Offaly well represented at Bloom festival

Offaly was well represented at last weekend's Bloom festival in Dublin's Phoenix Park. Offaly companies Prue & Simons, Rudd's Fine Foods and Carroll Cuisine was all present at the annual Bord Bia gardening, food and family festival. The festival also saw a new Guinness World Record set, with over 1,200 Grow It Yourself fans helping to break the record for the largest number of people sowing seedlings at once. Bloom welcomed almost 80,000 visitors over the course of the bank holiday weekend. Now in its sixth year, it showcases indigenous talent, creativity and integrity that characterises Irish food and horticulture.