Rural Life
Former farm manager who designed garden at Bloom passes away
A former farm manager from Co. Kildare, who designed a garden which featured at Bord Bia Bloom 2024 has sadly...
Bloom
Rural Life
NDC inviting future farmers to join panel at Bloom festival
The National Dairy Council (NDC) is inviting future farmers from schools around the country to take part in a special...
Agri-Business
Bloom garden festival continues to blossom in 17th year
Bord Bia’s Bloom garden festival in Dublin attracted more than 100,000 visitors this year and continues to provide an important...
Horticulture
Call for government and retailers to heed comments of President Higgins
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that retailers and the government should listen to the comments made by President...
Rural Life
Kathryn Thomas joins EU milk campaign as ambassador
Broadcaster Kathryn Thomas was announced as an ambassador for a new, EU funded, sustainable milk campaign at Bord Bia Bloom...
Agri-Business
Community involvement in Irish food brands to feature at Bloom festival
Love Irish Food members will showcase the positive stories of local and community investment at their ‘Meet the Makers’ marquee...
Rural Life
Bord Bia Bloom to return to in-person Phoenix Park event
Ireland’s biggest gardening and food festival, Bord Bia Bloom is set to return to its home in the Phoenix Park,...
Environment
Bord Bia announces cancellation of outdoor Bloom festival in Phoenix Park
Bord Bia has announced that Bloom, Ireland’s largest gardening and lifestyle festival, will not take place this year in the Phoenix...
Environment
'Don't risk it': Doyle warns travelling visitors of foreign plant threat
The “Don’t Risk it!” Plant Health awareness raising campaign for 2019 was launched by Minister of State at the Department...
Rural Life
Grandad's potato farm journal 'spirited' grandchild's dream
While there may be concerns in some quarters about potato consumption declining, one Donegal woman taking part in the Bloom...
Rural Life
Pics: Gates open to Bord Bia’s 12th Bloom festival
The gates to Bord Bia’s 12th Bloom festival in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, were opened to the public today, with the...
Agri-Business
'Major' trade opportunity for Irish food and drink firms at Bloom
Some of Ireland’s top food and drink firms will get a “major” opportunity to market their produce to 250 buyers, both national...
Rural Life
Pieta House gets 'Bloom boost' from Teagasc
Teagasc horticulturalists have designed a show garden for the Bloom Festival to raise awareness of the mission of suicide prevention...
Rural Life
Dog dies after being left in unattended car at Bloom festival
Gardai in Blanchardstown are investigating after a dog was found unresponsive in a car at the recent Bloom festival. A...
Rural Life
46,000 ice-creams sold at Bloom 2016 as record 115,000 people attend
Almost 115,000 people attended Bord Bia’s Bloom festival in the Phoenix Park, Dublin over the weekend, a record attendance for...
Rural Life
Pictures: Some of the best gardens from Bloom this weekend 2016
Bloom 2016 opened to the public in the Phoenix Park, Dublin yesterday and organisers are expecting over 100,000 visitors to...
Rural Life
Record number of gold medals awarded at Bloom 2016
Bord Bia has announced the Bloom 2016 medal winners with the Overall Large Garden category award going to Alan Rudden...
Rural Life
Food, farming and gardening to take centre stage at Bloom 2016
Bord Bia’s annual Bloom festival will open to the public in the Phoenix Park, Dublin tomorrow morning, June 2, marking its...