There are three categories in this competition;
Each produces National Category winners which are then subjected to a further round of judging to select the Supreme Champion and other places.
The event is also a product evaluation exercise and the marks awarded decide whether an entry gets a gold or silver award. Thus a runner up could be either gold or silver, depending on the marks, and gold could be awarded for entries falling outside the top three products where the standard is sufficiently high.
Each entrant submits a portion of cooked and uncooked product (except in the 'Ready to Eat' category.
The event is judged by members of the Irish Guild of Food Writers.
For more information on the competition please contact us.
Supreme Champion
O'Connell's Butchers Limerick with Traditional Cooked Ham
National Champions & Gold Medallist
Ready to Cook (Joint Winners)
Taylor's Craft Butchers, Bray Co. Wicklow with Steak & Guinness Pie with Roasted Onion
Richardson's Store, Newtowngore Co. Leitrim with Pork Carré
Ready to Heat
McLoughlin Butchers, Ballyfermot & Clondalkin, Dublin with Cottage Pie
Ready to Eat
O'Connell's Butchers Limerick with Traditional Cooked Ham
National Runners Up & Gold Medallists
Ready to Cook
Taylor's Craft Butchers with Home Made Chicken Curry Pies
James Lawlor, Rathmines Dublin with Chorizo & Pepper Chicken Supreme
National Runners Up & Silver Medallists
Ready to Eat
Carey's Craft Butchers, Templemore with Honey Glazed Baked Ham
Ready to Heat
McLoughlin Butchers, Ballyfermot with Herb Stuffing
McArdle Meats, Dundalk, Co. Louth with Pepper Sauce
Gold Medallists ( All Categories)
Taylor's Craft Butchers, Bray with Home Made Italian Tomato & Herb Pie
Taylor's Craft Butchers, Bray with Home Made Greek Passion Lamb Pie
Lett's Craft Butchers, Newcastle Co Dublin with Glazed Cracklen Stuffed Pork
Lett's Craft Butchers with Stuffed Roulade of Beef
Lett's Craft Butchers with Minted Lamb Roll Up
James Lawlor with Greek Cannon of Lamb
Carey's Craft Butchers, Templemore with Stuffed Chicken Supremes
Silver Medallists (All categories)
Carey's Craft Butchers with Roast Stuffed Loin of Pork
Richardson's Store with Chicken Cushion with Pistachio & Green Pepper
Jason Corrigan, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 with Traditional Home Cured Corned Beef
Donovan's Butchers, Rathgar, Neilstown, Enniskerry & Rathcoole with Mediterranean Chicken
Donovan's Butchers with Lemon & Lime Chicken Supreme
Lamb's Cross Meat Centre with Chicken Breast with Chopped Onion & Chilli Stuffed with White Pudding served with Spicy Sauce
T. Furlong & Sons, Wexford with Chicken Parisienne
T. Furlong & Sons with Meat Loaf
T. Furlong & Sons with Cajun Chicken en Croute
T. Furlong & Sons with Chicken Filo Wrap
JJ Young & Sons, Clane & Celbridge, Co. Kildare with Dry Cured Traditional Irish Rashers
McArdle Meats with Gourmet Burger
Bronze Medallists (All categories)
McArdle Meats with 6oz Steak Burger
McArdle Meats with Homemade Lamb Burger
McArdle Meats with Ham & Cheese Croquettes
McArdle Meats with Garlic Potatoes
Meat Supreme, Headford, Co. Galway with Loin of Pork Stuffed with Loin of Lamb with a Home Made Herb Stuffing
Meat Supreme with Herb Crusted Loin of Lamb with a Pesto & Black Pepper Stuffing
Meat Supreme with Home Made Chicken Kiev
Meat Supreme with Beef Parcels with a Bacon & Sausage Meat Stuffing
Gerry O'Brien, Kilkenny with Home Made Lamb Burger
JJ Young & Sons with Old Style Dry Cured Loin Bacon
JJ Young & Sons with Home Dry Cured Corned Beef
T. Furlong & Sons with Pork Loin Normandy
Jason Corrigan with Traditional Home Made Quarter Pounder Beef Burger