IOA Congratulates National Organic Award Finalists

The Bord Bia National Organic Award finalists for 2024 have been announced across a range of different categories from Best Irish Organic Product to Direct to Consumer Excellence. The Irish Organic Association congratulates all the organic food businesses that have been shortlisted and wishes them the very best in their respective categories. The final winners will be revealed at a special ceremony on the 17th October 2024 in Dublin.

Gillian Westbrook, Irish Organic Association CEO, said “It is great to see so many wonderful organic food businesses being recognised and acknowledged for the day-to-day work that they do producing high-quality organic products for consumers both at home and abroad. The range of world-class organic products across the different categories shows the tremendous potential for Irish organic food to become a staple on Irish menus and further afield.”

She added, “The work of these organic food businesses is also a credit to all the farmers and growers who grow your food, supplying the very best of organic produce to many of these businesses and together helping to make Ireland more organic. As the supply of high-quality Irish organic produce continues to develop, and with good demand for organic food amongst Irish and other European consumers, there are great opportunities for more Irish food businesses to go organic.”

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For further comment please contact Gillian Westbrook, CEO of the Irish Organic Association at 087 7819967, or by email at gillian.westbrook@irishoa.ie

National Organic Award Finalists by Category

Best Irish Organic Product Award

• Burren Smokehouse based in Lisdoonvarna, Clare
• Waterford Distillery from Waterford city
• The Merry Mill, Stradbally, Laois
• Coghlan’s Artisan Bakers from Naas, Kildare
• Carraig Rua Bakery, Carrick-on-Shannon, Leitrim

Best Irish Organic Private Label Product Award

• Irish Country Meats from Enniscorthy, Wexford
• All About Kombucha based in Claregalway, Galway
• The Nest Box Egg Company, Castleblaney, Monaghan
• Culinary Microherbs from Fingal, Dublin

Best Irish Organic Product Export Award

• Bantry Bay Premium Seafoods based in Bantry, Cork
• Wild Irish Seaweeds from Quilty, Clare
• Waterford Distillery from Waterford city
• The Nest Box Egg Company, Castleblaney, Monaghan
• Flahavans founded in Kilmacthomas, Waterford

Best New and Innovative Irish Organic Product

• Niks Tea from Rathcoole, Dublin
• Nibbed Cacao based in Athenry, Galway
• Garryhinch Wood Exotic Mushrooms, Portarlington, Offaly
• Culinary Microherbs from Fingal, Dublin
• Wild Irish Seaweeds based in Quilty, Clare

Direct to Consumer Excellence Award

• Burren Smokehouse based in Lisdoonvarna, Clare
• Green Earth Organics from Corrandulla, Galway
• Nibbed Cacao based in Athenry, Galway
• All About Kombucha based in Claregalway, Galway
• The Merry Mill, Stradbally, Laois

Business in the Community Award

• Urban Co-Op, Limerick Town
• Townley Hall Walled Garden from Drogheda, Louth
• Oilean Glas Teoranta based in Kilcar, Donegal
• All About Kombucha from in Claregalway, Galway
• Burren Smokehouse based in Lisdoonvarna, Clare

The National Organic Awards, organised by Bord Bia in association with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, take place every two years. The awards seek to recognise the achievements of Irish organic food and drink producers across the sector.

This year there are seven different categories which include Best Irish Organic Product, Best Irish Organic Private Label Product, Best Irish Organic Export Product, Best New and Innovative Irish Organic Product, Direct to Consumer Excellence, Business in the Community, and Irish Organic Champion 2024. Winners will be revealed at an awards ceremony scheduled for Thursday 17th October at the Bord Bia Global Hub in Dublin.

The EU organic logo (EU leaf) and national organic labels such as that of the Irish Organic Association play an important role in helping consumers identify organic products produced to Irish and EU standards.

You can learn more about organic food and farming by visiting the website – This is Irish Organic www.irishorganic.ie – created by the Irish Organic Association. It showcases the range of different organic produce farmed in Ireland and details some of the benefits of Irish organic food as well as how to recognise the EU organic logo.