Seven of the best from Cork set to Bloom
This week Bord Bia Bloom has announced that seven food and drink producers from Cork will be joining this year’s event line-up. With just three weeks to go until the festival of flowers, food and fun returns to its home in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, organisers are encouraging visitors to plan their visit and enjoy a great day out this summer.
Best of Irish food
Visitors to Bloom from 29 May- 2 June can meet 100+ of Ireland’s top food and craft drink producers at the Food Village and Bloom Inn, including businesses from Cork:
North Cork Creameries - an independent, farmer owned Co-operative from Kanturk
HYDE Irish Whiskey - a 10-generational, multi award-winning, family owned Irish Whiskey brand based in Innishannon
Skibbereen’s West Cork Whiskey - an independent Irish distillery producing smooth, triple-distilled whiskeys using local ingredients
Shanky’s Whip - a black Irish whiskey liqueur that blends Irish whiskey, vanilla, and rich caramel flavours, also from Skibereen
Velo Coffee Roasters - an award-winning coffee roastery based in Cork city created by a community of expert growers
Rebel City Distillery - an independent craft distillery based in the historic former Ford building in Cork city
Folláin from Ballyvourney who have been have been creating a wide variety of jams, marmalades, relish, chutneys, and sauces for over 40 years, crafted with care.
Attendees can also enjoy delicious food from plenty of food trucks, the BBQ Bliss area or Bloom’s four on-site restaurants: The Garden View Restaurant, Bistro Bloom, Country Crest Restaurant and The Seafood Terrace. New for this year is A Taste of Bloom, curated by Neven a three-course dining experience celebrating quality Irish produce designed exclusively by chef Neven Maguire for Bloom.
2025 Show Gardens
The festival expects to welcome over 100,000 visitors across its 70 acre site, which will play host to 20 spectacular new show gardens at the centre of the experience.
Laura Douglas, Head of Bloom and Brand Partnerships, Bord Bia said: “Bloom is a distinctive festival that combines gardening, culinary excellence, sustainable living, and family fun in picturesque natural settings. With so much on offer, we encourage our ticketholders to plan their visit carefully to ensure an unforgettable experience at Bloom this year. To facilitate this, we have added daily stage schedules, an interactive site map, and travel tips on our website. We look forward to witnessing it come to fruition in a few weeks and welcoming new visitors to Bloom 2025.”
Tickets are on sale via the BordBiaBloom.com website. Two children (aged 16 and under) go free with each adult ticket purchased.