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Ken Tobin, Margaret Brick, Mary McQuinn and Gearóid Linnane at the launch of the Tralee Food Festival at McCaffreys Bar on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
THE 2023 Tralee Food Festival was officially launched on Friday evening at the Island of Geese attended by festival sponsors, organisers and some surprise ‘Chefs’ – Pots & Pans, who joined in on the fun.
The Festival will take place on May 20-21 and promises to be a community-led, family-oriented, event for the people of Tralee and the wider community of Kerry.
The festival will showcase the best of Tralee’s culinary scene and provide an opportunity for local businesses to showcase their products and services.
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The festival’s itinerary will incorporate a ‘Flavours of the World’ section, kids zone, workshops, demonstrations, a ‘Celebrity Cook Off’, food trucks, market traders, live music and an amazing ‘Taste & Craft Drinks Food Trail’.
The festival will mainly take place in the Island of Geese, Dominick Street and the Square area.
Following the photoshoot, guests visited McCaffrey’s Bar where guests were treated to a spread of local meats, cheeses, wood-fired made-to-order pizzas and drinks catered by Terra Foods and Wines, Cliffords Cash and Carry, McCaffrey’s Bar and Sean’s Street Pizza to celebrate the official launch of the festival.
John McCarthy with Lucy and Chris McGillycuddy at the launch of the Tralee Food Festival at McCaffreys Bar on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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The festival’s sponsors showed great support for the event. Gearoid Linnane, CEO of Lee Strand who was in attendance on the evening, said; “Lee Strand is delighted to come on board and support the Tralee Food Festival. Now more than ever it’s important to support local food and drink producers. The weekend promises to be a wonderful celebration of Tralee as a food destination, benefiting our local economy, employment and farmers.”
Ken Murphy, Alan O’Shea and Olivery Hurley at the launch of the Tralee Food Festival at McCaffreys Bar on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
“We are delighted with the support shown by our sponsors and the community for the Tralee Food Festival,” said Mary Mc Quinn, Marketing Manager of TFF.
“It is our goal to showcase the best of what Tralee has to offer from a hospitality, food, and drinks perspective, and we couldn’t have done it without the support of our sponsors we are grateful to them for supporting the festival and having faith in us to provide a high-quality event for the community,” added Mary. “We look forward to welcoming everyone to Tralee and making it a huge success.”
Clowning around at the launch the Tralee Food Festival were Deputy Mayor of Tralee Terry O’Brien with organisers Mary McQuinn, John McCarthy and Ken Tobin. Photo by Dermot Crean
The organisers would like to thank to all of the sponsors: Cara Credit Union, Kerry County Council, Lee Strand, John Lane & Sons, Calor Gas, O’Shea Insurance Brokers, The Brand Geeks, Rural Food Skillnet, Higgins Waste, Mike William’s IT, Garvey’s Super Valu, Total Cleaning Kerry, McCaffrey’s Bar, Terra Foods & Wine and Cliffords Cash & Carry, Yummy Café and John Doughs.
For more information about the Tralee Food Festival, please visit www.traleefoodfestival.com or email us at traleefestival@gmail.com
Organisers and sponsors at the launch of the Tralee Food Festival at the Island Of Geese on Friday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
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