Bloom Event Schedule 2025*

Name: AgriAware Farm Feature - AgriAware – Shearing
Start: 2025-05-30T16:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-05-30T16:00:00+01:00

*Event timetable is subject to change

Showing 43 events

Garden Stage - sponsored by Zarbee's

10:15 - 10:45

Sun June 1st

Fiann Ó Nualláin, The Holistic Gardener

Community Gardening

10:15 - 10:45

Thu May 29th

Fiann Ó Nualláin, The Holistic Gardener

Community Gardening

10:15 - 10:45

Sat May 31st

How does your Garden Grow

Colm O'Driscoll and Kitty Scully, presenters of RTE's Home Grown

10:15 - 10:45

Mon June 2nd

Fiann Ó Nualláin, The Holistic Gardener

Community Gardening

10:15 - 10:45

Fri May 30th

Mary Keenan, The Irish Garden

Pruning- why, how and when

11:00 - 11:45

Sun June 1st

Diarmuid Gavin

A Romp Through The History of Garden Design

11:00 - 11:45

Thu May 29th

Diarmuid Gavin

My Plot and Other Garden Stories

11:00 - 11:45

Fri May 30th

Diarmuid Gavin

A Romp Through The History of Garden Design

11:00 - 11:45

Mon June 2nd

Diarmuid Gavin

Creating Gardens at the Chelsea Flower Show

11:00 - 11:45

Sat May 31st

My Plot and Other Garden Stories

Diarmuid Gavin

12:00 - 12:30

Mon June 2nd

Paul Smyth, Head Gardener RHSI Bellefield House

12 Months of Flowering Plants

12:00 - 12:30

Thu May 29th

Show Garden Judges

In conversation with Bloom Garden Judges on Judging Show Gardens

12:00 - 12:45

Sat May 31st

From the ground up

Darina Allen, Ballymaloe and Mary Reynolds, Founder We Are The Ark

12:00 - 12:30

Fri May 30th

Gardening for Ecology

Mary Reynolds, Founder We Are The Ark & Eoghan Connaughton, Gaelic Woodland Project

12:00 - 12:30

Sun June 1st

Mary Keenan, The Irish Garden

How to plant a garden - creative plant combinations for year round interest

12:45 - 13:30

Mon June 2nd

Feebee Foran – Forager.ie

Magic and Medicine with Feebee

12:45 - 13:30

Fri May 30th

Adam Frost

Garden design for large sites/gardens

12:45 - 13:30

Sun June 1st

Andrew Dunne aka The Garden Mentor

Anatomy of a Show Garden

12:45 - 13:30

Thu May 29th

Adam Frost

Where do I start, new to gardening

13:00 - 13:30

Sat May 31st

GIY – Where To Start

Mick Kelly, Founder GIY

13:45 - 14:15

Thu May 29th

Garden Stage Sponsor Zarbee’s – Leonie Cornelius

Gardening for Wild + Well

13:45 - 14:15

Sun June 1st

Garden Stage Sponsor Zarbee’s – Leonie Cornelius

Gardening for Wild + Well

13:45 - 14:15

Fri May 30th

Garden Stage Sponsor Zarbee’s – Leonie Cornelius

Gardening for Wild + Well

13:45 - 14:15

Mon June 2nd

Garden Stage Sponsor Zarbee’s – Leonie Cornelius

Gardening for Wild + Well

13:45 - 14:15

Sat May 31st

Gardening for Wild + Well

Garden Stage Sponsor Zarbee's - Leonie Cornelius

14:30 - 15:15

Thu May 29th

Jimi Blake, Hunting Brook Gardens

Propagation with Jimi Blake

14:30 - 15:15

Fri May 30th

Mick Kelly, Founder GIY

GIT - Where to Start

14:30 - 15:15

Sun June 1st

Dr Christy Boylan – Jury Chair for Entente Florale Europe and Adjudicator for the Tidy Towns Competition

Best Practice and Planting for Tidy Towns

14:30 - 15:15

Sat May 31st

High-power plant combinations for food, flowers and wildlife

Niall McCauley, Niall Gardens

14:30 - 15:15

Mon June 2nd

Mary Keenan, The Irish Garden

Pruning- why, how and when

15:30 - 16:00

Sat May 31st

Propagation from the plants you have

Paul Smyth, Head Gardener RHSI Bellefield House

15:30 - 16:00

Sun June 1st

Niall McCauley, Niall Gardens

High-power plant combinations for food, flowers and wildlife

15:30 - 16:00

Mon June 2nd

Niall Hatch, Birdwatch Ireland

Attracting Birds to your Garden

15:30 - 16:00

Fri May 30th

Paul Smyth, Head Gardener RHSI Bellefield House

12 Months of Flowering Plants

15:30 - 16:00

Thu May 29th

Mary Keenan, Gash Gardens and The Irish Garden

How to plant a garden - creative plant combinations for year round interest

16:15 - 16:45

Sat May 31st

Panel discussion with Diarmuid Gavin, Oliver Schurmann, Pip Probert and Ailish Drake

Top tips to getting started in your garden space

16:15 - 16:45

Sun June 1st

Panel discussion with Diarmuid Gavin, Andrew Dunne, Patricia Tyrrell and Niall McCauley

Garden design for large sites/gardens

16:15 - 16:45

Mon June 2nd

Panel discussion with Diarmuid Gavin, Mary Keenan, Joe Eustace, Louise Checa and Paul Smyth

All playing our part – every garden can help support more biodiversity

16:15 - 16:45

Thu May 29th

Panel discussion inc. Adam Frost, Diarmuid Gavin, Jimi Blake and Leonie Cornelius

Trees for every garden

16:15 - 16:45

Fri May 30th

Panel discussion with Diarmuid Gavin, Adam Frost, Mary Reynolds and Mary Kennan

All playing our part – every garden can help support more biodiversity

Dunnes Stores Quality Kitchen Stage

10:15 - 11:00

Fri May 30th

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

Cooking demonstration

10:15 - 11:00

Sat May 31st

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

Cooking demonstration

10:15 - 11:00

Sun June 1st

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

Cooking demonstration

10:15 - 11:00

Thu May 29th

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

Cooking demonstration

10:30 - 11:15

Mon June 2nd

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

Cooking Demonstration

11:30 - 12:15

Fri May 30th

Rory O’Connell, TV Chef and Cookbook Author

Cooking demonstration

11:30 - 12:15

Thu May 29th

Brian McDermott, Chef and Cookbook Author

Cooking demonstration

11:30 - 12:15

Sat May 31st

Brian McDermott, Chef and Cookbook Author

Cooking demonstration

11:30 - 12:15

Sun June 1st

Catherine Fulvio, TV Chef and Cookbook Author

Cooking demonstration

11:45 - 12:30

Mon June 2nd

Brian McDermott, Chef and Cookbook Author

Cooking Demonstration

12:45 - 13:30

Fri May 30th

Donal Skehan, TV Chef and Cookbook Author

Cooking demonstration

12:45 - 13:30

Thu May 29th

Rory O’Connell, TV Chef and Cookbook Author

Cooking demonstration

12:45 - 13:30

Sun June 1st

Donal Skehan, TV Chef and Cookbook Author

Cooking demonstration

12:45 - 13:30

Sat May 31st

Donal Skehan, TV Chef and Cookbook Author

Cooking demonstration

13:00 - 13:45

Mon June 2nd

Aishling Moore, Chef, Goldie Restaurant, Cork

Cooking Demonstration

14:00 - 14:45

Thu May 29th

Shane Smith, Online Cookery School and TV Chef

Cooking demonstration

14:00 - 14:40

Sat May 31st

Darina Allen, Ballymaloe Cookery School

Cooking demonstration

14:00 - 14:45

Fri May 30th

Edward Hayden, TV Chef and Cookbook Author

Cooking demonstration

14:00 - 14:45

Sun June 1st

Catherine Fulvio, Ballyknocken House and Cookery School, Co. Wicklow

Cooking demonstration

14:15 - 15:00

Mon June 2nd

Shane Smith, Online Cookery School and TV Chef

Cooking Demonstration

15:15 - 16:00

Thu May 29th

Rory O’Connell, TV Chef and Cookbook Author

Cooking demonstration

15:15 - 16:00

Sat May 31st

Donal Skehan, TV Chef and Cookbook Author

Cooking demonstration

15:15 - 16:00

Sun June 1st

Donal Skehan, TV Chef and Cookbook Author

Cooking demonstration

15:15 - 16:00

Fri May 30th

Donal Skehan, TV Chef and Cookbook Author

Cooking demonstration

15:30 - 16:15

Mon June 2nd

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

Cooking Demonstration

16:30 - 17:15

Thu May 29th

Edward Hayden, TV Chef and Cookbook Author

Cooking demonstration

16:30 - 17:15

Sat May 31st

Aisling Larkin, Modern Lifestyle Food, TV and Radio Broadcaster

Cooking demonstration

16:30 - 17:15

Sun June 1st

Brian McDermott, Chef and Cookbook Author

Cooking demonstration

16:30 - 17:15

Fri May 30th

Brian McDermott, Chef and Cookbook Author

Cooking demonstration

Horticulture Is Life Stage

10:00 - 10:30

Thu May 29th

Mushrooms the Fascinating Fungi

Donal Gernon and Joy Clarke

10:00 - 10:30

Fri May 30th

Amazing Potato – science brings goodness to your spuds

Denis Griffin

10:30 - 11:00

Mon June 2nd

Con Tras

The Apple Farm

10:30 - 13:30

Thu May 29th

Incredible Edibles School Tours

Deirdre Doyle

10:30 - 11:00

Sun June 1st

Jeeny Maltese

Pan-Fried Strawberries with Orange and Mint

10:30 - 13:30

Fri May 30th

Incredible Edibles School Tours

Deirdre Doyle

10:30 - 11:00

Sat May 31st

Kwanghi Chan

Kwanghi's Weekend Sharing Salad

11:00 - 11:30

Sun June 1st

Sinéad McCarthy

The Health Benefits of Fruit and Vegetables

11:00 - 11:30

Sat May 31st

Paul Fitters

Sustainable Flower Arranging Demonstration

11:00 - 11:30

Mon June 2nd

Alberto Ramoz Luz

Apples Unlocking a Sweet and Juicy Harvest

11:30 - 12:00

Mon June 2nd

Mary Canty

A Day in the Life of an Agricultural Inspector

11:30 - 12:00

Sun June 1st

Kieran Dunne – L & K Dunne Nursery

Propagating Plants from Cuttings

12:00 - 12:30

Mon June 2nd

Yvonne Carty

Strawberry Summer Salad with Mint and Feta

12:00 - 12:30

Sun June 1st

Jeeny Maltese

Fully Loaded Potato Nachos with Chicken Strips

12:00 - 12:30

Sat May 31st

Kwanghi Chan

Asian Potato Dumplings

12:30 - 13:00

Sun June 1st

Joe Gorman

Garryhinch Wood Exotics - Mushrooms

13:00 - 13:30

Sun June 1st

Jeeny Maltese

Strawberry Aguachile

13:00 - 13:30

Mon June 2nd

Yvonne Carty

Bombay Potatoes

13:00 - 13:30

Sat May 31st

Kwanghi Chan

Kwanghi Chan's Rhubarb Fool

14:00 - 14:30

Sun June 1st

Steve Collins

Aronia Berries

14:00 - 14:30

Mon June 2nd

Yvonne Carty

French-Style Glazed Strawberry and Raspberry Tarts

14:00 - 14:30

Sat May 31st

Kitty Scully and Colm O’Driscoll

Kitty Scully and Colm O'Driscoll, presenters of HOME GROWN

14:00 - 14:30

Thu May 29th

Name That Plant! A Fun Guide to Botanical Names

Sarah Simpson

14:00

Fri May 30th

Flower Power: the most interesting plants in bloom today

Chris Heavey

14:30 - 15:00

Sat May 31st

William Deasy

Organic growing: Tips for gardens and allotments

14:30 - 15:00

Mon June 2nd

Deirdre Walsh and Dónall Flanagan

Flower Power; interesting plants blooming today

14:30 - 15:00

Fri May 30th

International Potato Day

Kitty Scully and Colm O'Driscoll

14:30 - 15:00

Sun June 1st

Shane Brett

Happy Healthy Houseplants - Tips for success

14:40 - 15:00

Thu May 29th

Mushroom Picnic Pie Cookery Demo with Maria Harte

Maria Harte

15:00 - 15:30

Sun June 1st

Brian O’Toole

Wildacres - Green Business of the Year Award

15:00 - 15:30

Mon June 2nd

Stacey Kerr

Farming for Tomorrow: The Positive Impact of Plant Biotechnology on Sustainability

15:00 - 15:30

Thu May 29th

Mushroom Picnic Pie Cookery Demo with Maria Harte

Maria Harte

15:00 - 15:30

Fri May 30th

Potatoes, Prepare to be Surprised!

Pádriac Óg

15:00 - 15:30

Sat May 31st

Tom Murray

A Career on the Land - Tom Murray, Agronomist with O'Shea Farms

15:30 - 16:00

Sun June 1st

Catherine Keena

Biodiversity in the Countryside

15:30 - 16:00

Thu May 29th

Why should you study horticulture?

William Kenny and Chloe Callanan

15:30 - 16:00

Sat May 31st

Paul Butler

Fascinating Facts about Irish Trees

15:30 - 16:00

Fri May 30th

Life in Horticulture

Jim Cronin

16:00 - 16:30

Fri May 30th

Potatoes, Prepare to be Surprised!

Pádriac Óg

Sustainable Living Stage

10:30 - 11:15

Fri May 30th

Gardening for Bats with Bat Conservation Ireland

Bat Conservation Ireland - Niamh Roche

10:30 - 11:15

Sat May 31st

Darina Allen, Ballymaloe Cookery School

Future proofing the food chain with tradition and innovation

10:30 - 11:15

Sun June 1st

Re-turn – Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme

Re-turn – Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme, Panel Discussion

10:30 - 11:00

Thu May 29th

“Food waste to Fertiliser” How to create the circular economy

Harp Renewables - Gerry McDonnell & Joe Cowley

10:30 - 11:00

Mon June 2nd

BDO Panel Discussion

BDO Panel discussion

11:15 - 12:00

Thu May 29th

Greener Living – Cleaning and Gardening with Fewer Chemicals

Mywaste.ie - Pauline McDonogh

11:15 - 11:45

Mon June 2nd

Mywaste.ie – Pauline McDonogh

Greener Living - Cleaning and Gardening with Fewer Chemicals

11:30 - 12:00

Sun June 1st

Wildlife Conservation Panel Discussion with Nicole Doyle, Sean Byrne and Karen Healy

Wildlife Conservation - How to make small changes to help our wildlife

11:30 - 12:00

Sat May 31st

Mywaste.ie with Pauline McDonogh

Greener Living - Cleaning and Gardening with Fewer Chemicals

11:30 - 12:00

Fri May 30th

Growing Food to Fix the Future

GIY Ireland - Mick Kelly

12:00 - 12:30

Mon June 2nd

FoodCloud – Janice Downs, Claire MacEvilly and Aisling Kirwan

From Waste to Win: How to Reduce Food Waste at Home and in the Business

12:15 - 13:00

Sat May 31st

Origin Green Panel Discussion

Origin Green Panel Discussion with 3 Farmers and 1 Member of Bord Bia Origin Green Team

12:15 - 12:45

Fri May 30th

Greener Living – Cleaning and Gardening with Fewer Chemicals

Mywaste.ie - Pauline McDonogh

12:15 - 12:45

Fri May 30th

Greener Living – Cleaning and Gardening with Fewer Chemicals

Mywaste.ie - Pauline McDonogh

12:15 - 13:00

Thu May 29th

Ireland’s Garden Birds

BirdWatch Ireland - Niall Hatch

12:15 - 12:45

Sun June 1st

Met Éireann – Sarah Gallagher

Ireland's Climate: past, present and future

12:45 - 13:30

Mon June 2nd

Kildare Wildlife Rescue – Alice Cavanagh, Pearse Stokes

Every Animal Counts

13:00 - 13:45

Fri May 30th

Sowing the Seeds of Sustainability: Real Stories from Irish Food Producers

Blas na hÉireann - Fallon Moore & Irish Food Producers

13:00 - 13:45

Sun June 1st

Panel discussion with speakers from FoodCloud, CIBUS project, Biosol, and UCC Student Pantry

The Power of Surplus: Turning Unwanted Food into a Force for Good

13:15 - 14:00

Sat May 31st

CERTA – Solar Team

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

13:15 - 14:00

Thu May 29th

Circular Economy and Generational Impact on Sustainability

David Negus, Garden Designer, EU Commission and Repak

13:45 - 14:30

Mon June 2nd

Mary Montaut, Federation of Irish Beekeepers’ Associations

The Pollen Eaters

14:00 - 14:30

Sun June 1st

Mywaste.ie – Pauline McDonogh

Greener Living - Cleaning and Gardening with Fewer Chemicals

14:00 - 14:45

Fri May 30th

Restoring the earth patch by patch

We Are The Ark - Mary Reynolds, Eoghan Connaughton, Gaelic Woodland Project

14:15 - 14:45

Thu May 29th

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

CERTA - Solar Team

14:15 - 14:45

Sat May 31st

GIT Ireland – Mick Kelly

GIY - A Beginners Guide, with Mick Kelly

14:45 - 15:30

Sun June 1st

Biodiversity Panel Discussion – John O’Sullivan, Liam Lysaght

The Value of Citizen Science, Monitoring Schemes and Valuing Insects

14:45 - 15:15

Mon June 2nd

Feebee Foran – Forager.ie

Natural Skincare Masterclass

15:00 - 15:30

Thu May 29th

Seals of Ireland

Seal Rescue Ireland - Nicole Doyle

15:00 - 15:30

Fri May 30th

All you need to know about HVO

CERTA - HVO Team

15:00 - 15:45

Sat May 31st

Biodiversity Panel Discussion – Niamh Roche, John Armstrong

Biodiversity and local action

15:30 - 16:15

Mon June 2nd

Shop better, waste less and save money – Eilis Davenport, Sinead O’Mahony, Gillian Hegarty and Melissa Byrne

Cooking from scratch, How to avoid unhealthy foods, Buying more Irish and nutrient dense food, the Kids Food Revolution

15:45 - 16:15

Sun June 1st

Federation of Irish Beekeepers’ Associations – Mary Montaut

The Pollen Eaters

15:45 - 16:15

Fri May 30th

Food waste to fertiliser – How to create the circular economy

Harp Renewables - Gerry McDonnell and Joe Cowley

15:45 - 16:30

Thu May 29th

Origin Green and Bord Bia Insights, Rising Food Prices, Buy Less Buy Better

Grace Binchy, Thia Hennessy, Sandra Wilkinson.

16:00 - 16:30

Sat May 31st

Met Éireann – Sarah Gallagher

Ireland's Climate: past, present and future

16:30 - 17:00

Sun June 1st

Sustainable Fashion and Personal Care – Holly White, Fionnuala Moran, Kim Fitzgerald, Lyn Luxford

How to love your clothes for longer, How to change your shopping habits, Personal care - how to swap to sustainable alternatives, Donation Options

16:30 - 17:00

Fri May 30th

Ireland’s Garden Birds

BirdWatch Ireland - Niall Hatch

16:30 - 17:15

Mon June 2nd

Nature Network Ireland – Gill Weyman

Nature Network - Connecting Nature

16:45 - 17:15

Sat May 31st

Invasive Species Panel Discussion – Oisin O’Neill, Kate Moore, Mary Reynolds

Invasive species and attractive alternatives

16:45 - 17:15

Thu May 29th

The value of native plant species in the garden

National Biodiversity Data Centre - Ruth Wilson

Budding Bloomers Stage

09:30 - 09:55

Sun June 1st

Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Scientific Sue

09:30 - 09:55

Fri May 30th

Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Scientific Sue

09:30 - 09:55

Sat May 31st

Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Scientific Sue

09:30 - 09:55

Thu May 29th

Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Scientific Sue

09:30 - 09:55

Mon June 2nd

Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Scientific Sue

10:10 - 10:35

Fri May 30th

Story Time with Aisling Breen

Aisling Breen

10:10 - 10:35

Sun June 1st

Story Time with Aisling Breen

Scientific Sue

10:10 - 10:35

Mon June 2nd

Story Time with Aisling Breen

Aisling Breen

10:10 - 10:35

Thu May 29th

Story Time with Aisling Breen

Aisling Breen

10:10 - 10:35

Sat May 31st

Story Time with Aisling Breen

Aisling Breen

10:50 - 11:15

Sun June 1st

Mon June 2nd

Thu May 29th

Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Scientific Sue

11:30 - 11:55

Mon June 2nd

Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Scientific Sue

11:30 - 11:55

Sun June 1st

Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Scientific Sue

11:30 - 11:55

Sat May 31st

Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Scientific Sue

12:10 - 12:35

Mon June 2nd

Sowing and Growing

AgriAware

12:10 - 12:35

Thu May 29th

Healthy Heros

12:10 - 12:35

Sat May 31st

Tracing Our Food’s Journey

AgriAware

12:10 - 12:35

Sun June 1st

Tracing Our Food’s Journey

AgriAware

12:10 - 12:35

Fri May 30th

Healthy Heros

12:50 - 13:15

Sat May 31st

Musical Fun with The Bloom Buskers

The Bloom Buskers

12:50 - 13:15

Sun June 1st

Musical Fun with The Bloom Buskers

The Bloom Buskers

12:50 - 13:15

Thu May 29th

Musical Fun with The Bloom Buskers

The Bloom Buskers

12:50 - 13:15

Mon June 2nd

Musical Fun with The Bloom Buskers

The Bloom Buskers

12:50 - 13:15

Musical Fun with The Bloom Buskers

Talk

13:30 - 13:55

Thu May 29th

Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Scientific Sue

13:30 - 13:55

Mon June 2nd

Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Scientific Sue

13:30 - 13:55

Fri May 30th

Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Scientific Sue

13:30 - 13:55

Sat May 31st

Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Scientific Sue

13:30 - 13:55

Sun June 1st

Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Scientific Sue

14:10 - 14:35

Fri May 30th

Planting Fun With Paddy Courtney

Paddy Courtney

14:10 - 14:35

Thu May 29th

Planting Fun With Paddy Courtney

Paddy Courtney

14:10 - 14:35

Sat May 31st

Planting Fun With Paddy Courtney

Paddy Courtney

14:10 - 14:35

Sun June 1st

Planting Fun With Paddy Courtney

Paddy Courtney

14:50 - 15:15

Sat May 31st

Bat Chat with Bat Conservation Ireland

Bat Conservation Ireland

14:50 - 15:15

Thu May 29th

Westcountry Willow

14:50 - 15:15

Sun June 1st

“How you can Help Wildlife at Home and in School?”

Kildare Wildlife Rescue

14:50 - 15:15

Fri May 30th

Sun June 1st

Westcountry Willow

15:30 - 16:25

Fri May 30th

Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Scientific Sue

16:00 - 16:25

Thu May 29th

Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Scientific Sue