National Potato Day
Well, National Potato Day is here again next Friday 3rd October!
Why not pop along to one of the events below, create your own event (and tell us about it), or just enjoy some spuds on their National Day!
| 03.10.14 |
Dublin South King Street beside Gaiety Theatre |
Kennedys Potatoes – Golden Potato Competition 12.30pm-2.30pm |
Find the “Kennedy’s Golden Spud” and win an Overnight stay for two people in the 5 Star Shelbourne Hotel, on St. Stephen’s Green in Dublin and it will also include dinner and breakfast. There will also be lots of other amazing prizes up for grabs. Also Potato Retail Promotions Nationwide Facebook and Twitter Giveaways |
| 03.10.14 | Dublin City and Cork City |
Keogh’s Farm
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Potato Retail Promotions Nationwide Facebook and Twitter Giveaways |
| 03.10.14 |
Dublin South King Street beside Gaiety Theatre |
Country Crest Potato Sampling 3pm-7.30pm |
Free Tastings and Fun! Also Potato Retail Promotions Nationwide Facebook and Twitter Giveaways |
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03.10.14 |
Nationwide |
Meade Potatoes |
Weeklong radio giveaway on Classic Hits 4FM with potato themed questions and a gourmet hotel B&B stay for 2 for the winner each day. It will be run on social media as well. |
| 30.09.14-03.10.14 | SouthEast | O’Shea Farms | Radio Competitions on WLR fm, (Waterford) for the four days leading up to National Potato Day. Listen out for great spot prizes! |
| 03.10.14 |
Dunleer Co. Louth |
IFA Farmer John Carroll |
John Carroll – Paughanstown , Dunleer, Co . Louth Farm visit from 5th & 6th class pupils from Philipstown National School Dunleer Co Louth including tour of the yard & fields, games and activities. |
| 03.10.14 | Cork | IFA Farmer John Griffin |
John Griffin – Botcestown , Carrigaline, Co . Cork Farm visit from 3rd and 4th class pupils Minane Bridge National School, including tour of farm. |
| 03.10.14 | Kilkenny |
FARM OPEN DAY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Eddie Doyle Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny |
Eddie Doyle – Luffany, Mooncoin, Co . Kilkenny Contact: 0872787472 Event: Open Farm Day on Friday 3rd of October. From 10am to 4pm. Theme of the day ‘Life of the Potato’. Open to all members of the public. There will be cooking demonstrations and local Italian chipper will be on site cooking samples. 4 local primary schools will be attending farm for a tour of the potato farm. Samples of potatoes available. |
| 03.10.14 | Cork | Con and Nora Sheehan. Lisnagourneen, Castletownroche, Co. Cork |
Farm visit from 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th class pupils from Ballygowan National School, Castletownroche including tour of field and yard. Theme of the day: “The Versatile Spud”. Potatoes will be cooked in 7 different ways and available for tasting.
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| 03.10.14 | Nationwide |
Selected Members of Restaurant Association Present New Potato Recipe Dishes |
Potato.ie Competition with Restaurant Association members. |
| 04.10.14 | Letterkenny |
Potato Harvest Demonstration OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 2pm to 5pm |
Potato Harvest Demonstration at Charlie Doherty’s Farm.Directions are N13 Derry Road Manorcunningham, Letterkenny, Co Donegal – in the field behind Colm Dillion Car Sales. Weather permitting. |
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01.10.14- 03.10.14 |
Global | Teagasc Twitter Q&A Session | Send in questions via social media and participate in alive conversation on National Potato Day. For more information click here. |
| 03.10.14 | Wexford | Slaney Farm’s Produce Ltd | Potato tastings at Tesco in Gory and Wexford Town. |
| 04.10.14 | Wexford | Larry Whelan, Rospile, Co. Wexford. | Walk organised by Clonkeen GAA from 5am-5pm. Open to public. Walk from 5am-5pm followed by a delicious potato barbeque. |
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Louth | John Carroll, Dunleer, Co. Louth | Local schools invited to see potato harvesting and partake in fun potato related activities! Potato sack race, potato & spoon race etc. |
| 03.10.14 | Donegal | Charlie Doherty, Burt, Co. Donegal. |
Potato Harvesting Demonstration. Public invited to see how it’s done! |
| 03.10.14 | Meath | Thomas Sheridan, Hollybrook House, Carlanstown. | Cooking Demonstartions and tastings in Centra at Carlanstown, Co. Meath from 9am to 6pm. All free raffles for potato packs every hour! |
| 03.10.14 | Cork | David & Paul Flynn, Ballyhindon, Fermoy, Co. Cork | Farm visits by local primary and post primary schools on 2nd & 3rd October to see harvesting and packing operations. |
| 03.10.14 | Dublin City Centre | Sam’s Potatoes | Sam’s Potatoes will be at The Boxty House in Templebar from 2-4pm with lots of potato fun, games and giveaways and of course Sam himself will be there to say “Hi”. |
