13 August 2024
By Mary Bermingham
mary@TheCork.ie
Promoting The City’s Unique Food Culture and Rich Culinary Heritage
- The five-day food festival runs from August 14 – August 18, celebrating the vibrant and diverse
food culture of the region. - Events include live cookery demonstrations, chef collaborations, interactive workshops, food and
drink pairing events, bite-sized talks, pop-up restaurants and the launch of the Cork Food Policy. - With more than 60% of Ireland’s artisan food manufacturers located in the Cork region, Cork
Airport is proud to support this unique and special celebration of local food.
A feast for the senses and for the palate awaits as Cork Airport recently confirmed its partnership with
Cork On A Fork Festival. The five-day food festival, which runs from August 14 to August 18 celebrates the
diverse, unique, and authentic offering in Cork city – the food capital of Ireland.
Pictured at Cork Airport Duty Free ahead of Cork On A Fork Festival were, from left: Pat O’Connor, Retail Operations Manager; Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Dan Boyle; Linda McGrath-Mulqueen, Team Lead, Cork Airport Duty Free and Barry Holland, Communications Manager, Cork Airport.
Pic: Brian Lougheed
Pictured at Cork Airport Duty Free ahead of Cork On A Fork Festival are the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Dan Boyle and Linda McGrath-Mulqueen, Team Lead, Cork Airport Duty Free.
Pic: Brian Lougheed
With a vast range of events, including cookery demonstrations, chef collaborations, trails, tours, tastings,
food workshops and talks, the festival will celebrate all what Cork has to offer from a culinary and
gastronomy perspective. Highlights of this year’s Cork On A Fork Festival include Cork On A Fork Food
Market (Emmet Place, Saturday, August 17 and Sunday, August 18); the VQ Shared Table (McCurtain
Street, Wednesday, August 14); Cork Food History Guided Tour (Thursday, August 15); Cork On A Fork
Tasting Trail (Thursday, August 15 – Saturday, August 17) and the Cork On A Fork Cookery
Demonstration Marquee (Emmet Place, Saturday, August 17 – Sunday, August 18).
Cork Airport is particularly pleased to be festival partner with Cork On A Fork Festival. With an extensive
range of local, artisan produce on sale at Cork Airport Duty Free, the airport is proud to showcase the
variety of quality food products to departing passengers – including iconic Cork foods like Clonakilty black
pudding, Tom Durcan’s spiced beef, Barry’s Tea, Ballymaloe relish, Durrus cheeses, Good’s smoked
salmon and Folláin jams, along with many locally produced gins, whiskeys and liqueurs.
Niall MacCarthy, Managing Director at Cork Airport said: “Food is of immense importance to us here
in Cork. With over 60% of Irish artisan producers located in the wider Cork region, the area is renowned
for producing high-quality food and drink products. Moreover, the fantastic choice of cuisines, masterfully
curated by skilled chefs in restaurants across the city and county is something that tourists enjoy when
visiting Cork. So, from both an economic and tourism perspective, there is much to celebrate about our
rich and diverse food culture. Cork Airport is thrilled to be a partner of Cork On A Fork Festival this year.”
Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Dan Boyle said: “The festival will again focus on showcasing on all that
our region has to offer – Cork Chefs, Cork City businesses, and Cork food – and will hopefully attract more
people to visit Cork. We are delighted to have the support of Cork Airport for Cork on a Fork Festival as
we look to grow it internationally.”