Podcast appearances and mentions of artie clifford

At the 2024 Blas na hEireann Awards in Dingle we spoke with its founder Artie Clifford who talked about how the awards came into being and how his own experiences as a businessperson informed the need for not only a celebration of Irish food but for how food producers can help each other grow their businesses. Visit www.thinkbusiness.ie for more news and supports for start-ups and SMEs in Ireland. If you want to start and grow a business, ThinkBusiness.

At this year's Blas na hÉireann Irish Food Awards in Dingle, ThinkBusiness met Blas na hÉireann's founder Artie Clifford, food writer Trevis Gleason, head of Food & Drink at Bank of Ireland Lucy Ryan along with food entrepreneurs from Art of Grate Food, Velo, St Tola and Crust & Crumb to discover Ireland's food and drink renaissance first-hand. 

Actress Emma Watson recently announced she has experienced her Saturn return, I know we are scratching our heads too but numerologist Grainne Tyndall had loads of information on this and helped us make sense of this hugely transformative period in our lives. Food glorious food as Blas na heireann awards returns Kells food producer Mairead Finnegan and founder of the awards Artie Clifford joined Sinéad for a chat plus we need summer to arrive pronto, our favourite celebs are back in I'm a celeb and lots more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you ever wondered how much blood sausage a person can eat in one sitting? If so, you've come to the right place. Artie Clifford and Fallon Moore are the founders of Blas na hÉireann, the Irish Food Awards. Blas, which means ‘taste' in Irish, was born in Dingle in 2007, and has organized an annual celebration of the best in Irish food and drink every year since. With some help from University College Cork, they've developed a blind tasting process that's become the international standard in food competitions. The work of Blas na hÉireann goes well beyond an annual judging competition. They're champions of local food networks; a networking organization for producers, and a source of invaluable feedback for food startups. They also run a mentorship and educational training program for small businesses.On this week's episode, we speak with Artie and Fallon about how the food landscape is changing in Ireland; new trends in Irish food & drink; the rebirth of boxty and the renewed interest in traditional foods; and find out whether their judges ever get sick of eating blood sausage.Dyed Green is a project of Bog & Thunder, whose mission is to highlight the best of Irish food and culture, through food tours, events, and media. Find out more at www.bogandthunder.com.Dyed Green is Powered by Simplecast.

Bobby was broadcasting out of Dick Mac's Pub for Blas na hÉireann The Irish Food Awards & The Dingle Food Festival 2022. He was joined by the man behind it all Artie Clifford who is the Chairperson of the Awards plus the Supreme Winners of the Awards, Bart Pawlukojc of Aran Bakery in Kilkenny.

All this, Andrea is taking on the challenge of only eating Irish produce for all her meals. Yesterday she hit the shops to do a big shop and realised it was a little bit harder than she thought to get some of her staple products easily. Andrea was joined by Chairperson of Blás na hÉireann, The Irish Food Awards, Artie Clifford, to discuss buying Irish produce...

On this evening’s programme Artie Clifford has details about the 13th Blas na hEireann/Irish Food Awards which open for entries on St Patrick's Day. Karen O Dohonoe shares news about the 3rd series of Grow Cook Eat which starts on Wednesday 18th on RTE One until April 28th And Kevin O Toole will be telling us about his supper club which he is hosting in Picado in Dublin on Thursday 19th March.

Every October, Dingle is the destination for food lovers. Not only is the fantastic and ever popular Dingle Food Festival taking place, but it’s also time for the Blas na hÉireann awards, the top food…

This week’s Best Possible Taste features “What a BLASt – 10 Years of the Irish Food Awards.” This radio documentary was produced by Sharon Noonan and Kieran Hurley and aired on UCC 98.3FM on Friday 16 March at 6.00pm on the eve of the opening for entries of the 2018 Blas na hEireann/ Irish Food Awards. The first ever Blas na hEireann / Irish Food Awards were staged in Dingle, Co Kerry in 2008 as part of the Dingle Food Festival. The 45 minute documentary, which is funded by the BAI, meets Artie Clifford, who conceived the awards and explores how they have grown from a handful of categories and entries in the inaugural year to almost 2500 entries in their 10th year. The judging process, which was developed in collaboration with UCC, is explained in detail by UCC’s Professor Joe Kerry. Other contributors include award winning chef, Neven Maguire and Ireland’s most respected food writers, John and Sally McKenna. Tribute is paid to the late Shane McArdle for his significant contribution to the food and drink industry in Ireland and beyond. “What a BLASt – 10 years of the Irish Food Awards” is dedicated to the memory of Keady Clifford. The Best Possible Taste is sponsored by TheTaste.ie , voted Ireland’s best on line digital food and drink magazine.

“What a BLASt – 10 years of the Irish Food Awards” produced by Sharon Noonan and Kieran Hurley was aired on UCC 98.3FM on Friday 16 March at 6.00pm on the eve of the opening for entries of the 2018 Blas na hEireann/ Irish Food Awards. The first ever Blas na hEireann / Irish Food Awards were staged in Dingle, Co Kerry in 2008 as part of the Dingle Food Festival. The 45 minute documentary, which is funded by the BAI, meets Artie Clifford, who conceived the awards and explores how they have grown from a handful of categories and entries in the inaugural year to almost 2500 entries in their 10th year. The judging process, which was developed in collaboration with UCC, is explained in detail by UCC’s Professor Joe Kerry. Other contributors include award winning chef, Neven Maguire and Ireland’s most respected food writers, John and Sally McKenna. Tribute is paid to the late Shane McArdle for his significant contribution to the food and drink industry in Ireland and beyond. “What a BLASt – 10 years of the Irish Food Awards” is dedicated to the memory of Keady Clifford.

In this Best Possible Taste podcast Sharon Noonan meets Artie Clifford, founder and chair of the Blas na hEireann, at the Bank of Ireland Food Series, to talk about the 2017 Irish Food Awards. She travels to Limerick to find out from Sarah Evans how visitors to the city can enjoy a tour by horse and carriage. And a call by Skype to the Brian McLernon at the recently refurbished Manor House on Rathlin Island reveals what attracts visitors to the island.

Ron Forrestal shares his latest wine recommendations. Sharon Noonan meets Artie Clifford to talk about the 2016 Blas na hEireann/Irish Food Awards. Dee Laffan is on the phone to reveal the winners of the Irish Food Writers' Guild annual food awards. Bernie Doe from Just Cooking Cookery School talks romance on the QE2 and lots more!

Sinead Neiland, Director of the Organic College has advice about growing apples. The Marketing Crowd's Evan Mangan provides an insight into Twitter for the food industry. Kenmare Foodie, Karen Coakley, shares a great chicken recipe. Sharon Noonan talks to Artie Clifford at the Dingle Food Festival about the Blas na hEireann awards