Four Laois exhibitors join line-up for Bord Bia Bloom 2024

Four Laois exhibitors have joined the line up for Bord Bia Bloom 2024, the popular flower festival which returns from May 30 to June 3. 

The Merry Mill, based in Stradbally, G’s Gourmet Jam, from Abbeyleix, and  Ballykilcavan Brewing Company also from Stradbally will feature along with Patrick Weisser who will be designing the garden 'A Love Letter to Abbeyleix' sponsored by Abbeyleix House and Farm.

The festival in the Phoenix Park, Dublin promises attendees a great day out with its colourful collection of show gardens, tantalising displays of Irish food and drink, inspiring talks and demos, and live interactive entertainment for visitors of all ages. Across five stages in the 70-acre site, visitors can discover tips and tricks on gardening, gastronomy and sustainable living in a series of talks and demos.

Now in its 18th year, the festival expects to welcome more than 100,000 visitors over five action-packed days for another experience that is rooted in sustainable living. 

Speaking at the launch of this year’s event, Jim O’Toole, CEO, Bord Bia said, “We are immensely proud of how Bord Bia Bloom has developed as a unique festival experience. Bloom was originally founded to provide a premier platform for showcasing Irish horticulture, food, and drink and we have succeeded in delivering on this vision.  

He continued, “As we look forward to the eighteenth year, the festival is more relevant than ever. Bloom offers visitors the opportunity to sample quality products and innovations, while also providing an interactive, national platform to address important societal issues and hear stories from communities around Ireland.”