For those of you who are through to the finalist stages of Blas na hÉireann, you can deliver either in person, with courier or with An Post, etc. Once it gets to us safe and sound on the dates/time requested!
Products should be delivered as they are presented in their packaging to the customer. Samples will be displayed in their shop ready state. Products do not need to be delivered by the producer. Courier deliveries can be accepted. Dates for delivery as follows….
- Chilled & short shelf life samples Deliver to The Blas Village, Green St, Dingle, Co. Kerry V92RR76 Deliveries accepted on Wednesday 1st October only 9am – 4pm
Please note that Soul Food are offering a chilled courier service from Dublin in a shared delivery. If you are interested please email bill@soulfood.ie for more details - Ambient & long shelf life samples Deliver to Blas na hÉireann, Dykegate Lane, Dingle, Co. Kerry, V92 H365. Deliveries accepted Mon 22nd – Friday 26th September 9am – 5pm.
Please be sure to send any ambient / longer shelf life samples in this week to our office address.
The showcase build is busy and the more prep we can do in advance the better it is for the display!
If you are using a courier and need chilled delivery…
Soul Food are delighted to offer a courier service to Finalists.
Collection/aggregation will be in Dublin on Tuesday 30th Sept 2025 between 12 Noon and 4pm,
Delivery to Dingle on 1st Oct
Cost per box up to 15Kg (50cmx50cmx50cm) is €60 plus vat where applicable.
Booking essential by latest date Sept 8th
For bookings please email bill@soulfood.ie with the following information
- Number of boxes
- Your payment method
- Name of company
- Name of the product
- Storage temperature (chilled/ frozen / ambient)
- General food/drink category
- Note any raw meat items
Contact Bill on 0858582384 or email for any clarification or queries.
For all deliveries….
- When sending, remember…
- It is vital that the entry number is included clearly (Example 1a-24-10123)
Please include this on the back or underneath every sample so that display products appear at their best. - Two samples of each product (Note, if your product exceeds 1 kg per sample in this case 1 samples will suffice) Best Before date must be included on each sample. All chilled products should arrive at the correct temperature for storage Sampling & Display in The Marquee
- The finalist products will be displayed in their shop ready state. The Blas team will prepare this display.
- Please note that we will not be able to offer space for display stands, leaflets or sampling.
- We do not have the space or facilities to allow producers to offer samples of the products. We may select some products which our team will prepare and offer as samples to buyers and press. This is a very limited amount, based entirely on the facilities, space available and food samples ease of preparation (essentially ‘open & serve’).