Bloom Event Schedule 2025*

*Event timetable is subject to change

Showing 207 events

Garden Stage

10:15 - 10:45

Mon June 2nd

Community Gardening – Fiann Ó Nualláin, The Holistic Gardener

Talk

10:15 - 10:45

Thu May 29th

Community Gardening – Fiann Ó Nualláin, The Holistic Gardener

Talk

10:15 - 10:45

Sun June 1st

Community Gardening – Fiann Ó Nualláin, The Holistic Gardener

Talk

10:15 - 10:45

Sat May 31st

How does your Garden Grow – Colm O’Driscoll and Kitty Scully, presenters of RTE’s Home Grown

Demo

10:15 - 10:45

Fri May 30th

Purning – why, how and when – Mary Keenan, The Irish Garden

Talk

11:00 - 11:45

Fri May 30th

A Romp Through The History of Garden Design – Diarmuid Gavin

Talk

11:00 - 11:45

Mon June 2nd

Creating Gardens at the Chelsea Flower Show – Diarmuid Gavin

Talk

11:00 - 11:45

Sat May 31st

My Plot and Other Garden Stories – Diarmuid Gavin

Talk

11:00 - 11:45

Thu May 29th

My Plot and Other Garden Stories – Diarmuid Gavin

Talk

11:00 - 11:45

Sun June 1st

A Romp Through The History of Garden Design – Diarmuid Gavin

Talk

12:00 - 12:30

Fri May 30th

Gardening for Ecology

Talk

12:00 - 12:45

Sat May 31st

From the ground up – Darina Allen, Ballymaloe & Mary Reynolds, Founder We Are The Ark

Talk

12:00 - 12:30

Mon June 2nd

12 Months of Flowering Plants – Paul Smyth, Head Gardener RHSI Bellefield House

Talk

12:00 - 12:30

Sun June 1st

How to plant a garden – creative plant combinations for year round interest- Mary Keenan, The Irish Garden

Talk

12:00 - 12:30

Thu May 29th

Judging Show Gardens – In conversation with Bloom Garden Judges

Talk

12:45 - 13:30

Thu May 29th

Where do I start, new to gardening – Adam Frost

Talk

12:45 - 13:30

Fri May 30th

Garden design for large sites/gardens

Talk

12:45 - 13:30

Sun June 1st

The principles of garden design – Bloom Alumni Garden Designer Andrew Dunne aka The Garden Mentor

Talk

12:45 - 13:30

Mon June 2nd

Magic & Medicine with Feebee – Feebee Foran – Forager.ie

Talk

13:00 - 13:30

Sat May 31st

Gardening for Wild + Well – Mick Kelly – GIY

Talk

13:45 - 14:15

Thu May 29th

Gardening for Wild + Well – Garden Stage Sponsor Zarbee’s – Leonie Cornelius

Talk

13:45 - 14:15

Fri May 30th

Gardening for Wild + Well

Talk

13:45 - 14:15

Mon June 2nd

Gardening for Wild + Well – Garden Stage Sponsor Zarbee’s – Leonie Cornelius

Talk

13:45 - 14:15

Sun June 1st

Gardening for Wild + Well – Garden Stage Sponsor Zarbee’s – Leonie Cornelius

Talk

13:45 - 14:15

Sat May 31st

Gardening for Wellbeing – Garden Stage Sponsor Zarbee’s – Leonie Cornelius

Talk

14:30 - 15:15

Fri May 30th

Where to Start

Talk

14:30 - 15:15

Mon June 2nd

Purning – why, how and when – Mary Keenan, The Irish Garden

Talk

14:30 - 15:15

Thu May 29th

Propagation with Jimi Blake – Jimi Blake, Hunting Brook Gardens

Talk

14:30 - 15:15

Sat May 31st

High-power plant combinations for food, flowers and wildlife – Niall McCauley, Niall Gardens

Talk

14:30 - 15:15

Sun June 1st

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

Talk

15:30 - 16:00

Fri May 30th

12 Months of Flowering Plants

Talk

15:30 - 16:00

Sun June 1st

High-power plant combinations for food, flowers and wildlife – Niall McCauley, Niall Gardens

Talk

15:30 - 16:00

Sat May 31st

Propagation from the plants you have – Paul Smyth, Head Gardener RHSI Bellefield House

Talk

15:30 - 16:00

Thu May 29th

How to plant a garden – creative plant combinations for year round interest – Mary Keenan, The Irish Garden

Talk

15:30 - 16:00

Mon June 2nd

Attracting Birds to your Garden – Niall Hatch, Birdwatch Ireland

Talk

16:15 - 16:45

Sat May 31st

Top tips to getting started – PANEL inc. Diarmuid Gavin, Bloom Alumni, others

Talk

16:15 - 16:45

Sun June 1st

Garden design for large sites/gardens – PANEL inc. Diarmuid Gavin, Bloom Alumni, others

Talk

16:15 - 16:45

Thu May 29th

Trees for every garden – PANEL inc. Diarmuid Gavin, Adam Frost, Jimi Blake and Leonie Cornelius

Talk

16:15 - 16:45

Mon June 2nd

All playing our part – every garden can help support more biodiversity – PANEL inc. Diarmuid Gavin, Bloom Alumni, others

Talk

Quality Kitchen Stage

10:15 - 11:00

Fri May 30th

Neven Maguire

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

10:15 - 11:00

Sat May 31st

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

Demo

10:15 - 11:00

Sun June 1st

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

Demo

10:15 - 11:00

Thu May 29th

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

Demo

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

11:30 - 12:15

Thu May 29th

Brian McDermott, Chef and Cookbook Author

Demo

11:30 - 12:15

Sat May 31st

Brian McDermott, Chef and Cookbook Author

Demo

11:30 - 12:15

Sun June 1st

Catherine Fulvio, TV Chef and Cookbook Author

Demo

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

12:45 - 13:30

Thu May 29th

Rory O’Connell, TV Chef and Cookbook Author

Demo

12:45 - 13:30

Sun June 1st

Donal Skehan, TV Chef and Cookbook Author

Demo

12:45 - 13:30

Sat May 31st

Donal Skehan, TV Chef and Cookbook Author

Demo

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

Demo

14:00 - 14:40

Sat May 31st

Darina Allen, Ballymaloe Cookery School

Demo

14:00 - 14:45

Fri May 30th

Edward Hayden

Cooking demo

14:00 - 14:45

Sun June 1st

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

Demo

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

Demo

15:15 - 16:00

Sat May 31st

Donal Skehan, TV Chef and Cookbook Author

Demo

15:15 - 16:00

Sun June 1st

Donal Skehan, TV Chef and Cookbook Author

Demo

15:15 - 16:00

Fri May 30th

Donal Skeehan

Cooking Demo

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

Demo

16:30 - 17:15

Sat May 31st

Aisling Larkin, Modern Lifestyle Food, TV and Radio Broadcaster

Demo

16:30 - 17:15

Sun June 1st

Brian McDermott, Chef and Cookbook Author

Demo

16:30 - 17:15

Fri May 30th

Brian McDermott

Cooking Demonstration

Sustainable Living Stage

10:30 - 11:15

Sat May 31st

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

Q&A discussion

10:30 - 11:45

Fri May 30th

Gardening for Bats with Bat Conservation Ireland

Bat Conservation Ireland - Niamh Roche

10:30 - 11:15

Sun June 1st

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

Panel discussion

10:30 - 11:00

Mon June 2nd

BDO Panel Discussion

Panel discussion

11:15 - 12:00

Thu May 29th

Greener Living – Cleaning & Gardening with Fewer Chemicals

Demo

11:15 - 11:45

Mon June 2nd

Greener Living – Cleaning & Gardening with Fewer Chemicals

Demo

11:30 - 12:00

Sun June 1st

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

Panel discussion

11:30 - 12:00

Sat May 31st

Growing Food to Fix the Future

GIY Ireland - Mick Kelly

11:30 - 12:00

Fri May 30th

Greener Living – Cleaning & Gardening with Fewer Chemicals

Demo

12:00 - 12:30

Mon June 2nd

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

Panel discussion

12:15 - 13:00

Sat May 31st

Origin Green Panel Discussion

Panel discussion

12:15 - 12:45

Fri May 30th

Greener Living – Cleaning & Gardening with Fewer Chemicals

Mywaste.ie - Pauline McDonogh

12:15 - 13:00

Thu May 29th

Ireland’s Garden Birds

Presentation

12:15 - 12:45

Sun June 1st

Ireland’s Climate: past, present and future

Panel discussion

12:45 - 13:30

Mon June 2nd

Every Animal Counts

Panel discussion

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

Future proofing the food chain with tradition and innovation

Panel discussion

13:15 - 14:00

Sat May 31st

Feeding the Future: Innovative Solutions to Food Waste in Ireland

Panel discussion

13:15 - 14:00

Thu May 29th

Circular Economy and Generational Impact on Sustainability

Panel discussion

14:00 - 14:45

Fri May 30th

Restoring the earth patch by patch

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

14:00 - 14:30

Sun June 1st

Greener Living – Cleaning & Gardening with Fewer Chemicals

Demo

14:15 - 14:45

Sat May 31st

GIY – A Beginners Guide, with Mick Kelly

Panel discussion

14:15 - 14:45

Thu May 29th

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

Q&A discussion

14:45 - 15:15

Mon June 2nd

Natural Skincare Masterclass

Demo

14:45 - 15:30

Sun June 1st

The Value of Citizen Science, Monitoring Schemes & Valuing Insects

Panel discussion

15:00 - 15:30

Thu May 29th

Seals of Ireland

Presentation

15:00 - 15:45

Sat May 31st

Biodiversity and local action

Panel discussion

15:00 - 15:30

Fri May 30th

All you need to know about HVO

CERTA - HVO Team

15:30 - 16:15

Mon June 2nd

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

Panel discussion

15:45 - 16:15

Sun June 1st

The Pollen Eaters

Demo

15:45 - 16:15

Fri May 30th

Food waste to fertiliser – How to create the circular economy

Harp Renewables - Gerry McDonnell & Joe Cowley

16:00 - 16:30

Sat May 31st

Ireland’s Climate: past, present and future

Panel discussion

16:30 - 17:15

Mon June 2nd

Nature Network – Connecting Nature

Presentation

16:30 - 17:00

Sun June 1st

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

Panel discussion

16:30 - 17:00

Fri May 30th

Ireland’s Garden Birds

BirdWatch Ireland - Niall Hatch

16:45 - 17:15

Thu May 29th

The value of native plant species in the garden

Presentation

16:45 - 17:15

Sat May 31st

Invasive species and attractive alternatives

Panel discussion

Budding Bloomers Stage

09:30 - 09:55

Sun June 1st

Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Talk

09:30 - 09:55

Fri May 30th

Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Talk

09:30 - 09:55

Sat May 31st

Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Talk

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

Talk

10:10 - 10:35

Fri May 30th

Story Time with Aisling Breen

Talk

10:10 - 10:35

Sun June 1st

Story Time with Aisling Breen

Talk

10:10 - 10:35

Mon June 2nd

Story Time with Aisling Breen

Talk

10:10 - 10:35

Thu May 29th

Story Time with Aisling Breen

Talk

10:10 - 10:35

Sat May 31st

Story Time with Aisling Breen

Talk

10:50 - 11:15

Sun June 1st

The Cool Food School

Talk

10:50 - 11:15

Fri May 30th

Healthy Heros

Talk

10:50 - 11:15

Thu May 29th

Healthy Heros

Talk

10:50 - 11:15

Mon June 2nd

The Cool Food School

Talk

10:50 - 11:15

Sat May 31st

The Cool Food School

Talk

11:30 - 11:55

Fri May 30th

Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Talk

11:30 - 11:55

Thu May 29th

Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Talk

11:30 - 11:55

Mon June 2nd

Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Talk

11:30 - 11:55

Sun June 1st

Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Talk

11:30 - 11:55

Sat May 31st

Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Talk

12:10 - 12:35

Mon June 2nd

Sowing and Growing

Talk

12:10 - 12:35

Thu May 29th

Healthy Heros

Talk

12:10 - 12:35

Sat May 31st

Tracing Our Food’s Journey

Talk

12:10 - 12:35

Sun June 1st

Tracing Our Food’s Journey

Talk

12:10 - 12:35

Fri May 30th

Healthy Heros

Talk

12:50 - 13:15

Sat May 31st

Musical Fun with The Bloom Buskers

Talk

12:50 - 13:15

Sun June 1st

Musical Fun with The Bloom Buskers

Talk

12:50 - 13:15

Thu May 29th

Musical Fun with The Bloom Buskers

Talk

12:50 - 13:15

Mon June 2nd

Musical Fun with The Bloom Buskers

Talk

12:50 - 13:15

Musical Fun with The Bloom Buskers

Talk

13:30 - 13:55

Thu May 29th

Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Talk

13:30 - 13:55

Mon June 2nd

Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Talk

13:30 - 13:55

Fri May 30th

Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Talk

13:30 - 13:55

Sat May 31st

Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Talk

13:30 - 13:55

Sun June 1st

Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Talk

14:10 - 14:35

Fri May 30th

Planting Fun With Paddy Courtney

Talk

14:10 - 14:35

Thu May 29th

Planting Fun With Paddy Courtney

Talk

14:10 - 14:35

Sat May 31st

Planting Fun With Paddy Courtney

Talk

14:10 - 14:35

Sun June 1st

Planting Fun With Paddy Courtney

Talk

14:50 - 15:15

Sat May 31st

Bat Chat with Bat Conservation Ireland

Talk

14:50 - 15:15

Thu May 29th

Westcountry Willow

Talk

14:50 - 15:15

Sun June 1st

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

Talk

14:50 - 15:15

Fri May 30th

Westcountry Willow

Talk

15:30 - 15:55

Sat May 31st

Westcountry Willow

Talk

15:30 - 15:55

Thu May 29th

Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Talk

15:30 - 15:55

Sun June 1st

Westcountry Willow

Talk

15:30 - 16:25

Fri May 30th

Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Talk

16:00 - 16:25

Thu May 29th

Bubbling Botanicals: Nature’s Chemistry Unleashed

Talk

AgriAware Farm Feature

11:00

Mon June 2nd

AgriAware – Milking

Demo

11:00

Sun June 1st

AgriAware – Milking

Demo

11:00

Sat May 31st

AgriAware Milking

Demo

12:00

Sun June 1st

Farming for water quality EIP (dairy related)

Talk

12:00

Mon June 2nd

Open Farm panel discussion

Demo

12:00

Thu May 29th

AgriAware – Shearing

Demo

12:00

Fri May 30th

AgriAware – Shearing

Demo

12:00

Sat May 31st

Irish Beef Sector panel discussion

Panel discussion

13:00

Fri May 30th

Grassland & Sustainably feeding our livestock

Demo

13:00

Thu May 29th

AgriAware Introduction and Panel Discussion

Panel discussion

14:00

Sun June 1st

AgriAware – Shearing

Demo

14:00

Mon June 2nd

AgriAware – Shearing

Demo

14:00

Sat May 31st

AgriAware Shearing

Demo

15:00

Thu May 29th

AgriAware Incredible Edibles Panel Discussion

Panel discussion

15:00

Fri May 30th

Tillage and Soil health

Demo

16:00

Sat May 31st

AgriAware Milking

Demo

16:00

Thu May 29th

AgriAware Shearing

Demo

16:00

Mon June 2nd

Agri-Aware Milking

Talk

16:00

Sun June 1st

Bumper milking demo for World Milk Day

Demo

16:00

Fri May 30th

AgriAware – Shearing

Demo

Horticulture Is Life Stage

10:30

Sat May 31st

Will robots replace farmers?

Talk

10:30

Fri May 30th

Reducing food waste is the climate action you can take 3 times a day

Talk

10:30

Sun June 1st

How did you get into horticulture? Commercial growers share their stories

Talk

10:30

Mon June 2nd

Getting to know our Trees

Talk

10:30

Thu May 29th

Oak Processionary Moth and the Recent Finding

Talk

11:00

Fri May 30th

Bringing the beauty of Ireland’s Blooms indoors with fresh cut flowers and foliage

Talk

11:00

Sat May 31st

Serving a rainbow of health with seven fruit and vegetables a day

Talk

11:00

Thu May 29th

Discover the Splendour of the Teagasc Garden at Bloom

Talk

11:00

Mon June 2nd

Pan-fried Strawberries with Orange and Mint

Talk

11:00

Sun June 1st

Fruit Trees: The Delicious and Eco-Friendly Solution to Environmental Challenges

Talk

11:30

Mon June 2nd

Summer Garden Salad

Talk

11:30 - 12:30

Sat May 31st

Super Seasonal Salads

Talk

11:30

Sun June 1st

Berry and Mascarpone Pavlova

Talk

11:45 - 12:45

Fri May 30th

Incredible Edibles

Talk

11:45 - 12:45

Thu May 29th

Incredible Edibles

Talk

12:00

Mon June 2nd

Feta and Spinach Potato Rösti with Roast Tomatoes

Talk

12:00

Sun June 1st

Crispy Potato Tacos

Talk

12:30

Thu May 29th

Classic Irish Boxty Potato with Side Salad

Talk

12:30

Fri May 30th

Super Seasonal Salads

Talk

12:30

Sat May 31st

Berry and Mascarpone Pavlova

Talk

12:30

Mon June 2nd

House Plants – secrets to success from the experts

Talk

12:30

Sun June 1st

Lettuce and Spiced Turkey Cups

Talk

13:00 - 13:30

Sat May 31st

Teagasc Horticulture Apprenticeships – getting started with your career in the industry

Talk

13:00

Thu May 29th

Feta and Spinach Potato Rösti with Roast Tomatoes

Talk

13:00

Sun June 1st

Organic Growers – what we do and what we offer

Talk

13:00

Fri May 30th

Crispy Potato Tacos

Talk

13:30

Thu May 29th

Potato Pioneers – Teagasc research and innovations

Talk

13:30

Fri May 30th

Serving a rainbow of health with seven fruit and vegetables a day

Talk

14:00

Thu May 29th

Reducing food waste is the climate action you can take 3 times a day

Talk

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