Category: Events

  • IFWG SUMMER OUTING 2023: TASTE WEXFORD

    The sun shone when IFWG members gathered for our recent summer outing to Wexford. We chose Wexford as a destination because the county has been working on developing a food tourism offering and, in terms of location, it was also to facilitate members who wished to join us for the day. I worked with local…

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  • 2020 Food Awards

    Irish chocolate, cheese and whiskey among winners in 2020 Irish Food Writers’ Guild Food Awards. For the full story on the 2020 awards, plus winners citations and recipes, click here. The awards ceremony was held at The Marker, on Wednesday, 4th March. It was attended by IFWG members, press and friends of the Guild.

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  • 2019 Food Awards

    Eight food producers from the four corners of Ireland singled out for the 2019 Food Awards. For the full story on the 2019 awards, plus winners citations and recipes, click here. The awards ceremony was held at Glovers Alley, on Wednesday, 6th March. It was attended by IFWG members, press and friends of the Guild.

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  • 2018 Food Awards

    Natural Born Winners: No artificial additives and traditional methods mark out IFWG Food Award winners 2018. For the full story on the 2018 awards, plus winners citations and recipes, click here. The awards ceremony was held in Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud on Wednesday, 7th March. It was attended by IFWG members, press and friends of the…

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  • 2017 Food Awards

    The passing down of recipes and traditional farming and production methods from generation to generation has been instrumental in helping Ireland’s food legacy to endure, according to Aoife Carrigy, Chairperson of the Irish Food Writers’ Guild (IFWG). For the full article on the 2017 awards, click here. The event took place on Tuesday 7th March…

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  • IFWG Cookbook Sale

    With more than 60 members ranging from cookery authors to broadcasters and journalists, food stylists and recipe developers to magazine editors, the Irish Food Writers’ Guild are a diverse bunch. But if there’s one things that we have in common, it’s got to be a pretty mean collection of cookbooks built up over the years.…

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  • Photos: A Round-up From The Community Food Awards 2016

    Photos: Paul Sherwood Photography

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  • National Awards For Community Food Projects Announced

    An organisation that embodies and protects the richness of Ireland’s agricultural legacy has today been announced as the winner of the 2016 Irish Food Writers’ Guild Community Food Awards. The Irish Seed Savers Association, which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary, conserves and distributes rare and heritage seed varieties and encourages the skills of saving…

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  • Irish Gin & Tonic Fest

    Last year, Great Irish Beverages produced Dublin Gin & Tonic Fest – a citywide celebration of Irish gins. For 2016, they are taking the festival  around the entire island of Ireland to all 32 counties! Irish Gin & Tonic Fest is talking place from June 20th – 25th and lots of bars, restaurants and hotels…

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  • Real Bread Ireland & Real Bread Week

    As the mainstream bakery sector gears up to promote their National Bread Week, Real Bread Ireland, the newly-established network of independent Irish craft bakers are set to unveil their own alternative programme of events, Real Bread Week (October 4th-10th). Real Bread Week is a programme of demos, talks, tastings and open days that are free…

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