Producers & Markets
Ireland has a wonderful reputation for its food produce. We have some the best beef, lamb and dairy in the world. We are an island and surrounded with an abundant supply of fish and shellfish so is it any wonder that we have a wonderful array of superior food producers and shops.
Here you will find a comprehensive list of the best of Good Food Ireland Approved Producers in Ireland. Everything from Gourmet chocolate to Organic farming to the best Butchery, whatever your taste buds desire you will find it here at Good Food Ireland an organisation dedicated to uncovering some of the finest artisan food products this idyllic island has to offer.
If you would like any additional assistance to help point you in the right direction we will be happy to assist. Just email reservations@goodfoodireland.ie or gives us a call +353 53 9158693 (Office Hours: Mon – Fri 09.30am – 5.30pm)
Aillwee Cave Homemade Fudge and Farmhouse Cheesemakers
Ballyvaughan, Co ClareCome into the cosy surrounding of the Farmshop and sample their award winning Burren Gold cheese, which is produced on site using the finest milk from cows grazing on the lush grasses and herbs of the Burren and separate Tea Rooms serving light refreshments. The Gift Shop includes a wide selection of gemstones, fossils, clothing, pottery and gifts. Cave tours, birds of prey centre and woodland walks here too. Situated in the heart of the Burren in County Clare lies one of the oldest caves in Ireland. Perched high on its Burren terraced mountain side with what has to be one of the most spectacular views of Galway Bay.
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Alternative Bread Company
Unit 22 The English Market, Grande Parade, Cork.It’s hard to believe that the Alternative Bread Company stall in the English market has been established for eleven years. Packed as it is with modern day breads to beat the band, it could almost be one of the newest additions to the array of epicurean delights this cult food market now offers Cork city shoppers. But no… this place is part of the culinary furniture of the market, and no wonder as Sheila Fitzpatrick has been in the food business for thirty years.
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Apple Farm (The)
Moorstown, Cahir, Co Tipperary.Tipperary’s fertile pastures are ideal for apple orchards and at The Apple Farm in Cahir, owner Cornelius Traas knows that and has made the most of what nature provided for over 40 years. His orchards produce juicy, crisp apples that in turn give their bright, fresh flavours to the handmade and pressed apple juice that Cornelius produces here on the farm.
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Ardrahan Farmhouse Cheese
Ardrahan, Kanturk, Co Cork.Grazing happily on the lush Kanturk pasture land, it’s no wonder the Ardrahan herd produce such wonderful milk that is that form the characteristics of the unique flavour of Ardrahan Farmhouse Cheeses. Those clever people at Ardrahan have also specially produced Lullaby Milk, cows are milked in the dark of the morning and as a result their milk retains all its natural goodness and creaminess.
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Ardsallagh Goat Farm
Carrigtwohill, Co Cork.Jane and Gerard Murphy’s award wining Ardsallagh Goat’s Cheese is one of the original Irish farmhouse cheeses. It was first produced in two styles - as a soft fresh goat’s cheese, ready to eat in a week, and also a hard, mature version, left to age for four months minimum, which lends a fuller flavour, finished with a serious bite of goaty acidity. Nowadays the range has grown, and includes the fabulous soft roulade rolled with oregano, or at Christmas, jewel like cranberries.
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Armagh Cider Company
Ballinteggart House, 73 Drumnasoo Road, Portadown, Co Armagh, BT62 4EXArtisan handcrafted ciders and apple juice from the farm’s own apples, grown by this family for four generations.
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Baldwin's Ice Cream
Killeenagh, Knockanore, Co Waterford.Home made natural ice cream created from the milk of the Baldwin Friesian herd. The cows graze land around the family farm in Waterford, producing the milk for this farmhouse based ice cream production. Good quality flavourings and local fruits are used in the making and ice creams which are available in the Cork, Waterford and South Tipperary area.
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Ballinwillin House
Ballinwillin House, Mitchelstown, Co CorkBallinwillin House, Mitchelstown, Co Cork combines Farmhouse bed and breakfast accommodation on a working farm. The family rear a herd of free range rare breed pigs, red deer and Kerry cattle, to provide meat for their own artisan products. The owners also have a vineyard in Hungary, which produces a range of wines to enjoy with the food. Farm shop also on the premises.
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Lunch Main from: €15
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Ballycotton Free Range Farm Poultry
Church Road, Ballycotton, Co CorkLocated in rural Cork, Tom and Jacinta Clancy produce free range oven ready Poultry- chicken, duck, goose and turkey along with Duck and Hen eggs which they sell at local farmers markets in the Cork region.
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Ballycotton Seafood
46 Main Street, Midleton, Co Cork.Ballycotton Seafood is a family run business located near the scenic fishing port of Ballycotton, Co Cork, which was established over twenty years ago by Richard Walsh, who recognised the quality of the fresh fish being landed on his door step at Ballycotton pier by the local boats. They have been supplying the finest quality fresh fish, smoked salmon and fish products to the people of Cork for nearly twenty years, through their retail outlets in Midleton and the Old English Market Cork, and wholesale to the food service business from their processing plant in Garryvoe.
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Plain and Arty - by Caroline Workman
What you get may not be fancy, but it can certainly be good. Caroline Workman seeks out the best of what Good Food Ireland members are championing all the time in Northern Ireland - local, fresh and seasonal.
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