Tourism Ireland

Culinary Renaissance

Contact Tourism Ireland to arrange Interviews with Any of our Visiting Ambassadors, whether Celebrity Chefs or Garden Afficionados

	Useful Links
	General food websites Tourist Information Websites Northern Ireland Ireland’s West Coast Ireland’s South Coast Ireland’s East Coast

General food websites

Georgina Campbell’s Ireland –
the guide to the best places
to eat, drink and stay:
www.ireland-guide.com

BIM seafood circle
www.bim.ie

Farmers/producers markets
www.bordbia.ie

Invest Northern Ireland
www.investni.com

Irish Food Board
www.bordbia.ie

Northern Ireland Food
and Drink Association
www.nifda.co.uk

Restaurant association of Ireland
www.rai.ie

The Bridgestone 100 best
restaurants in Ireland
www.bestofbridgestone.com

The Livestock & Meat Commission
for Northern Ireland
www.lmcni.com

Tourist Information Websites

Discover Ireland –
the official website for visitors to the island of Ireland
www.discoverireland.com

Environment & Heritage Service:
www.ehsi.gov.uk

Heritage Towns of Ireland:
www.heritagetowns.com

Hidden Ireland (country houses):
www.hiddenireland.com

Houses, Castles & Gardens of Ireland:
www.gardensireland.com

Ireland’s Blue Book (country houses):
www.irelandsbluebook.com

National Museum of Ireland:
www.museum.ie

National Museum of Northern Ireland
www.magni.org.uk

Northern Ireland
The Producers
Bushmills Distillery: Ditty’s Bakery: Finnebrogue: Irwin’s Bakery: McCartney’s: Moyallon Foods: O’Doherty’s:	www.bushmills.com www.dittysbakery.com www.finnebrogue.com www.irwinsbakery.com www.mccartneysofmoira.co.uk www.moyallonfoods.com www.blackbacon.com
Festivals & Events
Apple Blossom Festival, County Armagh: Festival of Fish and Seafood Trail, County Down: Hillsborough International Oyster Festival: Ould Lammas Fair, Ballycastle, County Antrim:	www.armagh.gov.uk www.festivaloffish.co.uk www.hillsboroughoysterfestival.com www.moyle-council.org
Food & Drink Sector
Taste of Ulster:	www.tasteofulster.org
Discover
Arkhill Farm, County Londonderry: Belle Isle School of Cookery, County Fermanagh: Grange Lodge, County Tyrone: Mullan’s Organic Farm, County Londonderry: Tayto Factory, Tandragee, County Armagh:	www.arkhillfarm.co.uk www.irishcookeryschool.com www.grangelodgecountryhouse.com www.mullansorganicfarm.com www.tayto.com

Ireland’s West Coast
The Producers
Biddy Early Brewery: Bunratty Winery: Burren Smokehouse: Connemara Smokehouse: Kinvara Smoked Salmon: LoTide Foods: McGeough's Butchers:	www.beb.ie www.bunrattymead.net www.burrensmokehouse.ie www.smokehouse.ie www.kinvarasmokedsalmon.com www.lo-tide.com www.connemarafinefoods.ie
Food & Drink Sector
Eco-Tourism: North West Food: Tourism Taste Trail:	www.greenbox.ie www.nwfoodalliance.co.uk www.tastestrailireland.com
Festivals & Events
larenbridge Oyster Festival, County Galway: Donegal Bay Food and Wine Experience: Galway Oyster Festival: Harvest Feast, Drumshanbo:	www.clarenbridge.com www.donegalbay.com www.galwayoysterfestival.com www.harvestfeast.ie
Discover
Organic Centre, County Leitrim: Berry Lodge, County Clare: Pangur Bán, County Galway:	www.theorganiccentre.ie www.berrylodge.com www.pangurban.com

Ireland’s South Coast
The Producers
Ardrahan Farmhouse Cheese: Beamish Brewery: Bulmers Irish Cider: Cashel Blue Cheese: Clonakilty Black pudding: Dingle Ice Cream: Durrus Farmhouse Cheese: Gubbeen Farmhouse Produce: Knockanore Farmhouse Cheese: Lavistown Cheese: Milleens Farmhouse Cheese: Skelligs Chocolates: Tipperary Ice cream:	www.ardrahancheese.ie www.beamish.ie www.bulmers.ie www.cashelblue.com www.clonakiltyblackpudding.ie www.icecreamireland.com www.durruscheese.com www.gubbeen.com www.knockanorecheese.com www.lavistownhouse.ie www.milleenscheese.com www.skelligschocolate.com www.tipperaryorganic.ie
Food & Drink Sector
County Wexford Organic Centre: The Kinsale Good Food Circle:	www.wexfordpartnership.ie www.kinsalerestaurants.com
Festivals & Events
Kinsale International Gourmet Festival: Listowel Food Fair: Middleton Food and Drink Festival: Taste of West Cork Food Festival:	www.kinsale.ie www.listowelfoodfair.com www.midletonfoodfestival.ie www.skibbereen.ie
Discover
Cork Butter Museum: The Apple Farm, South Tipperary: The Jameson Experience, Middleton, County Cork: Wine Museum, Kinsale, County Cork: Ballymaloe Cookery School, County Cork: Dunbrody Country House Hotel and Cookery School, County Wexford: Dunbrody Abbey Cookery School, County Wexford:	www.corkbutter.museum www.theapplefarm.com www.jameson.ie www.desmondcastle.ie www.ballymaloe.ie www.dunbrodyhouse.com www.cookingireland.com

Ireland’s East Coast
The Producers
Cooley Whiskey: Guinness: Jameson Whiskey: Porterhouse Microbrewery: Stoneoven bakery: Tullamore Dew:	www.cooleywhiskey.com www.guinness.com www.jamesonwhiskey.com www.porterhousebrewco.com www.stoneoven.com www.tullamoredew.com
Food & Drink Sector
The Carlingford Good Food Circle:	www.carlingford.ie/goodfoodguide
Festivals & Events
Carlingford Oyster Festival: Taste of Dublin Food Festival:	www.carlingford.ie www.tasteofdublin.ie
Discover
Ballyknocken Cookery School, County Wicklow: Ghan House and Cookery School, County Louth: Guinness Storehouse, Dublin: Locke’s Distillery Museum, Kilbeggan: Old Jameson Distillery, Dublin: Tullamore Dew Heritage Centre: Wrights of Howth:	www.thecookeryschool.ie www.ghanhouse.com www.guinness-storehouse.com www.iol.ie/wmeathtc/lockes www.whiskeytours.ie www.tullamore-dew.org www.wrightsofhowth.com