{"id":1505,"date":"2015-05-26T09:05:55","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T09:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thisisbanter.com\/?p=1505"},"modified":"2015-06-01T17:08:25","modified_gmt":"2015-06-01T17:08:25","slug":"banter-at-bloom-2015-112-may-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banter.test\/banter-at-bloom-2015-112-may-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Banter at Bloom 2015 (112, May 2015)"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s\u00a0Bloom<\/a>\u00a0time at the Phoenix Park over the June bank holiday weekend and there\u2019s a new addition to the bill of fare at Ireland\u2019s biggest festival this year in the shape of\u00a0Banter<\/a>. Our well-travelled series of talks, conversations and discussions will be taking up residence in a tent in the middle of the Food Village (tent number 25 on this map<\/a>\u00a0to be exact) for a series of lively, wide-ranging discussions on Saturday May 30, Sunday May 31 and Monday June 1.<\/p>\n

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We\u2019ll be joined by panelists and experts from the worlds of food, farming, gardening and the media to talk about such topics as rural Ireland, the food of the future, farm safety, the weather, bees, charities, hospital food, community shops, gardening for beginners and how exactly you run a huge festival like Bloom for 100,000 people.<\/p>\n

Here, then, is the full schedule for Banter at Bloom 2015<\/p>\n

SATURDAY MAY 31<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rural Ireland rules OK<\/strong>\u00a0(11am)<\/p>\n

Damien O\u2019Reilly<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0RTE Radio One\u2019s CountryWide<\/a>,\u00a0Mairead Lavery\u00a0<\/a>from the\u00a0Farmers Journal<\/a>\u00a0and editor of\u00a0Irish Country Living<\/a>\u00a0and Pat Lalor<\/a> (Ballad Organic Farm<\/a> and KIlbeggan Organic Foods<\/a>) discuss many of the issues which rural Ireland faces at the moment.<\/p>\n

Gardening for the soul<\/strong>\u00a0(noon)<\/p>\n

Award winning garden designer, author and broadcaster\u00a0Fiann \u00d3 Nuall\u00e1in<\/a>\u00a0on how you can find remedies for ailments and source for beauty treatments in your garden<\/p>\n

The food of tomorrow<\/strong>\u00a0(1.30pm)<\/p>\n

What will the next generation be eating? Just how important will nutrition and health be when it comes to the food of the future? Or will convenience and price be what dictates what we eat and drink? Join\u00a0Adrian Martin<\/a>\u00a0(Chef Adrian<\/a>) and\u00a0David and Stephen Flynn<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0the Happy Pear<\/a>\u00a0as they make some predictions about the food of tomorrow.<\/p>\n

The A to Z of Bloom<\/strong>\u00a0(2.30pm)<\/p>\n

Bloom show manager\u00a0Gary Graham<\/strong>\u00a0takes a break from his hectic schedule to talk to Banter about what\u2019s involved in putting on the biggest show in town.<\/p>\n

The weather forecast<\/strong>\u00a0(3.30pm)<\/p>\n

The most important topic of conversation in Ireland every day of the week? That would be the weather. We\u2019re joined by\u00a0Evelyn Cusack<\/a>, RTE weather presenter and Deputy Head of Forecasting at Met \u00c9ireann; and\u00a0Damian Corless<\/a>, author of\u00a0Looks Like Rain \u2013 9000 Years of Irish Weather<\/a>, to talk about the myths and the science of reading the Irish weather.<\/p>\n

Charity begins at home<\/strong>\u00a0(4.30pm)<\/p>\n

We all know that the Irish people are very generous when it comes to charity donations. Despite this, there is a constant need by the charities themselves to fundraise and maintain their profile. We\u2019ll talk to\u00a0Aidan Stacey<\/a>\u00a0(head of fundraising atGOAL<\/a>),\u00a0Joan Freeman<\/a>\u00a0(founder of\u00a0Pieta House<\/a>) and\u00a0Marian Carroll<\/a>\u00a0(CEO of the\u00a0Ronald McDonald House Charity<\/a>) about the current lie of the land in the charity sector<\/p>\n

SUNDAY MAY 31<\/strong><\/p>\n

Watch the sky<\/strong>\u00a0(11am)<\/p>\n

There are more and more people looking towards the sky and listening carefully to what\u2019s happening in their gardens as interest in bird-watching grows and grows. We\u2019re joined by\u00a0Niall Hatch<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0Birdwatch Ireland<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Richard Collins<\/strong>\u00a0from the\u00a0RTE Radio One Mooney Goes Wild team<\/a>\u00a0to talk about the phenomenon and to give advice to newcomers to the twitching game.<\/p>\n

The business of food<\/strong>\u00a0(noon)<\/p>\n

The\u00a0County Choice<\/a>\u00a0deli and caf\u00e9 opened in Nenagh in 1982 and the Burren Smokehouse <\/a>business opened in Co Clare in 1989. Many years later in a much different Ireland,\u00a0both are still in business and still growing. We talk to Peter Ward<\/strong>\u00a0from Country Choice and Birgitta Curtin<\/a> from Burren Smokehouse about the changing environment for an Irish food business.<\/p>\n

A conversation with Neven Maguire<\/strong>\u00a0(1.30pm)<\/p>\n

The chef<\/a>\u00a0talks frankly about food, kitchens, restaurants, the TV business, cooking for babies and kids and keeping high standards in Blacklion.<\/p>\n

Oliver Dunne\u2019s hospital food<\/strong>\u00a0(2.30pm)<\/p>\n

In recent months, chef and owner of Michelin star restaurant\u00a0Bon Appetit<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Cleaver East<\/a>,\u00a0Oliver Dunne<\/a>\u00a0has been engaged in a campaign to improve the food available in our hospital wards. He joins us at Banter to talk about the reasons for his activism.<\/p>\n

Why we need more community shops<\/strong>\u00a0(3.30pm)<\/p>\n

With more and more villages throughout the country now without a local shop, a campaign is underway to change this and bring back a place to go for the messages.\u00a0Declan Rice from the Kilkenny LEADER Partnership Company<\/a>\u00a0talks about what\u2019s involved in putting together a network of community-run shops and caf\u00e9s in rural Ireland.<\/p>\n

Farming in Ireland in 2015<\/strong>\u00a0(4.30pm)<\/p>\n

The view of the land from the Banter tent with panelists\u00a0Darragh McCullough<\/a>\u00a0(Ear to the Ground<\/a>, deputy farming editor Irish Independent),\u00a0Richard Moeran<\/strong>\u00a0(chairman\u00a0Agri Aware<\/a>) and John Lynskey<\/strong> (Chairman of the\u00a0IFA National\u00a0Sheep\u00a0Committee<\/a>). What are the issues which are causing Irish farmers to fret \u2013 or now that milk quotas have been abolished, is everything rosey in the garden? What are the big issues like farm safety which farmers should be thinking about? How should issues like farm size, price volatility, the ageing population of farmers and farm viability be tackled? Does the will to tackle these issues exist at individual and collective levels? Where do we see farming going in the next five to 10 years?<\/p>\n

MONDAY JUNE 01<\/strong><\/p>\n

The joy of veg<\/strong>\u00a0(11am)<\/p>\n

Keen gardeners\u00a0Aine Lawlor<\/a>\u00a0(RTE Radio One and RTE TV),\u00a0Dee Sewell<\/a>\u00a0(Greenside Up<\/a>\u00a0horticulturist) and others dig in with stories and advice from their gardens and allotments for new gardeners and those keen to get growing.<\/p>\n

Bloom in Transition<\/strong>\u00a0(noon)<\/p>\n

Bloom regular\u00a0Fiann \u00d3 Nuall\u00e1in<\/a>\u00a0talks about\u00a0his project at this year\u2019s festival featuring gardens put together with transition year students<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0Ashton School<\/a>\u00a0in Cork and\u00a0Collinstown Park Community College<\/a>\u00a0in Clondalkin. We’ll also hear from Collinstown students Luke Rothwell<\/strong> and James Adair<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Origin Green story<\/strong>\u00a0(1.30pm)<\/p>\n

Origin Green<\/a>\u00a0is a very big deal, the only sustainability programme in the world operating on a national scale and bringing together government, the private sector and food producers. We\u2019re joined by\u00a0Aidan Cotter <\/strong>(Bord Bia<\/a> CEO), Alan Kingston<\/a> (Glenilen Farm<\/a>) and Patrick Rooney<\/a> (Derrycama Farm) \u00a0to discuss how the scheme works and the plans to ensure all of Ireland\u2019s food and drink exports are on the road to sustainability in the next 12 months.<\/p>\n

Bloom Fringe<\/strong>\u00a0(2.30pm)<\/p>\n

Bloom is now more than just about what\u2019s happening in the Phoenix Park.\u00a0Marion Keogh<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Esther Gerrard<\/a>\u00a0talk about the onwards and upwards growth of\u00a0Bloom Fringe<\/a>\u00a0and its array of bright ideas, workshops, talks, installations, pop-ups, art and demos on the streets of the capital.<\/p>\n

Free the bees<\/strong>\u00a0(3.30pm)<\/p>\n

Beekeeper\u00a0Stuart Hayes<\/strong>\u00a0talks to us about what\u2019s happening to the world\u2019s population of bees \u2013 and just why honey has become so expensive on our shop shelves.<\/p>\n

Tickets for Bloom 2015 are on sale\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s\u00a0Bloom\u00a0time at the Phoenix Park over the June bank holiday weekend and there\u2019s a new addition to the bill of fare at Ireland\u2019s biggest festival this year in the shape of\u00a0Banter. Our well-travelled series of talks, conversations and discussions will be taking up residence in a tent in the middle of the Food Village (tent … <\/p>\n

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