Galway-West of Ireland, European Region of Gastronomy 2018 supporting entrepreneurship in the food sector

In the framework of Galway-West of Ireland, European Region of Gastronomy 2018, Enterprise Ireland allocated just under €2.5 million from the Regional Development fund to the BIA Innovator Campus project, an innovative regional food workspace infrastructure aimed to revamp the food sector in the West of Ireland. Supported by Galway County Council and Teagasc, two […]

Aisling Rock announced winner of the European Young Chef Award 2017

Aisling Rock from Galway-West of Ireland, European Region of Gastronomy 2018 is the winner of the European Young Chef Award 2017, who surprised the jury presenting her innovative dish: Mackerel, Pickle, Sheep Yoghurt. The innovative version, based on the traditional recipe Salted mackerel with root vegetables and potatoes, impressed the jury not only for the outstanding flavours. The dish […]

Sea Gastronomy at the Ocean Wealth Summit in Galway

Ireland’s national maritime SeaFest attracted 101,113 visitors to Galway Harbour on 30 June and 1 -2 July, generating €6.3 million for the city. The figures, just released show a phenomenal 68% growth in attendance in just one year. Last year SeaFest saw 60,000 visitors attend the festival in Galway, and in 2015, its inaugural year, it netted […]

Galway 2018 – Feeding our future

The Galway bid for the European Region of Gastronomy 2018, entitled ‘From the Ground Up – Feeding our Future’, focused on five key areas following a stakeholder engagement workshop in September in Galway. During the bid feedback session that took place at the European Region of Gastronomy Partners’ Meeting in North Brabant 16-18 March 2016, the jury […]