Written answers
Tuesday, 27 June 2006
Department of Agriculture and Food
Farmers' Markets
11:00 pm
Willie Penrose (Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 93: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will provide this Deputy with a list of all the farmers' markets operating here that her Department is aware of; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24597/06]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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While there is no formal register of Farmers' markets in Ireland, An Bord Bia, which operates under the aegis of my Department, works closely with other State and local agencies to exploit the growing opportunities for farmers' markets. In co-operation with Invest Northern Ireland, the Board has published a comprehensive information guide on the operation of farmers' markets and the Bord Bia website www.bordbia.ie includes a list of over a 100 markets currently in operation throughout the island. If the Deputy is aware of any other market not on the list, An Bord Bia will be happy to post it on its website.
| County | Market | Location | Day | |
| 1 | Antrim | Origin Farmers Market Ballymoney | Castlecroft, Main St | Last Saturday of month 11-2pm |
| 2 | Antrim | City Food And Garden Market Belfast | St George's Street | Saturday 9-4pm |
| 3 | Antrim | Templepatrick Farmers Market | Colmans Garden Centre | |
| 4 | Antrim | Lisburn Market | Saturday | |
| 5 | Armagh | Portadown Market | Last Saturday of month | |
| 6 | Carlow | Carlow Farmers Market | Potato Market Carlow | Saturday 9-2pm |
| 7 | Cavan | Cavan Farmers Market | McCarren's, Farham Road, Cavan | Saturday 10am-4pm |
| 8 | Clare | Ballyvaughan Farmers Market | The Old Schoolhouse | |
| 9 | Clare | Ennis Farmers Market | Car Park, Upr. Main Street | Friday 8-2pm |
| 10 | Clare | Killaloe Farmers Market | Between the Waters | Sunday 11-3pm |
| 11 | Clare | Kilrush Farmers Market | The Square | Thursday 9-2pm |
| 12 | Clare | Shannon Farmers Market | Town Centre, next to Skycourt Shopping Centre | Friday 12.30-7pm |
| 13 | Cork | Ballydehob Food Market | Community Hall | Friday 10.30-12pm |
| 14 | Cork | Bandon Market | Bandon | Friday 10.30-1pm |
| 15 | Cork | Bantry Market | Main Square | 1st Friday of month |
| 16 | Cork | Blackwater Valley Farmers Market | Nano Nagle Centre, Mallow | Every 2nd Saturday 10.30-1pm |
| 17 | Cork | Castletownbere | 1st Thursday of month | |
| 18 | Cork | Clonakilty Farmers Market | McCurtain Hill | Thursdays & Sundays 10-2pm |
| 19 | Cork | Cobh Market | Sea Front | Friday 10-1pm |
| 20 | Cork | Cornmarket Street Market | Cornmarket Street | Saturday 9-3pm |
| 21 | Cork | Douglas Food Market | Douglas Community Park | Saturday 9.30-2pm |
| 22 | Cork | Dunmanway | The Old Mill, Castle St | Fridays 10-2pm |
| 23 | Cork | English Market Cork | Entrances on Princes St & Grand Parade | Daily |
| 24 | Cork | Fermoy Farmers Market | Opposite Cork Marts | Saturday 9-1pm |
| 25 | Cork | Inchigeelagh Market | Creedons Hotel | Last Saturday of month |
| 26 | Cork | Mahon Point Farmers Market | West Entrance, Mahon Point Shopping Centre | Thursday 10-2pm |
| 27 | Cork | Macroom Farmers Market | The Square | Tuesday 9-3pm |
| 28 | Cork | Midleton Farmers Market | Hospital Road | Saturday |
| 29 | Cork | Mitchelstown Farmers Market | Main Square | Saturday 9-1pm |
| 30 | Cork | Schull Farmers Market | Car Park Near Pier | Sunday 10-3pm |
| 31 | Cork | Skibbereen Farmers Market | Old Market Square | Saturday 10-2pm |
| 32 | Derry | Guildhall Country Fair | Last Saturday in month | |
| 33 | Donegal | Ballybofey Farmers Market | GAA grounds | Friday 12-4pm |
| 34 | Donegal | Donegal Town Farmers Market | Diamond | 3rd Saturday of Month |
| 35 | Down | Newry Dundalk Farmers Market | Newry Marketplace, John Mitchell Place | Friday 9am -2-pm |
| 36 | Dublin | Dalkey Market | Dalkey Town Hall | Friday 10-4pm |
| 37 | Dublin | Dundrum Farmers Market | Airfield House | Saturday 10-4pm |
| 38 | Dublin | Dun Laoghaire Harbour Market | Dun Laoghaire Harbour | Saturday 10-4pm |
| 39 | Dublin | Dun Laoghaire People's Park Market | People's Park | Sunday 11-4pm |
| 40 | Dublin | Dun Laoghaire Shopping Centre | Dun Laoghaire Shopping Centre | Thursdays 10-5pm |
| 41 | Dublin | Farmleigh Food Market | Farmleigh House | 2006 dates TBC |
| 42 | Dublin | Fingal Food Fayre | Fingal Arts Centre | Last Sunday every month 12-5pm |
| 43 | Dublin | Howth Harbour Market | The Harbour, Howth | Sunday 10-3pm |
| 44 | Dublin | IFSC Farmers Market | Mayor Square, IFSC | Wednesday 11-3pm |
| 45 | Dublin | Leopardstown Farmers Market | Leopardstown Racecourse | Friday 11-7pm |
| 46 | Dublin | Malahide Market | GAA facility, Church Rd | Saturday 11-5pm |
| 47 | Dublin | Marley Park Food Market | Marlay Park Craft Courtyard | Saturday 10-4pm |
| 48 | Dublin | Monkstown Village Market | Monkstown Parish Church | Saturday 10-4pm |
| 49 | Dublin | Pearse Street Market | St Andrews Centre | Saturday 9.30-3pm |
| 50 | Dublin | Ranelagh Market | Multi Denominational School | Sunday 10-4pm |
| 51 | Dublin | Temple Bar Market | Meeting House Square | Saturday 9-5pm |
| 52 | Galway | Ballinasloe Farmers Market | Croffy's Centre, Main Street | Fridays, 10-3pm |
| 53 | Galway | Galway Market | Beside St Nicholas Church | Saturday, 8.30-4pm & Sunday 2-6pm |
| 54 | Kerry | Cahirciveen Market | Community Centre | Thursday 10-2pm (Jun-Sept) |
| 55 | Kerry | Caherdaniel Market | Village Hall | Friday 10-12am (Jun-Sept & Christmas) |
| 56 | Kerry | Dingle Farm Produce & Craft Market | by the fishing harbour near bus stop | Friday 9.30-4pm |
| 57 | Kerry | Kenmare Farmers Market | Wed-Sun 10-6pm (7 days Jul-Aug) | |
| 58 | Kerry | Listowel Food Fair | Seanchai Centre | Thursday 10-1pm |
| 59 | Kerry | Milltown Market | Old Church | Sat 10-2pm |
| 60 | Kerry | Milltown Market | Organic Centre | Tuesday-Friday, 2-5pm |
| 61 | Kerry | Sneem Market | Community Centre | Tuesday 11-2pm (Jun-Sept & Christmas) |
| 62 | Kerry | Tralee Farmers Market | Friday 9-5pm | |
| 63 | Kildare | Athy Farmers Market | Emily Square | Sunday 10-2pm |
| 64 | Kildare | Larchill Market | Larchill Arcadian Gardens | 3rd Sunday in month |
| 65 | Kildare | Naas Farmers Market | The Storehouse Restaurant | Saturday 10-3pm |
| 66 | Kildare | Newbridge Farmers Market | The Courtyard Shopping Centre | Friday 10-3pm |
| 67 | Kilkenny | Kilkenny Farmers Market | Gowran Park | 1st & 3rd Sunday of month |
| 68 | Leitrim | Origin Farmers Market (Manorhamilton) | Beepark Resource Centre | Last Friday of each month |
| 69 | Limerick | Abbeyfeale Farmers Market | Parish Hall | Friday 9-1pm |
| 70 | Limerick | Kilmallock Farmers Market | The Kilmallock GAA Club | Friday 9-1pm |
| 71 | Limerick | Limerick Milk Market | Limerick Milk Market | Saturday 8-1.30pm |
| 72 | Longford | Longford Farmers Market | Temperance Hall | Saturday 9.30-1pm |
| 73 | Louth | Castlebellingham Farmers Market | Bellingham Castle Hotel | 1st Sunday of month |
| 74 | Louth | Newry Dundalk Farmers Market | The County Museum, Jocelyn Street, Dundalk | Saturday 10am -2-pm |
| 75 | Louth | Dundalk Town Producers Market | The Square, Dundalk | Saturday 10am -2pm |
| 76 | Meath | Kells Farmers Market | FBD Insurance Grounds | Saturday 10-2pm |
| 77 | Monaghan | Monaghan Farmers / Country Market | Castleblayney Livestock Salesyard | Last Saturday of month , 9-1pm |
| 78 | Offaly | The Full Moon Market | The Chestnut Courtyard | Every 3rd Sunday |
| 79 | Offaly | Tullamore Country Fair | Millenium Square | Saturday 9-4pm |
| 80 | Roscommon | Origin Farmers Market (Boyle) | Grounds of King House | Saturday, 10-2pm |
| 81 | Sligo | Origin Farmers Market (Sligo) | Sligo IT Sports Field Car Park | Saturday |
| 82 | Tipperary | Cahir Farmers Market | Beside The Craft Granary | Saturday 9-1pm |
| 83 | Tipperary | Clonmel Farmers Market | St Peter & Paul's Primary School, Kickham Street, beside Oakville Shopping Centre | Saturday 10-2pm |
| 84 | Tipperary | Carrick-on-Suir | Heritage Centre, Main St | Friday 10-2pm |
| 85 | Tipperary | Nenagh Farmers Market | Teach an Lean | 1st Saturday of month 10-2pm |
| 86 | Tyrone | Origin Farmers Market, Strabane | The Score Centre, Dock Rd | Last Saturday of month |
| 87 | Tyrone | Tyrone Farmers Market | Tesco Carpark, Dungannon | 1st Saturday of month 8.30-1pm |
| 88 | Waterford | Dunhill Farmers Market | Parish Hall | Last Sunday of month 11.30-2pm |
| 89 | Waterford | Dungarvan Farmers Market | Scanlon's Yard (beside Friary St & Mary St) | Thursday 9.30-2pm |
| 90 | Waterford | Lismore Farmers Market | Blackwater Valley | |
| 91 | Waterford | Stradbally Community Market | 1st Saturday of month 10-12.30pm | |
| 92 | Waterford | Waterford Farmers Market | Jenkins Lane | Saturday 10-4pm |
| 93 | Westmeath | Athlone Farmers Market | Market Square, Athlone | Saturday 10-3pm |
| 94 | Westmeath | Mullingar Farmers Market | Harbour Place Shopping Centre | 1st & 3rd Sunday of Month |
| 95 | Wexford | New Ross Farmers Market | Conduit Lane | Saturday 9-2pm |
| 96 | Wexford | Wexford Farmers Market Dunbrody | Dunbrody Abbey Centre | Sunday 12-3.30pm |
| 97 | Wexford | Wexford Farmers Market Community Partnership | The Abbey Square Carpark | Saturday 9-2pm |
| 98 | Wexford | Wexford Farmers Market | Trimmers Lane West (beside La Dolce Vitae Restaurant) | Friday 9-2pm |
| 99 | Wicklow | Brooklodge Organic Market | Macreddin Village | 1st & 3rd Sunday of month |
| 100 | Wicklow | Glendalough Farmers Market | Brockagh Resource Centre | 2nd Sunday of month 11-6pm |
| 101 | Wicklow | Kilcoole | Saturdays — 10.30-11.30am | |
| 102 | Wicklow | Powerscourt Waterfall Market | Farmyard, almost next to Powerscourt Waterfall | 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month |
| 103 | Wicklow | Bray Farmers Market | Killarney Road near the Boghall Road | Saturday 10-3pm |
| 104 | Wicklow | Bray Seafront Market | Albert Avenue, just across from the aquarium | Friday & Sunday weekly |
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