Celebrating Kelly’s Butchers huge haul of gold medals, trophy and certificates. Photo: Ed Reid

International honours for Mayo's Kelly’s Butchers

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Kelly’s Butchers, Newport, Co. Mayo, a family run business, has won top international honours from the giant IFFA trade fair in Frankfurt, with Kelly’s Butcher’s winning five gold medals, two silver and one bronze. This was the highest number achieved by any Irish butcher.

Pictured outside the Kelly’s of Newport production area with Kelly’s Butchers huge haul of gold medals, trophy and certificates were (from left): Ethan Kelly, Paul Long, Virginijus Palacionis, Claire Smith, Joanne McHugh, Darren Moran, Terri Clarke, Sean Kelly, Kevin McGreevy, Sean Kelly, Shauna Kelly, Seamus Kelly, Cormac Kelly, Aaron Chambers, Gerald Chambers, Donatas Urbutis, Ciara Coyne, Luke Long, Phil Smith, John Carney, Neil Kirby, Patrick Cannon. Photo: Ed Reid

The gold medals were awarded for Kelly’s Black Pudding, Kelly’s Smoked White Pudding, Kelly’s White Pudding with Cranberry, Kelly’s White Pudding with Seaweed, and Kelly’s Smoked Dry Cured Rashers. The two silver medals were for Kelly’s Hazlett, and Kelly’s White Pudding. Kelly’s High Protein Vegetarian Pudding completed the honours list with a bronze medal.

The high total of gold medals (five) earned Kelly’s Butchers a special trophy from the German Butchers’ Association in honour of their achievement.

IFFA Frankfurt (International Trade Fair for the Meat and Protein Industry) is a huge event and is the leading international trade fair for the meat industry and only takes place every three years. The trade fair showcases meat-related products, machinery and ingredients. It also includes the German Master Butcher Federation's World Craft Butcher competitions. Nearly 65,000 visitors from 144 countries attended.

“We are honestly thrilled at winning five gold medals,” said Seán Kelly of Kelly’s Butchers. “We have an incredible team here in Newport and it’s thanks to them that we can compete at the highest international level, judged by an international expert jury and come out on top. I’m proud of everyone in the business and what we have achieved.”

This proves beyond doubt that Irish food is in the very top tier internationally – and that secret family recipes going back generations can bring home the bacon!

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