The Irish Cheese Awards at The Grainstore, Ballymaloe House in Cork.
Norman & Veronica Steele, Milleens Cheese with Jane Murphy, Ardsallagh Goat Products
Tom Burgess, Coolattin Cheddar, Supreme Champion 2015 Irish Cheese Awards for Mount Leinster Clothbound.
Sean Ferry, Macroom Buffalo, Eileen Harty, formerly of Ring Cheese, and Jim Maher, Cooleeney Cheese
Breda Maher, Cooleney Cheese, and Tom Harty, formerly of Ring Cheese
Peter Ward from Country Choice, Nenagh, Eric Morton from Morton’s of Galway
Diarmuid Browne and Derek Cahill from Traditional Cheese Company
Maria O’Brien from O’Brien’s Artisan Cheese with Victor and Breda O’Sullivan from Bluebell Falls Cheese
Nuala Mulqueeny and Lorna Cronin from Burren Gold Cheese
Jim and Maria O’Brien from O’Brien’s Artisan Cheese
Paddy and Kay Cooney from Derg Farmhouse Cheese
Toby Simmons, Toonsbridge Dairy, Siobhan Ni Ghairbhith, St. Tola, and Franco Picciolo, Toonsbridge Dairy
Vaida Choco and Maeve Sheridan from On the Pig’s Back
Eileen O’Leary, On the Pig’s Back, and Mary Ward, Country Choice in Nenagh
Maria Hunter and Clifford Webb from La Rousse
Michael and Percy Covitz of Gleneely Foods
Inga Girdenyte and Claudia Sheridan from On the Pig’s Back
Belinda Wagenwar, ICD, and Jenny-Rose Clarke, Toonsbridge Dairy
Jane Murphy, Chairperson of Cais, Claire Nash, Nash 19, and Siobhan Ni Ghairbhith, St. Tola
Rachel Sheridan of Sheridan’s Cheesemongers and judge Jess Murphy, Kai Galway
Eilis, Katherina and Elaine Broderick from Listowel
Pam Black, Lughan Carr and Sorcha Moynihan from Ballymaloe Cookery School
Tracie Daly, Patrick Browne and Sally Cross from Ballymaloe Cookery School
Vanessa Woods, Agri Aware, and Aidan Cotter, Bord Bia
Wolfgang and Agnes Schliebitz from Knockalara Cheese with Barry McFeely from Tesco
Edward Horgan, Clare Horgan and Daniel Pereira of Horgan’s Delicatessen Supplies
Ciara Nevin, Musgraves, and Tina Monaghan, Traditional Cheese Company
Kieran Jordan, Mary Lee and Ed O’Neill from Teagasc
Cora and Paul Horgan of Horgan’s Delicatessen Supplies
Vicky Murphy, Ardsallagh Farmhouse Cheese, and Kate DeWit, Milleens Cheese
Jenny and David Maslen from Carrigbyrne Farmhouse Cheese
Darina Allen, Peter Ward, Country Choice, Nenagh, Aidan Cotter, Bord Bia, and Vanessa Woods, Agri Aware
Grainne Whalley of the Traditional Cheese Company pictured presenting the Class 12 Award, Best New Cheese in the last 12 Months, All Milks, to Tom Burgess of Coolattin Cheddar for their Mount Leinster Clothbound
Grainne Whalley of the Traditional Cheese Company pictured presenting the Class 11 Award, Smoked Cheese, All Milks, to Jeffa Gill of Durrus Cheese for their Smoked Mini
Clifford Webb of La Rousse pictured presenting the Class 10 Award, Pressed Cheese, Flavour Added, All Milks, to Frank Shinnick of Fermoy Natural Cheese for their St. Brigid with Herbs cheese
Clifford Webb of La Rousse pictured presenting the Class 9 Award, Pressed Cheese, Aged 3 Months Plus, All Milks, to Dicky Willems of Coolea Cheese for their Coolea Matured
Marian Cahill of Pallas Foods pictured presenting the Class 8 Award, Pressed Cheese, Up to 3 Months, All Milks, to Gudrun Shinnick of Fermoy Natural Cheese for their St. Gall cheese
Kevin Sheridan of Sheridan’s Cheesemongers pictured presenting the Class 6 Award, Washed Rind Cheese, All Milks, to Helen Finnegan of Knockdrinna Farmhouse Cheese for their Kilree Cheese
Michael Horgan of Horgan’s Delicatessen Supplies pictured presenting the Class 4 Award, Soft, Fresh Cheese, Flavour Added, All Milks, to Jane Murphy of Ardsallagh Goat Products for their Ardsallagh Cranberry
Michael Horgan of Horgan’s Delicatessen Supplies pictured presenting the Class 3 Award, Soft, Fresh Cheese, All Milks, to Sean Ferry of Macroom Buffalo Cheese for his Macroom Buffalo Mozzarella
Percy Covitz of Gleneely Foods pictured presenting the Class 1 Award, Creamery Mild Cheddar Aged up to 6 Months, and the Class 2 Award, Creamery Mature Cheddar Aged 6 Plus, to Eddie O’Neill on behalf of Glanbia Consumer Foods for their Wexford Cheddar – Mild & Creamy
Aidan Cotter of Bord Bia pictured presenting the Reserve Champion Award, Best Goat’s Milk Cheese, to Jane Murphy of Ardsallagh Goat Products for their Ardsallagh Cranberry
Aidan Cotter of Bord Bia pictured presenting the Reserve Champion Award, Best Cow’s Milk Cheese, to Tom Burgess of Coolattin Cheddar for their Mount Leinster Clothbound
Mount Leinster Clothbound by Coolattin Cheddar named the Supreme Champion at the Irish Cheese Awards 2015. Eilis Broderick pictured presenting Fiona and Tom Burgess of Coolattin Cheese with their award
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