meat
34. The Little Cheese Shop: Vegetarian raclette
melted cheese & other cheeses
35. The Dillon Gallery: Dingle Gin Blackberry
Cocktails. (Sat. only)
36. Louis Mulcahy Café @ Lisbeth Mulcahy: A taste
of Wild West Kerry. Sweet & savoury treats featuring
locally sourced & foraged foods
37. Kathleen McAuliffe: Handmade Chocolates.
(10am-6pm)
38. Dingle Crystal: Barry & Fitzwilliam Wine & Sherry
Tasting
39. Dingle Crepe Van: Chocolate Fountain (gluten
free), Sweet crepes. (1 – 10pm)
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40. Dingle Record Shop: A Musical Cupan Tae with
Sweet Treat! by Cailin O’Flaherty Benison
41. Courtney’s Bakery & Confectionary: Selection of
Confectionary. (9am-6 Sat Only)
42. Pie: Essence Coffee & Sweet & Savoury Pies
(11am-5pm)
43. Sweet Pea: Selection of Wines from Tim Adams
Vineyard, Clare Valley South Australia. Canopes to
match.
44. The Garden Cafe: Smoked salmon delights (Sun
Only)
45. 7th Kerry Corca Dhuibhne Scouts @ An diseart:
Lamb curry (gluten free), Veg. curry (gluten free &
vegan) served with rice or homemade naan
46. The Carol Cronin Gallery: Ireland’s largest independent distributor of premier wines, spirits & beer
brands will offer a wine & sherry tasting with music
by Orkest Atypica (11am-6pm)
47. The Coach House Interiors & Gallery: Wine tasting
by Findlaters Wines
48. The Old Pier @ Barr na Sraide: A taste of seafood
49. Kennedy’s Bar: Kerry Organic Rose Veal
50. McCarthy’s Bar: Trio of Mackerel. *
51. The Milesian Restaurant @ Global Village: Best of
local produce & taste fabulous wines from boutique
winemakers, Wines Direct
52. Curran’s Bar: Taste of the Wild Atlantic Way kindly
supported by Blenders Ireland celebrating 25 years of
production in Ireland
53. Re Nua: Vegetarian Sushi (Sat. only)
54. Foxy John’s: Ashe’s of Annascaul black & white
pudding & sausages. Annascaul sausage & black
pudding pasta. (Sat. only)
55. Adams: Tom’s chowder & Bacus breads
56.Dingle Skellig Hotel @ Dingle Candle: Cocktails &
Cones. (Sat. 10am-6pm & Sun. 12-6pm)
57.An Gallerai Beag: Organic pumpkin soup with
homemade bread
58. Lantern Townhouse: Chocolates, brownies &
Prosecco punch
59. Lord Bakers: Fresh Dingle Bay Oysters
60. Benners Hotel: Croc of Wild Atlantic Way mussels *
61. Paul Geaney’s/Sizzlers Restaurant: Chicken fajitas
62. The Dingle Pub: Mussels in a creamy white wine
sauce
63. Jerry Kennedy Butchers: Sat. – Dingle Peninsula
venison sausages with blackcurrant mustard. Sun. –
Mediterranean spiced lamb ‘burgers on a stick’ with
mango mayonnaise
64. Tree House Cafe: Dingle Bay Fishcake, lemon
mayonnaise.
65. Deirdre’s Cafe: Seafood Vol au Vent (In aid of Kerry
Hospice). (Sat. only)
66. Ashe’s Bar and Restaurant: Local seafood &
prosecco & wine tasting
67. Cul Gairdin: Delicious & nutritious wholefoods,
gluten free & vegan options
68. Ad Danlann: Dingle Fudge
69. An Canteen: Pulled lamb BBQ by Niall. Craft Beer
& Cider Fest.
70. Novocento Pizza: Seafood pizza slices
71. The Old Smokehouse: Smoked salmon fishcake
with pickled cucumber & wasabi mayo
72. An Conair: Dublin Coddle
73. O’Sullivan’s Courthouse Pub: Saundra’s Texas BBQ
& trimmings. (4-7pm)
74. Creperie Ti Koz: Wheat & buckwheat crepes &
Breton Cider (1-6pm)
75. idás restaurant: Neville & Nicholson Wines & a
taste of idás
76. The Half Door: Spiced Fishcakes
77. Doyle’s Seafood Restaurant: Christy’s wines.
(Sat. only)
78. Muiris Dan’s Bar and Accommodation: Selection
of Wines, cheeses & grapes. (1pm- 12.30am)
79. Barrack Height: Kelly’s Craft Cider & savoury bites
80. Lily’s Food: Wild Atlantic fish goujons served with
homemade salsa.
81. Dingle Brewing Company: Haggis Tatties & Neeps
& glass of Creans
Places marked with an * are Taste Ticket sellers.
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Workshops
Workshops: Don’t go home without
learning a new skill
Ceardlanna
This year we have a brilliant and varied
line-up of workshops for you to learn new
skills from people who are passionate
and have so much knowledge within
their field. Our workshops range from
learning how to keep chickens to learning all about black pudding.
If you are interested in attending either
Saturday’s or Sunday’s workshops please
book early to avoid disappointment by
emailing Mark at [email protected] or
during the weekend at the Festival office on Green
Street (West Kerry Live Office).
Fri 10am-1pm: TRADEIT
Food Safety Training for Food Producers (Registration Required)
Location: Údarás Na Gaeltachta, Páirc Ghnó Dhaingean Uí Chúis
TRADEIT is an EU-funded project and is a collaboration
between food producers, academic institutions, food
producer networks, technology providers and food associations. The main
objective of TRADEIT is to strengthen the competitiveness of food producers in
the dairy, meat and bakery sectors and one of our goals is to provide food producers with practical and relevant training that will give them the knowledge
and skills they need to improve their business. Our trainers are specialists with
significant experience and expertise who are aware of the time and resource
constraints faced by small food producers.
This free food safety training session is open to any small food producers in the
dairy, meat or bakery sector who would like hands-on, practical and relevant
guidance. The session will be facilitated by Catherine Halbert who is an expert
in food safety. She works closely with small or start-up food businesses helping
them raise awareness of relevant food safety issues and providing practical tips
for food safety compliance. The training session will consist of a workshop from
10-1 followed by individual coaching sessions for workshop attendees.
To register for this free event, contact Denise at [email protected].
(For directions to the Údarás Na Gaeltachta office please ring 066-9150100)
TRADEIT is funded by the European Commision under the Food, Agriculture,
Fisheries and Biotechnology Call ‘KBBE.2013.2.3-02’
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Fri 5pm: Stop Food Waste Workshop and Cooking Demonstration
with Mark Doe
Dingle Cookery School, Páirc Ghnó na Coille. Free Admission
(Booking essential)
Every Irish Family throws away €700 worth of Food annually. This is food that
could have been eaten, but because we cooked too much, left it in the press or
fridge too long etc. – it ends up in the bin.
The Stop Food Waste Campaign - Sponsored by Kerry County Council and the
Regional Waste Management Office are happy to introduce Chef Mark Doe,
who runs the highly successful ‘Just Cooking’ cookery school in Firies, Co. Kerry
will do a demonstration on cooking dishes with a view to preventing food
waste and how to use left-overs.
Mark will also prepare a couple of sample meal planners and include all the tips
on storage, shopping, freezing etc.... all with a view to saving you money and
keeping good food out of the landfill site!
Pauline McDonagh of the Regional Waste Management Office will introduce
the event and give a brief overview of Food Waste in Ireland
Places limited to 40 so advance booking essential.
Contact Micheal Ó Coileáin at 087-4198617 or [email protected]
Sat 10.30am Food as Medicine- Making herbal remedies with Juli
Malone
Courthouse Building, The Mall Admission €10
It is only a generation or two ago that we understood our wild plants, herbs
and fruits as medicine. Now is your chance to learn about this forgotten skill
and add remedies such as: elderberry winter cough syrup, homemade blackberry cider vinegar and hawthorn brandy to your repertoire.
Juli’s new Artisan business ‘The Dingle Druid’ will specialise in making healing
vinegars, jams, fermentations, creams, balms, ointments by using honey and
beeswax and natural ingredients from the Druid’s garden. In this workshop
Juli will help you to reconnect with nature and learn how to use foraged fruits
berries and more as medicine.
Juli Malone has over 25 years experience working with nature as a horticulturalist, florist and herbalist.
Sat 11:30 am Learn About The Art Of Bee-Keeping & Meet the Bees!!
with Pat Curran in association with Beachaire Chorca Dhuibhne
Orchard Lane. Admission €5
Each year the Bee-keeping workshop has always proved to be extremely
popular and has encouraged many to gain an interest in Bee-keeping. This
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workshop is a must for all bee enthusiasts, whether you want to become a beekeeper or whether you are already an experienced beekeeper. Pat will have a
demonstration hive where you can witness how a hive works. There will also be
some honey from different bee-keepers within the Kerry region to demonstrate
the varieties, and to highlight what a bee-keeper should be looking for.
Pat is a passionate and experienced beekeeper with over 29 years of beekeeping and is currently the educational officer in the Killorglin Bee-keeping society.
Sat 12 noon- ‘Icing on the Cake’ with Selina O Connor
Orchard Lane Admission €10 (Places limited to 20 people)
If you love baking and have always
wanted to learn how to ice a cake,
well this workshop is for you.
Even though it is only October, now
is the perfect time to start preparing
your Christmas Cake. Selina will
demonstrate the icing of a Christmas
cake using homemade marzipan and
will help to you to aquire the skills
and know how to have the perfect
Christmas cake.
Selina O’ Connor Trained at I.T Tralee
in Professional Cookery, following this she then went to University College
of Birmingham where she specialised in Pastry and Sugar craft. She has also
worked in Germany in the world renowned 5 star Hotel Bad Schachen in Lindau
where she worked alongside Pastry Master Chefs. Here she gained invaluable
experience in her chosen craft, and continues to put those acquired skills into
practice on every cake she designs and creates.
Selina specialises in beautiful hand-crafted wedding cakes, which provide a
fabulous centrepiece for your special day.
See more about Selina @ http://selinascakes.com/
or on Facebook @ Selinas-Cakes-For-all-Occasions
Sat 1pm Chickens in Your Backyard with Tadgh Leahy and Mike Johnson
Orchard Lane. Admission €5 (All proceeds go to Camphill)
Ever wanted to own your own chickens at home but not sure where to start?
Then this workshop is for you.
Throughout this informal workshop both Mike and Tadgh will provide you with
the information you need to learn all your chicken’s needs from feeding, caring,
rearing, homing and health concerns.
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Both Tadgh and Mike have extensive knowledge when it comes to chickens.
Tadgh has kept chickens for over the past 20 years and Mike is a qualified
Poultry Advisor and currently operates Mac Eoin General Merchants Ltd, which
is one of Ireland’s largest suppliers of poultry keeping equipment.
For more details visit www.maceoinltd.com
Sat 1pm Eco- Colouring- Explore the alchemy of dyeing paper, fabric and
wool with food waste with Una Ní Shé. An Lab, Admission €5
Learn how to dye a range of materials with some of your food waste, This could
include tops and tails of beetroots, blackberries that are not good enough to
eat, onion skins etc. Bring your own serviette to colour if your wish.
Una Ní Shé originally trained in woven and constructed textiles in the National
College of Art and Design in Dublin. Her practice also extends to print and large
chalk drawings. These are the source for the marks and meanings of her large
painterly felts. Themes include studies of skeletal forms and musical collaborations.
Sat 2pm Putting the Beds to Bed with Kitty Scully
Courthouse Building, The Mall Admission €10
Autumn has arrived and you may be wondering what to do with all those
empty hard working vegetable beds? Wonder no more; just join Kitty Scully
for a hands-on fun and informative workshop on putting the garden to rest for
the winter. From mulching to sowing green manures, there are lots of valuable
autumn ground preparation practices that may just determine the success of
your garden next year and will certainly help to reduce the amount of hours
needed to work soil next spring. October does not cry ‘curtains down’ on the
vegetable patch but simply should be viewed as the beginning of next years
growing season.
Growing up on an organic mixed farm in Co Laois, Kitty became interested and
passionate about home grown food at an early age. After years working on organic small holdings around the world, Kitty returned to Ireland and completed
a Diploma in Organic Horticulture & Sustainable Living and recently achieved first class
honours in an MSc in Organic Horticulture
amidst a busy gardening, writing and teaching career.
Best known for her RTE 1 series’ How to Create a Garden’, Kitty also writes a weekly vegetable gardening and foraging column for the
Irish Examiner. In 2009, Kitty contributed to
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TG4’s gardening programme, An Garraí Glas and in 2010 she visited community
gardens around Ireland, co presenting RTÉ’s Corrigan Cooks Naturally. Kitty
is now the Food Grower at Airfield House in Dundrum, a fabulously newly
designed productive yet pretty space in Airfield where she and the team share
their passion and commitment to the production and consumption of local,
seasonal home grown food.
Sat 2pm Children’s Cupcake Workshop with Marie Hanrahan.
Dingle Cookery School, An Choill. Admission €5.00
Marie Hanrahan runs “We can Cook Cookery
Camps” in Ballybunion, Co Kerry, where children
learn an essential life skill in a relaxed and fun environment. She caters for primary schools, school
tours and children’s cookery birthday parties.
Marie previously worked for the Kerry Group in
their food ingredient and quality control area.
At present Marie and her husband Padraig run
Ballybunnion Golf Holiday Homes where her
cookery school complex is located and Marie also works during the school year
in her local secondary school as a special needs assistant.
The cupcake workshop is an interactive session where children learn how to
decorate cupcakes with a little twist!!!! Suitable for children aged 7-12 years.
Only 15 spaces available. To book for this workshop please contact Marie
directly on 087 6415513.
Sat 3.30 pm ‘Finding and Cooking with Wild Plants and Seaweeds’
with Darach Ó Murchú
Orchard Lane, Admission €5
If you are interested in foraging and don’t know where to start, well this is the
workshop for you. Darach who is an experienced forager will share his passion
and knowledge of ingredients that are available from both our shores and from
the land. He will provide you with some information on what to look for and
then will use seaweeds and wild plants to create some dishes to show you how
to introduce them to your cooking.
Darach Ó Murchú is a highly experienced mountain leader and outdoor guide.
He has climbed and led on many international mountains ranges including the
Himalayas. Throughout the year Darach offers foraging courses for more details
on these courses contact Darach at [email protected] or 087-2153758.
This workshop will be delivered bilingually (suitable for both English and Irish
speakers).
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Sat 5pm On Trial at the Courthouse - Matching Irish craft beer and cider
with food with Caroline Hennessy and Kristin Jensen
Courthouse Building, The Mall Admission €10
A revolution is happening in Ireland, with craft beer and
cider producers seeking to transform our drinking habits.
We’re shifting away from bland, anonymous products
from multinationals towards locally produced beers and
ciders that are full of character and flavour.
Why go for an imported drink with local food? Caroline
Hennessy and Kristin Jensen, authors of Sláinte: The Complete Guide to Irish Craft Beer and Cider (New Island),
demonstrate just how well Irish craft beers and ciders
pair with food. Learn how to savour it in its own right and
match it with food to get the most out of what you’re
drinking. Samples included. Sláinte!
Make sure to visit Dingle Bookshop at 3pm on Saturday
where Caroline and Kristin will be doing a book signing
KRISTIN JENSEN is a freelance editor specialising in cookery books and has worked with many of Ireland’s top food
writers and chefs. She explores Ireland with an appetite,
blogs at Edible Ireland and is a member of the Irish Food
Writers’ Guild. Originally from the US, she moved to Ireland
in 1999 and now lives in the countryside in County Louth
with her husband and two children.
Journalist and broadcaster CAROLINE HENNESSY developed an interest in and appreciation for craft beer while
living in New Zealand. One of Ireland’s first food bloggers,
she started the award-winning www.bibliocook.com in 2005. Together with
Kristin Jensen she set up the Irish Food Bloggers’ Association in 2010. She
writes for the McKenna’s’ Good Food Guides, is a member of the Irish Food
Writers’ Guild and is devoted to exploring the intersecting worlds of Irish craft
beer and fine Irish food. She lives in North Cork with her partner and two small
girls who want to be brewers when they grow up.
Sun 10.30am (2 hours) Walking Photography Workshop with
photographer Siobhán Dempsey. Meet @ naomhóg bus shelter behind
Garvey’s Super Valu. €10
Take a Sunday morning stroll through the streets of Dingle and capture the
essence of the festival in this hands-on photography workshop. Discover what
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makes a good composition and how to expose your photographs correctly.
Find out how light and colour affect your shots. Learn how to shoot on the
move, to review and make decisions using your LCD screen. All with tutor feedback and group review. Dress for walking - and don’t forget your camera!
Sun 11.30am ‘Smoke your own Food’ with Jette Virdi
Orchard Lane, The Mall Admission €10
Intrigued about the practice of smoking food?
In this hands-on workshop Jette Virdi will give you a
better understanding of how to add extra flavour to
your food by smoking it. Within this workshop you
will get to build your own your own food smoker,
learn the smoking processes for fish, meat and
cheese and see the smoking process in action.
Based in Dublin, Jette spends her day’s food styling
for magazines such as Easy Food and Bash as well as
creating images for food producers who are looking
to promote their products. At the end of 2013 Jette
set up The Workshop People, which organise food
and design workshops throughout Ireland bringing
together people with a passion for learning and
inspirational ideas from people with talent.
Join Jette as she takes you step-by-step process of making your very own
food smoker. You will learn the ins and outs of food smoking to make it safe
for all the family to eat and get involved. All you need to bring is a biscuit tin.
Everything else will be provided.
To find out more about Jette’s work check out jettevirdi.com
Sun 11.30am- How to Taste the layers of Coffee- Learn to appreciate
coffee even more with Mark Kingston from the Golden Bean
The Courthouse Building, The Mall Admission €10
Coffee is extremely complex chemically and physically; each green bean
contains around 500 aromatic and flavour components. After roasting this
increases up to three-fold, the heat creates entirely new components while also
intensifying the elements present prior to roasting. Within this workshop you
will get a rare opportunity to part-take in ‘Super Tasting’ using tasting strips.
This is a method professional coffee tasters use to determine their genetic
pattern of taste.
Mark will also have a ‘le Nez du Café’, which is a set of 36 aromas that comprise
the essences of coffee, and is a tool used to help train your senses to enable
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you to taste more from coffee.
In addition to this exclusive tasting test, you will
make your own coffee with an Aeropress™, for those
who are not familiar with an Aeropress™ it is a simple gadget, which is raved about as one of the best
coffee makers by coffee aficionados.
If you have tasted coffee from Mark and his company The Golden Bean, will know that his expertise
and extensive knowledge is evident in every cup of
coffee he brews. Mark sources his coffee beans from
single estate ori¬gins throughout the world and
then takes great care roasting each variety of beans
at his coffee roast in East Cork.
Sun 1pm –Blood and Guts- Learn the art of Black Pudding with Legends
Jack and Tim McCarthy. Courthouse Building Admission €5
You love your black pudding, but only know it is made from blood since it came
up in a pub quiz. Now is your
chance to learn all about black
pudding from the masters of
black pudding.
McCarthy’s Butchers of Kanturk
use traditional techniques and
innovative new ideas and have
become one of Ireland’s most
prominent and celebrated meat
producers.
Jack and his son, Tim McCarthy,
the fifth generation of butcher
in the family to run the shop, are
well known for their value-added
beef and pork products. The McCarthy’s bacon and rashers have
won international awards and the
black pudding has received acclaim from the Brotherhood of the Knights of the
Black pudding and was even served to the queen at the banquet on her visit to
Ireland in 2011.
If you want more information or want to stalk them visit their website
www.jackmccarthy.ie
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Sun 1.30pm – Fermentation in your Kitchen with Theresa Storey-
‘Learn the art of Fermentation’.
Orchard Lane, Admission €10
Have you always wanted to try making your own fermented food at home,
well wait no longer. During this workshop we will cover the basics of various
fermenting methods, including lacto-fermentation and will explain how
fermenting preserves and enhances the nutritional value of food. We will also
demonstrate how to make Vegetable Pickles, Kimchi, Vinegar, Ginger Beer, and
Kombucha and will then taste some of the ferments.
The Green Apron is a small Artisan Preserve company run by Theresa Storey
(with the assistance of her family.) Her small farm is situated in County Limerick.
The Green Apron’s preserves have won awards in many a local show and we are
listed in the Bridgestone Best in Ireland Guide. Theresa is also very proud to
have won a bronze award for our Raspberry Preserve in the 2010 ” Blas na hÉireann” Irish Food awards and to have our Crunchy Honey Mustard shortlisted for
the 2011” Blas na hÉireann”.We also won three Great taste awards in 2012.
For more information on the Green Apron visit www.thegreenapron.ie
Sun 2pm ‘Know your Rump from your Silverside’ - Beef Boning
Demonstration with Local Butcher Paudie Moriarty. The Mighty Session
Bar, Main Street, Admission €3 (All proceeds go to Cuan Counselling)
If you love cooking beef and want to know
more about where each cut of meat comes
from on the animal, then this workshop is for
you.
Local master butcher Paudie Moriarty will
demonstrate to you the skills and craft of
butchery as he bones-out a hind quarter of
beef.
In this workshop you will learn all about the
different cuts of beef, how to get the most
from each one and will learn which cuts are
most suitable for different cooking techniques.
Paudie is a local butcher with over twenty years of experience and his butcher
shop is at Mail Road, Dingle (beside Moran’s Petrol Station).
Order of Malta first aid station located in Dingle Town
Park, Grey's Lane 12 noon to 6 pm Saturday and Sunday
4th and 5th October.
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Blas na hÉireann
The 7th Annual Blas Na hÉireann, Irish Food
Awards
Dingle, recently voted The Foodiest Town in Ireland, is home
to the prestigious Blas na Éireann, Irish Food Awards. The final
judging and Awards presentation to the top winners of this
all-Ireland competition is made during the Dingle Peninsula
Food Festival, right in the heart of Dingle Town.
This year, in the biggest competition in the Award’s history,
more than 2,000 products have been blind tasted by 350 judges in over 90 food categories to arrive at the best that Ireland
has to offer. You will be able to recognise these products by
the Blas accreditation that producers proudly carry on their
Award-winning products at farmer’s markets, fine food retailers, catering outlets and supermarkets throughout the country.
As always, the judges of this competition have looked for goods that are made
using top quality Irish ingredients, by passionate, talented producers, that also
have that extra special something to make their taste buds tingle.
Last year’s Supreme Champion was An Olivia Chocolates from Mullingar, one
of Ireland’s most talented young chocolatiers. The Best Artisan Award went to
Skeaghanore Duck, from Cork, widely recognised as one of the country’s best
duck producers from their farm overlooking Roaring Water Bay in Co Cork.
Both of these Awards are kindly sponsored by Bord Bia. Closer to home in
Dingle, check out Kerry Chorizo from On The Wild Side, Dovinia Chocolates and
The Little Dingle Food Company’s jams and sauces who will, along with many
others, be featuring in the Farmers Market over the weekend. For a full list of
last years winners, and to see who won from your county! Check out www.irishfoodawards.com. These are the Oscars of the food industry, and the ultimate
benchmark of quality Irish produce both at home and abroad.
The 2014 winners will be available on-line after the Blas na hÉireann Awards
Presentation on Saturday night, 4th October
This year we warmly welcome to Dingle food lovers, chefs, academics, food
specialists, writers, journalists, retailers, caterers and buyers from all over
Ireland, the UK, and, for the first time the Middle East; an exciting and emerging
new market for Ireland’s excellent produce. We are also delighted to host some
of Ireland’s most foodie active Local Enterprise Offices, who are here to support
their Best in County and Best in Farmer’s Market producers.
We have a number of trade-only networking events over the weekend.
If you are in the food business and want to find out more please contact a
member of the Blas team on [email protected]
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CHILDREN’S EVENTS
Other Events
Conair Ealaíona / Art Trail
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Is iad Féile na Bealtaine agus Roinn na Seirbhísí Comhshaoil de
Chomhairle Contae Chiarraí a dhéan urraíocht ar Chonair Ealaíona
an Fhéile Bídh. Is féile ealaíona agus pobail é Féile na Bealtaine a bhíonn ar siúl
ar an gcéad deireadh seachtaine de Bhealtaine gach bliain.
www.feilenabealtaine.ie
The Art Trail at the Dingle Food Festival has been sponsored by Féile na
Bealtaine and The Environmental Services of Kerry County
Council. The latter are sponsoring the exhibits from Una Ní
Shé who has used waste food to dye felt pots used and
also the sculptures by Mick Davis - made from old tyres.
Féile na Bealtaine is a community Arts Festival which will
run from April 30th – May 4th 2015 – check out
www.feilenabealtaine.ie.
An Lab, John Street, Dingle
An exhibition of paintings by Niki Purcell entitled “Feast”
celebrates the artist’s love of edible delights. The paintings
are concerned with gratification of the senses; their aim is
to capture a moment of desire and delight.
Una Ní Shé will be exhibiting felt pots or mini-cauldrons
that are coloured using food waste with slow-dye processes that do not harm the environment. Related artifacts
and food sources will also be shown. Is le dramhaíl bídh
a dhéanann an t-ealaíontóir Úna Ní Shé dathú ar na potaí
feilte seo. Úsáideann sí leithéidí tóin agus ceann biatais,
sméara dubha nach fiú ithe agus craiceann oinniúin don
bpróiseas mall dathú seo ar a ghlaotar eicea-ruaimniú.
Beidh an taispeántas seo sa An Lab i rith an #dinglefoodfest
“Spud” by Deirdre O Mahony is the first phase in a series of
work which aims to Examine food production, food security, seed heritage and sustainable food production. This 3D
animation details the stages in planting of potatoes using
the lazy bed method. A booklet detailing the “Spud” project
is also available at the exhibition.
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In various locations around Dingle:
Food Miles, a series of sculptures by West Kerry Sculptor Mick Davis demonstrate a move from his more familiar medium of stone to engaging with the environmental consequences of excess waste. After quite a bit of experimentation
he discovered a way of sculpting with old tyres using a steel frame as a base.
A WALK IN THE MART
Want To Experience A Live Mart Or Even Buy A Cow?
12 noon, Saturday 4th at the Mart, Spa Road.
Free admission. Duration 30 mins - 45mins Meet at An Droichead Beag, Main St.
at 11.55
If you are a city slicker or just never
have been to the mart before,
well now is your chance to see the
workings of the mart. Derry Murphy is Chairman of The West Kerry
Agricultural Show and will take you
on a brief walk through the mart
informing you of its history and will
show you cattle being bought and sold. Who knows you might end up buying
a cow there yourself.
The food festival organisers would like to thank the Mart committee for
supporting this event.
To book a place on this free event please email Mark at [email protected]
THE GREAT DAINGEAN UÍ CHÚIS BAKE OFF
Sun 12noon, in the Marquee, Dick Mack’s yard
Back by very popular demand, the annual Bake-Off takes place again. This is
a baking competition for men and boys only. We have guest celebrity judges,
loads of delicious chocolate cakes and prizes for winners. Join us in the marquee at Dick Mack’s for some serious baking joy and competitive action.
Ready, steady eat!
Maidin Chaifé agus Blaiseadh Bia Dall
11.30 - 1.00 Dé hAoine
Ionad Seirbhísí Teanga, An Meal, An Daingean
Á eagrú ag Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne i gcomhar le
Corca Dhuibhne ag Caint (a bhuaigh duais Ghlór na nGael
i mbliana) & Údarás na Gaeltachta.
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TUNA COOKOUT
From 11.30 on Saturday & Sunday in front of the old ice plant (beside
the tourist office) Locally landed tuna from the barbeque. All money raised
goes to Rugbai Chorca Dhuibhne
AN PENTATHLON BÍDH
Is ar an Aoine, an 3ú lá de mhí Deireadh Fómhair, a rithfear Pentathlon
Bídh Chorca Dhuibhne don gcéad uair riamh. Is rás ar leithrigh é seo, a
tharraingeoidh scoláirí spórtúla na cócaireachta le chéile ó áiteanna ar fuaid
na tíre chun páirt a ghlacadh i gcomórtas a nascfaidh an chócaireacht agus an
spórt lena chéile. Rithfear an rás tríd an mbaile go léir.
Nascadh é seo idir acmhainní bídh Chorca Dhuibhne, pé acu traidisiúnta nó
nua-aimseartha, agus cáil nua an cheantair mar ionad spóirt. Beidh fóirne de
rothaithe agus reathaithe, de chócairí agus freastlaithe, ag obair le chéile chun
lón dhá chúrsa a chruthú as “ciseán caoch” d’acmhainní áitiúla bídh agus de
ghnáth-ábhar na pantraí. Beidh seaicidí traidisiúnta na gcócairí á gcaitheamh
ag na reathaithe agus ag na cócairí araon faid is a bheidh siad ag rith tríd an
mbaile sa tóir ar thogha gach bídh.
Tosnóidh na rothaithe ag Dríoglann an Daingin thiar i mBaile an Mhuilinn, agus
imeoidh siad tríd an mbaile le hais an ché, ag tabhairt táirgí áitiúla bídh leo le
tabhairt do na cócairí ag Scoil an Phobail, a thabharfaidh dhá uair an chloig ag
obair go dian dícheallach leo. Nuair a bheidh ábhar an bhídh ullamh, cuirfear ar
thralaí é, agus sáfaidh duine de na reathaithe roimis é an Phríomh-shráid suas
agus amach go dtí Scoil nua Cócaireachta an Daingin, mar a mbeidh an cócaire
deireannach ag fanacht chun an lón dhá chúrsa a chríochnú agus a leagan
amach ar an bpláta do phainéal onórach na moltóirí.
THE CULINARY PENTATHLON The inaugural running of the Dingle
Invitational Culinary Pentathlon is set for Friday, 3rd October. Beginning
from the Dingle Distillery, cyclists carrying local produce will traverse Dingle
along the historic waterfront on their way to hand off to chefs at the public
school for two hours of intense preparation. A runner will then push a trolley
filled with the prepared ingredients up
the Main Street of town and out to the
newly opened Dingle Cookery School
where a final chef will finish and plate a
two-course lunch for a panel of distinguished judges.
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BOOK SIGNINGS
Friday 12noon Neven Maguire at the Farmers Market
Neven serves up fast, nutritious food for busy lives in his
new cookbook -The Nation’s Favourite Food Fast!
Neven Maguire trained in some of the highest-profile
restaurants in the world, and in 2001 he took over
the family business, MacNean Restaurant, turning a
local establishment into a national phenomenon. His
highly acclaimed MacNean Restaurant Cookbook and
hugely popular The Nation’s Favourite Food were both
nominated for an Irish Book Award. In 2014 he won the
prestigious title of Best Chef in Ireland at the
Restaurant Association of Ireland Awards. Neven presents the top-rated cookery show on RTÉ One, Home Chef. He lives a very busy
life in Blacklion, Co. Cavan, with his wife Amelda and twins Connor and Lucia.
Sat 3pm Caroline Hennessy and Kristin Jensen at Dingle
Bookshop
Sláinte: The Complete Guide to Irish Craft Beer and Cider
(New Island),
Kristin Jensen (Edible Ireland) and Caroline Hennessy
(Bibliocook) are two of the most high-profile food bloggers
in Ireland. Between them they manage the Craft Beer
Ireland website, write columns for national media outlets
and run food, beer and cider tasting sessions around the
country.
Sun 12.30pm Muireann Ní Chíobháin (of TG4 and RTE Jr.)
at Dingle Bookshop will read some of her own stories to children
GOURMET CYCLE
Every year, as part of the Dingle Food Festival, the Dingle Cycling Club hold
their Gourmet Cycle. It sets off on Saturday 4th at 9.00am from The Marina
Car Park and takes in the Slea Head Drive, before returning for a gourmet lunch
at the Marina. It’s a great way to begin your Taste Trail here at The Marina.
FÉASTA.
A photographic feast and celebration of food of the Wild Atlantic Way on the
Dingle Peninsula / Leithinis Chorca Dhuibhne.
Feast your eyes on our photographs framed by the colorful shop windows of
Dingle. Bain sásamh astu.
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12pm
1pm
2pm
Folk & Contempory music in
The Dingle Bay Hotel
Carnival
Band
Book
Signing
Cookery Demonstrations in Benners
Fife & Drum
Band
Walk
in the
Mart
Kids Cooking
as Gaeilge
4pm
6pm
7pm
8pm
“Turf” in Dick
Macks
Saturday 4th
Workshop
Farmer’s & Fisherman’s Forum
Benners Hotel
Friday 3rd
5pm
Beer & Cider Fest: An Canteen / Kennedys
Taste Trail
Children’s Day in The Town Park
Tuna
Cook-out
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Dé Satharn 5ú
Book
Signing
3pm
Dé hAoine 4ú
Farmers Market, Holyground
Workshop
11am
10pm
Opening
Party
DJ Sally
Cinnamon in
Dick Macks
The Big Payback
9pm
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Trad session with Scannal in
Currans
Cookery Demonstrations in
Benners
6pm
7pm
8pm
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5pm
Beer & Cider Fest: An Canteen / Kennedy’s
2pm
Children’s Day in The Town Park
Bake
Off
KidsReading
Fife &
Drum
Band
Workshops
1pm
Dé Domhnaigh 6ú
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Party
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