Good morning from Dingle, a special hello to all of our events team who would usually be up for hours at this stage! We are missing you this weekend 🌈
#Blas2020
We are delighted to announce that Jess Murphy
@kaigalway
has been voted 2019 Producers’ Champion. Recognised by producers for her work with Irish food, she is a true advocate and supporter of Irish ingredients and Irish producers
#irishfood
#Blas2019
The Blas family is absolutely devastated at the loss of Keady Clifford, beloved daughter of Artie & Linda, partner of Sean, sister of Fallon & Rachel, sister-in-law to Mike & aunt to Anna.
No words can describe how much she will be missed.
Our finalists are following
#Blas2021
today as we announce the awards, we know the food community are following along to celebrate & support the producers across the country who made it to the finals. Are you cheering the finalists on? Lets show the support in this thread…
This has been a good start to the day! We have been keeping it under wraps but this morning we were honoured to present the Blas na hÉireann Producers’ Champion award for 2022 to
@IndieFude
@LauraFude
We are thrilled to congratulate
@ChefBrianMcD
as Blas na hÉireann 2021 Producers’ Champion alongside a baker’s dozen of highly commended nominees
In this year's results it was very clear that local support was invaluable to producers
#irishfood
#Blas2021
#Blas2019
judges come from a range of food backgrounds & include chefs, journalistic, food champions & more.
We look forward to welcoming them to
#Dingle
next week!
Very proud moment! Just one week on from
#Blas2022
@bankofireland
have chosen our Blas Box as the “one for everybody in the audience” on
@RTELateLateShow
Audience will be treated to food and drinks from the very best of Irish!
Good morning! Looking forward to a day of judging all the products that have reached the
#Blas2018
final. Safe travels to everyone making their way to
#Dingle
today.
A few words from
@darinaallen
thanking the producers. Most importantly reminding us “how important it is to support our local producers” and how wonderful to see “many people have discovered the treasures in their own area”
#irishfood
#Blas2020
For the unusual times we are in this year we made a special exception and gave the news to our Supreme Champion a little early this weekend so we could capture the moment
@BretzelBakery
#Blas2020
It’s the final countdown.
#Blas2020
winners will be revealed online from 12 noon.
Please share your congratulations & your own news with pics of your award winning products.
Remember to use
#Blas2020
here & over on Instagram.
Best of luck everyone!
Saturday 5 October 2019
We will start to announce award winners after 11am here on our twitter feed. Good luck everyone!
PS Be sure to use
#Blas2019
when posting your news!
Yesterday Artie made the 699km round trip to Wexford and back to surprise
@WildaboutFoods
because as he said, he just wanted to see their reaction! It was so worth it!
#Blas2021
We are on our 3rd day of welcoming buyers to see our 2021 finalists & winners at our Buyers Showcase in partnership with
@compassgroupuk
, it's been a beautiful setting here
@killruddery
for a busy few days!
The Blas team worked really hard this summer to see that our judging went ahead, ensuring every entry was handled with the same care and attention as always while working within these unusual times, here's how we did it...
#Blas2020
So many people are looking to their local producers, our map of 2020 finalists & winners might be helpful, have you seen it?
We worked with
@GS1Ireland
@BestofIrish_GS1
to create this for the first time in 2020
#irishfood
#bestofirish
On the road to Dingle after a busy week in Dublin. Many thanks to everyone who stopped by the Blas na hEireann stand at
#Gifted
and a massive thank you to incredible Irish producers for great company and support
#irishfood
The awards are ready to be sent from Dingle all across the island! If you are a Blas 2021 finalist check the link below for hints and tips on what you need to do before tomorrow
#Blas2021
Things may be a little different this year but now, more than ever it is essential to shine a spotlight and give that all important clap on the back to the talented producers dotted around the island
You can read more on our plans for 2020 here
Great to see so many
#Blas2019
award winning producers selling their wares at the market today. Be sure to congratulate them if you come across them!
@dinglefoodfest
Every year we have great fun coming up with an eye catching shot of the Blas Supreme Champion - as this selection from previous years proves!
Who will be revealed as the
#Blas2020
Supreme Champion this Saturday 3rd October?!
#ThisisIrishfood
#foodawards
Thank you to everyone who has followed
#Blas2021
virtually this year!
It has been wonderful to see producers cheering each other on from all over the island.
While it was virtual we did one exception....
(1/2)
Finalists now announced!!
Have you entered Blas 2023? Get on over to your Inbox to find out the results of your entry.
Huge congratulations to all those who have made it to the finalist stage
#Blas2023
Tomorrow we will announce the results of
#Blas2020
, we can do this because our judging could go ahead this summer and this would not have happened without the team
@UCC
and the support of
@CRS_Refrig
who brought the fridges, ovens & many,many, many sinks!
Looking for our 2021 Producers' Champion! The person or people you feel are doing the most to promote & support Irish food. More than ever it is the local heroes that have made a difference. Who has been yours?
Take 2 mins to make your suggestions
We have updated our winners list to include links to where people can buy their winning produce online - the very best of Irish food and drinks!
Are you a
#Blas2020
winner? Let us know if you have an online outlet you would like included
Great few days
@boroughmarket
visiting
@food_ni
producers showcasing, if you are around London up to next Sat 23rd pop by and see some of these lovely faces and pick up some tasty Irish food
#Blas2019
Our annual finalist pic can��t take place this year as it usually does on the Saturday morning, so here is a video collage featuring some of our
#Blas2020
finalists!
Are you in there?
#Foodawards
#thisisirishfood
Massive congratulations to
@dinglefoodfest
who just won Ireland’s Favourite Food Experience at the
@Independent_ie
Travel Awards. Well deserved for the team who run festival and the lovely town that’s home to it!
#dinglefood
#dingle
A little peek at some of our set up, a whole new location for summer deliveries and judging was a challenge at first but a massive thank you to
@CRS_Refrig
for setting us up with what we need for chill, frozen, hand wash sinks (everywhere) and even an air purifier
#Blas2020
Good morning!
The Blas village is open from 8am today Fri 29 Sept.
We will publish the winners for each category on our website as they are revealed.
We will advise when a category has been announced.
Best of luck to all the
#Blas2023
finalists.
Delighted that
@IrishCountryMag
have included a few words from Fallon on
#Dingle
in this months issue. Thank you to the lovely people at
@DingleSkellig
for sharing the harbour picture. Dingle playing a blinder with some sunshine for lunchtime reading!
#Blas2018
Today was all about Blas 2022,
a special lunch to celebrate finalists and look forward to being back together in Dingle!
Inspired by the newest venue in The Blas Village, Eat Ireland in a Day each plate celebrated producers from 4 provinces
#Blas2022
Our producers have named their 2020 Producers' Champions
Darina Allen, Rory O’Connell & Rachel Allen
Recognising their support of the best Irish ingredients & producers and as educators of the next generation of cooks & growers
#Blas2020
Our chairman
@artie_clifford
was invited to contribute to the "6 things I've learned" column in
@CARAMagazine
The advice he shared is very much how Blas na hEireann runs day to day
#Blas2018
We are looking for your opinion on the person or people you feel are doing the most to promote and support Irish food for our ‘Producers Champion Award’, just like
@kaigalway
in 2019 and past winners
@nevenmaguire
@McKennasGuides
We are looking forward to
#TastetheBurren
@slowfoodclare
this weekend and are thrilled to be included in the programme with a Breakfast with Blas event! The 'Pitch Perfect' panel will discuss making sales at market. Find out more
And a lovely message from
@rorysfood
with thanks to producers and the very true words... “Has there ever been a time when we needed our small producers more?”
#Blas2020
#irishfood
The excitement for the
#Blas2020
results is building. Here is a video with a few familiar faces from Dingle to wish each and every one of our finalists good luck!
Great show on
@RTENationwide
tonight, esp mention for “life changing” phone call for
@whatsforpudding
after being tasted in Dingle! Very best of the best of Irish food will be in Dingle in just a few weeks
@RTENationwide
we’d love to see you come down to where the stories start!
Thrilled to share with you a new project we have been working on with
@GS1Ireland
This map is interactive and showcases our 2020 finalists & winners! If you want to find the very best of what is local to you take a look
#Blas2020
@BestofIrish_GS1
Have you seen our Blas Boxes? If you have ordered already, thank you! If not and you would like one let us know quickly as they are limited
#BlasBox
#Blas2021
#Blas2023
Conversations in the Backyard supported by
@bankofireland
"Limitless"
World-renowned open-water and ice swimmer Nuala Moore Moore in conversation with Vivienne Gleeson.
Watch the livestream or the playback on YouTube from Monday 2 October.
Ever visited Dingle for
@BlasNahEireann
&
@dinglefoodfest
? Then you'll know our lovely neighbour (& home of our first Supreme Champion) The Little Cheese Shop. Newly headed up by
@murpmark
you'll find them tweeting under
@Cheese_Dingle
Be sure to give their new account a follow!
Our annual finalist pic can’t take place this year as it usually does on the Saturday morning, so here is a video collage featuring some of our
#Blas2020
finalists!
Are you in there?
#Foodawards
#thisisirishfood
We are looking for your opinion on the person or people you feel are doing the most to promote and support Irish food for our ‘Producers Champion Award’
Pic with past winners
@nevenmaguire
@McKennasGuides