Bloom Stage Schedule

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Dunnes Stores Quality Kitchen Stage

10:15 - 11:00

Sat May 30th

Cooking for Family and Friends – Neven Maguire

Neven Maguire, MacNean House Restaurant and Cookery School, Blacklion, Co. Cavan

10:15 - 11:00

Sun May 31st

Cooking for Family and Friends – Neven Maguire

Neven Maguire, MacNean House Restaurant and Cookery School, Blacklion, Co. Cavan

10:15 - 11:00

Fri May 29th

Cooking for Family and Friends – Neven Maguire

Neven Maguire, MacNean House Restaurant and Cookery School, Blacklion, Co. Cavan

10:15 - 11:00

Thu May 28th

Cooking for Family and Friends – Neven Maguire

Neven Maguire, MacNean House Restaurant and Cookery School, Blacklion, Co. Cavan

10:30 - 11:15

Mon June 1st

Cooking for Family and Friends – Neven Maguire

Neven Maguire, MacNean House Restaurant and Cookery School, Blacklion, Co. Cavan

11:30 - 12:15

Sat May 30th

Recipes for the Season – Brian McDermott

Donegal chef, broadcaster and cookbook author

11:30 - 12:15

Sun May 31st

Fresh from the Farm Garden – Catherine Fulvio

Ballyknocken House and Cookery School, Co. Wicklow

11:30 - 12:15

Fri May 29th

Summer Dishes for Family and Friends – Rory O’Connell

Rory O'Connel

11:30 - 12:15

Thu May 28th

Recipes for the Season – Brian McDermott

Donegal chef, broadcaster and cookbook author

11:45 - 12:30

Mon June 1st

Recipes for the Season – Brian McDermott

Donegal chef, broadcaster and cookbook author

12:45 - 13:30

Thu May 28th

Summer Dishes for Family and Friends – Rory O’Connell

Rory O'Connell

12:45 - 13:30

Sat May 30th

Big Flavour Summer – Donal Skehan

Donal Skehan, Dunnes Stores Brand Partner with special guest - Rupa Dewan, Jaipur Restaurants, Dublin

12:45 - 13:30

Sun May 31st

Big Flavour Summer – Donal Skehan

Donal Skehan, Dunnes Stores Brand Partner

12:45 - 13:30

Fri May 29th

Big Flavour Summer – Donal Skehan

Dunnes Stores Brand Partner with special guest - Sham Hanifa, The Cottage Restaurant, Co. Leitrim

13:00 - 13:45

Mon June 1st

Eva’s Asian Kitchen

Eva Pau, The Asia Market, TV chef and cookbook author

14:00 - 14:45

Sat May 30th

Aisling Larkin

Food Broadcaster shaping modern food and eating lifestyles. A leading voice in eating for satiety, creating nutrient-dense, delicious wholefood recipes that truly satisfy

14:00 - 14:45

Sun May 31st

Fresh from the Farm Garden – Catherine Fulvio

Ballyknocken House and Cookery School, Co. Wicklow

14:00 - 14:45

Fri May 29th

Edwards’ Summer Favourites

Edward Hayden, TV Chef and Cookbook Author

14:00 - 14:45

Thu May 28th

Eva’s Asian Kitchen

Eva Pau, The Asia Market, TV chef and cookbook author

14:15 - 15:00

Mon June 1st

Summer Desserts – Shane Smith

Culinary Consultant and TV Chef

15:15 - 16:00

Fri May 29th

Big Flavour Summer – Donal Skehan

Donal Skehan, Dunnes Stores Brand Partner

15:15 - 16:00

Sun May 31st

Big Flavour Summer – Donal Skehan

Donal Skehan, Dunnes Stores Brand Partner

15:15 - 16:00

Sat May 30th

Big Flavour Summer – Donal Skehan

Donal Skehan, Dunnes Stores Brand Partner

15:15 - 16:00

Thu May 28th

Summer Dishes for Family and Friends – Rory O’Connell

Rory O'Connell

15:30 - 16:15

Mon June 1st

Fish, Fabulous Fish – Neven Maguire

MacNean House Restaurant and Cookery School, Blacklion, Co. Cavan

16:30 - 17:15

Fri May 29th

Recipes for the Season – Brian McDermott

Donegal chef, broadcaster and cookbook author

16:30 - 17:15

Sun May 31st

Recipes for the Season – Brian McDermott

Donegal chef, broadcaster and cookbook author

16:30 - 17:15

Thu May 28th

Edwards’ Summer Favourites

Edward Hayden, TV Chef and Cookbook Author

16:30 - 17:15

Sat May 30th

Horticulture Is Life Stage

10:00 - 10:30

Thu May 28th

Donal Gernon and Joy Clarke

Talk on mushrooms

10:00 - 10:30

Fri May 29th

Eoin Sweetman

Dig In! Growing your own vegetables

10:30 - 13:30

Thu May 28th

Incredible Edibles School Tours

Niamh Arthurs B.Sc, M.Sc,

10:30 - 11:00

Sat May 30th

Incredible Edibles School Tours

Niamh Arthurs B.Sc, M.Sc,

10:30 - 11:00

Mon June 1st

The Health Benefits of Fruit and Vegetables

Sinéad Mc Carthy

11:00 - 11:30

Sat May 30th

Wildacres – Brian O’Toole

Green Business of the Year Award Winners 2025

11:00 - 11:30

Mon June 1st

The Pruning Masterclass

Alberto Healthy Apple Trees, Heavy Branches:

11:30 - 12:00

Sun May 31st

The Big Bug Hunt

Mary Canty and Tamsen Harward

11:30 - 12:00

Sat May 30th

Denis Griffin Amazing Potato

Science brings goodness to your spuds

11:30 - 12:00

Mon June 1st

How Many Machines Does it Take to Grow a Carrot?

Tom Murray chairs carrot growers panel discussion

12:00 - 12:30

Mon June 1st

Yvonne Carthy – Chef Demo

Strawberry recipe

12:00 - 12:30

Sun May 31st

Jeeny Maltese – Chef Demo

Strawberry recipe

12:00 - 12:30

Sat May 30th

Colm O’Driscoll and Kitty Scully HOME GROWN Panel

Meet the Growers

14:00 - 14:30

Fri May 29th

Darragh Stone

Danesmote Garden

14:00 - 14:30

Mon June 1st

Yvonne Carthy – Chef Demo

Mushroom recipe

14:00 - 14:30

Thu May 28th

Get a Life in Horticulture

John Mulhern and Paddy Smith

14:00 - 14:30

Sun May 31st

Protecting Ireland’s Biodiversity

DAFM Plant Health Inspector

14:30 - 15:00

Mon June 1st

Flower Power – The Most Interesting Plants in Bloom Today

Deirdre Walsh

14:30 - 15:00

Sun May 31st

Celebrating Women in Horticulture

Deirdre Fay, Organic grower

14:30 - 15:00

Thu May 28th

Maria Harte – Chef Demo

Mushroom recipe

15:00 - 15:30

Sun May 31st

Foodcould Panel

With Anthony Reilly

15:00 - 15:30

Sat May 30th

Wildacres – Brian O’Toole

Green Business of the Year Award Winners 2025

15:00 - 15:30

Fri May 29th

Flower Power – The Most Interesting Plants in Bloom Today

Chris Heavey TEAGASC

15:00 - 15:30

Thu May 28th

Maria Harte – Chef Demo

Strawberry recipe

15:30 - 16:00

Sat May 30th

Growing Together: Trees in Our Homes, Cities, and Lives

Paul Butler Forestry

15:30 - 16:00

Sun May 31st

Bloom flowers – Seed Sowing Guide

With Dónall Flanagan

15:30 - 16:00

Fri May 29th

National Biodiversity Data Centre Asian Hornet talk

Ann Haigh

15:30 - 16:00

Thu May 28th

Education in Horticulture Discussion Panel

Chaired by Dr Owen Doyle

Seafood Kitchen

11:00 - 12:00

Thu May 28th

Irish Seafood for Every Occasion

11:00 - 12:00

Fri May 29th

Irish Seafood for Every Occasion

11:00 - 12:00

Sat May 30th

Irish Seafood for Every Occasion

11:00 - 12:00

Sun May 31st

Irish Seafood for Every Occasion

11:00 - 12:00

Mon June 1st

Irish Seafood for Every Occasion

13:00 - 14:00

Thu May 28th

Irish Seafood for Every Occasion

15:00 - 16:00

Fri May 29th

Irish Seafood for Every Occasion

15:00 - 16:00

Sat May 30th

Irish Seafood for Every Occasion

15:00 - 16:00

Sun May 31st

Irish Seafood for Every Occasion

15:00 - 16:00

Mon June 1st

Irish Seafood for Every Occasion

Sustainable Living Stage

10:30 - 11:15

Fri May 29th

Seasonal Encounters – Kildare Wildlife Rescue

Kildare Wildlife Rescue - Petra Frances

10:30 - 11:15

Sat May 30th

Regenerating the Irish Wool Industry

Design & Craft Council of Ireland

10:30 - 11:00

Sun May 31st

Telling the Story of Food: Bridging the Gap Between Farm and Fork

Our Food Roots - Tom Cronin, Our Food Roots, Richard Cooper, Our Food Roots, Ciara Stanley, Coppenagh House Farm, Catherine Kinsella, Salt Rock Dairy

10:30 - 11:00

Thu May 28th

Building Community Resilience Through Food

Ruth Hegarty, Food Policy Ireland & Evonne Boland, Community Food Hubs Advocate

10:30 - 11:00

Mon June 1st

Sustainability in Sport – Waste Management

Mywaste.ie - Sinead NiMhainnin, MyWaste.ie, Des Tomlison, FAI

11:15 - 12:00

Sun May 31st

The Return of Irish Linen

Design & Craft Council of Ireland

11:15 - 12:00

Thu May 28th

Mywaste.ie – Pauline McDonogh

Mywaste.ie - Pauline McDonogh

11:15 - 11:45

Mon June 1st

Gardening for Bats, reducing light at night, the importance of Ireland’s bats for gardeners

Bat Conservation Ireland - Niamh Roche & Karen Healy, Bat Conservation Ireland

11:30 - 12:00

Fri May 29th

Sustainable Fashion & How to change your shopping habits

Katrina Carroll - Vintage Irish Kat & Pat Kane, Reuzi

11:30 - 12:00

Sat May 30th

Mywaste.ie – Pauline McDonogh, Regional Waste Planning Officer

Mywaste.ie - Pauline McDonogh, Regional Waste Planning Officer

12:00 - 12:30

Mon June 1st

Gardening without invasive species – what you need to know

National Biodiversity Data Centre - Colette O'Flynn, Invasive Species Officer, National Biodiversity Data Centre

12:15 - 13:00

Sat May 30th

The Garden Gap – The Garden Gap – Rethinking Today’s 2 Million Gardens for Tomorrow’s Climate

Irish Schools Sustainability Network - Karen Hand, Christine Mullan-Jensen, Patrick Kirwan, Mary Bourke and Féidhlim Harty

12:15 - 12:45

Fri May 29th

Mywaste.ie – Pauline McDonogh, Regional Waste Planning Officer

Mywaste.ie - Pauline McDonogh, Regional Waste Planning Officer

12:15 - 13:00

Thu May 28th

Building a nature-first economy: how to create a movement for change, lessons for policy and activism

Climate Cocktail Club - Tom Popple, Climate Cocktail Club, Ronan Palmer, E3G, Deirdre Duffy, Friends of the Earth

12:15 - 12:45

Sun May 31st

Small Changes, Big Impact: How Irish Households & Communities are Powering the Circular Economy

Repak

12:45 - 13:30

Mon June 1st

Circular.ie: Circular Communities in Action

Circular.ie - Eibhlin Fitzpatrick, Circular.ie, Kate Doyle, The Nappy Market, Jeffrey Roe, Tog Hackerspace (Repair cafes), Leah Woods, Teach na nDaoine Family Resource Centre Furniture Upcycling Project

13:00 - 13:45

Fri May 29th

Fuelling You: How to Shop, Cook & Eat for Your Gut, Your Heart & Your Life with Dunnes Stores

Aileen Cox Blundell

13:00 - 13:45

Sun May 31st

Good Food, Strong Communities: Tackling Waste Together

FoodCloud

13:15 - 14:00

Sat May 30th

CERTA – Solar Team

All the solar power questions you've ever had, answered

13:15 - 14:00

Thu May 28th

Hot School Lunches Panel Discussion

GIY Ireland - Mick Kelly GIY Founder, Ruth Hegarty, Food Policy and Sustainable Food Systems Specialist, Mary Bishop, GIY, Michelle Darmody, Writer, Food Education & Food Literacy Expert

13:45 - 14:30

Mon June 1st

My Journey into Sustainable Fashion and Circular Shopping Habits

Katrina Carroll - Vintage Irish Kat

14:00 - 14:30

Sun May 31st

Mywaste.ie – Pauline McDonogh, Regional Waste Planning Officer

Mywaste.ie - Pauline McDonogh, Regional Waste Planning Officer

14:00 - 14:45

Fri May 29th

Building a nature-first economy: mobilising science, culture and business for impact

Climate Cocktail Club - Tom Popple, Climate Cocktail Club, Dr Maria Fitzpatrick, Business for Biodiversity Ireland, Dr Barry O'Donoghue, NPWS, Prof. Jane Stout, Biodiversity & Climate Action, TCD

14:15 - 14:45

Thu May 28th

All the solar power questions you’ve ever had, answered

CERTA - Solar Team

14:15 - 14:45

Sat May 30th

The Irish Veg Sector Panel Discussion

GIY Ireland - Mick Kelly GIY Founder, Paul Brophy, Brophy Produce, Kenn Keavey, Green Earth Organics, David Currid, Grantstown Nurseries

14:45 - 15:30

Sun May 31st

Re-turn – Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme

14:45 - 15:15

Mon June 1st

Feebee Foran – Forager.ie

Feebee Foran - Forager.ie

15:00 - 15:30

Thu May 28th

Connecting to Nature Through Community Gardens

Global Action Plan Ireland - Aisling McCaffrey, GAP Ireland, Sharon Harvey, community garden manager Ballymun, Lee Geoghegan, community garden manager Corduff

15:00 - 15:30

Fri May 29th

All you need to know about HVO

CERTA - HVO Team

15:00 - 15:45

Sat May 30th

Behind the Bin: The Secret Life of Your Recycling

Repak

15:30 - 16:15

Mon June 1st

Mary Montaut, Federation of Irish Beekeepers’ Associations

Mary Montaut, Federation of Irish Beekeepers' Associations

15:45 - 16:15

Sun May 31st

SmartRoots – AI-driven sustainable urban farming

University College Cork - Dr Barbara Doyle Prestwich, UCC, James Crotty, UCC, Dr Eoin Lettice, UCC

15:45 - 16:15

Fri May 29th

UPF & Real Foods

GIY Ireland - Mick Kelly GIY Founder

15:45 - 16:30

Thu May 28th

Packaging with Purpose: How Smart Design Helps You Recycle Right

Repak

16:00 - 16:30

Sat May 30th

My Rewilding Journey

Jack Morley - The ReWild Life

16:30 - 17:00

Sun May 31st

Mary Montaut, Federation of Irish Beekeepers’ Associations

Mary Montaut, Federation of Irish Beekeepers' Associations

16:30 - 17:00

Fri May 29th

Valuing Nature with Natural Capital Ireland

Natural Capital Ireland - Dr Martha O'Hagan, Trinity College Dublin, Jimmy O'Keeffe, DCU

16:45 - 17:15

Sat May 30th

Seals of Ireland

Seal Rescue Ireland - Nicole Doyle, Seal Rescue Ireland

16:45 - 17:15

Thu May 28th

Conservation Panel – Bat Conservation Ireland & Seal Rescue Ireland, Kildare Wildlife Rescue

Conservation Panel - Bat Conservation Ireland & Seal Rescue Ireland, Kildare Wildlife Rescue

Budding Bloomers Stage

09:30 - 09:55

Fri May 29th

Scientific Sue’s Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Scientific Sue

09:30 - 09:55

Thu May 28th

Scientific Sue’s Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Scientific Sue

09:30 - 09:55

Sun May 31st

Scientific Sue’s Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Scientific Sue

09:30 - 09:55

Mon June 1st

Scientific Sue’s Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Scientific Sue

09:30 - 09:55

Sat May 30th

Scientific Sue’s Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Scientific Sue

10:10 - 10:35

Sun May 31st

Story Time with Aisling Breen

Aisling Breen

10:10 - 10:35

Fri May 29th

Story Time with Aisling Breen

Aisling Breen

10:10 - 10:35

Sat May 30th

Story Time with Aisling Breen

Aisling Breen

10:10 - 10:35

Mon June 1st

Story Time with Aisling Breen

Aisling Breen

10:10 - 10:35

Thu May 28th

Story Time with Aisling Breen

Aisling Breen

10:50 - 11:15

Mon June 1st

Scientific Sue’s Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Scientific Sue

10:50 - 11:15

Thu May 28th

The Cool Food School

TBC

10:50 - 11:15

Sat May 30th

The Cool Food School

TBC

10:50 - 11:15

Sun May 31st

Scientific Sue’s Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Scientific Sue

10:50 - 11:15

Fri May 29th

The Cool Food School

TBC

11:30 - 11:55

Mon June 1st

Go Safe, Grow Safe with the RSA

RSA

11:30 - 11:55

Fri May 29th

Go Safe, Grow Safe with the RSA

RSA

11:30 - 11:55

Sun May 31st

Go Safe, Grow Safe with the RSA

RSA

11:30 - 11:55

Sat May 30th

Go Safe, Grow Safe with the RSA

RSA

11:30 - 11:55

Thu May 28th

Go Safe, Grow Safe with the RSA

RSA

12:10 - 12:35

Fri May 29th

The Cool Food School

TBC

12:10 - 12:35

Sun May 31st

Scientific Sue’s Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Scientific Sue

12:10 - 12:35

Mon June 1st

Scientific Sue’s Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Scientific Sue

12:10 - 12:35

Thu May 28th

The Cool Food School

TBC

12:10 - 12:35

Sat May 30th

The Cool Food School

TBC

12:50 - 13:15

Sat May 30th

Sowing & Growing

AgriAware

12:50 - 13:15

Mon June 1st

Sowing & Growing

AgriAware

12:50 - 13:15

Fri May 29th

Scientific Sue’s Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Scientific Sue

12:50 - 13:15

Sun May 31st

Sowing & Growing

AgriAware

12:50 - 13:15

Musical Fun with The Bloom Buskers

Talk

12:50 - 13:15

Thu May 28th

Scientific Sue’s Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Scientific Sue

13:30 - 13:55

Thu May 28th

Bitesize Biodiversity: The Garden’s Hidden Heroes

13:30 - 13:55

Sun May 31st

Musical Fun with our Bord Bia Bloom Buskers

Buskers

13:30 - 13:55

Sat May 30th

Musical Fun with our Bord Bia Bloom Buskers

Buskers

13:30 - 13:55

Fri May 29th

Bitesize Biodiversity: The Garden’s Hidden Heroes

13:30 - 13:55

Mon June 1st

Musical Fun with our Bord Bia Bloom Buskers

Buskers

14:10 - 14:35

Sun May 31st

Bat Chat!

Bat Conservation Ireland

14:10 - 14:35

Mon June 1st

Bat Chat!

Bat Conservation Ireland

14:10 - 14:35

Fri May 29th

Musical Fun with our Bord Bia Bloom Buskers

Buskers

14:10 - 14:35

Sat May 30th

Bat Chat!

Bat Conservation Ireland

14:10 - 14:35

Thu May 28th

Musical Fun with our Bord Bia Bloom Buskers

Buskers

14:50 - 15:15

Sat May 30th

Go Safe, Grow Safe with the RSA

RSA

14:50 - 15:15

Sun May 31st

Go Safe, Grow Safe with the RSA

RSA

14:50 - 15:15

Fri May 29th

Bat Chat!

Bat Conservation Ireland

14:50 - 15:15

Thu May 28th

Bat Chat!

Bat Conservation Ireland

14:50 - 15:15

Mon June 1st

Go Safe, Grow Safe with the RSA

RSA

15:30 - 15:55

Sat May 30th

Seal Rescue Ireland

Seals of Ireland

15:30 - 15:55

Fri May 29th

Go Safe, Grow Safe with the RSA

RSA

15:30 - 15:55

Thu May 28th

Go Safe, Grow Safe with the RSA

RSA

15:30 - 15:55

Sun May 31st

How you can help Wildlife

Kildare Wildlife Rescue

15:30 - 15:55

Mon June 1st

Scientific Sue’s Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Scientific Sue

16:00 - 16:25

Sat May 30th

Scientific Sue’s Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Scientific Sue

16:00 - 16:25

Sun May 31st

Scientific Sue’s Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Scientific Sue

16:00 - 16:25

Fri May 29th

Scientific Sue’s Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Scientific Sue

16:00 - 16:25

Thu May 28th

Scientific Sue’s Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Scientific Sue

Eat Well Garden

10:30 - 11:00

Fri May 29th

Hand-Saved Seeds Made Simple

Wolf Seeds of West Cork

10:30 - 11:00

Mon June 1st

Healthy soil starts here: Live composting demonstration

Klaus Laitenberger

11:30 - 12:00

Mon June 1st

Organic farming and selling at farmers markets

McNally Family Farm

12:30 - 13:00

Sat May 30th

Growing Tomatoes in Containers

John Jones

12:30 - 13:00

Mon June 1st

Live Composting Demonstration

Irish Seed Savers

13:30 - 14:00

Mon June 1st

Practical Bee Keeping in Kitchen Gardens

14:00 - 14:30

Sat May 30th

Growing Tomatoes in Containers

John Jones

14:30 - 15:00

Thu May 28th

Explaining Organic Food Labelling

14:30 - 15:00

Fri May 29th

Compost Making

Jim Cronin

14:30 - 15:00

Mon June 1st

Organic farming and selling at farmers markets

McNally Family Farm

15:00 - 15:30

Thu May 28th

Vegetable Growing- Expert Tips

15:00 - 15:30

Fri May 29th

Getting Started in Organic Production

Una Whycherly

15:00 - 15:30

Sat May 30th

Starting an organic business

Kitty Scully

15:30 - 16:00

Fri May 29th

A Weed Free Organic Garden

Jim Cronin

15:30 - 16:00

Mon June 1st

Growing potatoes in your home garden

John Hogan, plant/garden expert and trainer

15:30 - 16:00

Thu May 28th