Good Food

Our Christmas week opening times for our butcher shops in: Clonmel, Co. Tipperary; Rathcoole, Co. Dublin; Dunnes Stores Cornelscourt, Co. Dublin; Dunnes Stores Swan Centre, Rathmines, Co. Dublin; Kilmacanogue, Bray, Co. Wicklow; Dunnes Stores, Swords; Dunnes Stores, Blanchardstown Centre; Dunnes Stores, Leopardstown Valley Shopping Centre; Dunnes Stores, Bishopstown Court, Cork; Dunnes Stores, Naas; Dunnes Stores, Jetland Shopping Centre; Dunnes Stores, Tralee NCR

James Whelan Butchers were delighted to open their brand new shop in Tralee on November 4th, creating up to 30 new jobs. The family-run butchers’ newest shop, opening just in time for the Christmas season, is part of the redevelopment of Dunnes Stores, North Circular Road in Tralee which includes a new state of the […]

Multi-award-winning artisan butcher James Whelan Butchers are opening two new shops within a day of each other in November, one in the market town of Tralee in Co. Kerry and the other in the South Dublin suburbs of Leopardstown, creating over 60 new jobs in the process. With two shops opening in two days it […]

We are so proud to share with you that we will be opening our 11th shop later this summer in Tralee, Co. Kerry, creating up to 20 new jobs in the region. The new addition to the family will be part of the redevelopment of Dunnes Stores, North Circular Road in Tralee which will include […]

With only a few days to Christmas Day, our teams are busy putting the finishing touches together on all of the Christmas orders and when our customers and friends come in to collect their Christmas food, we love chatting with them and sharing hints, tips and guides for cooking the turkey, ham or spiced beef. […]

There will always be those prepared for Christmas in September and while we may admire their industriousness for most of us it just isn’t practical. So here we find ourselves in the first week of December, the Christmas lights are up, the Christmas songs are playing in the shops and it’s time to get festive. […]

Christmas is a time for coming home, sitting round the fire with friends and family and enjoying the best of food, great company and celebrating the festive season together. This year for everyone it will be a Christmas like no other – and unfortunately for some it will mean sacrifice and not being able to […]

Everyone has Christmas Traditions – so many of these revolve around sharing great quality food with friends and family. While we wait with bated breath to see when and what restrictions will be lifted, we are all focussed on being able to “break bread” with loved ones this Christmas. We all know that this year […]

Over two years ago we announced a very special partnership with Peter Hannan of Hannan’s Meats, launching our Himalayan Salt Aged Beef, exclusive to James Whelan Butchers. Peter and Pat both come from very traditional Irish farming backgrounds. Both have an incredible expertise and a deep appreciation for the raw materials. It is this quality […]

We were humbled and delighted that our signature Heritage Cure Ham was in the final of the Golden Fork Awards 2020. Having received the 3 Star accolade at the Guild of Fine Food, Great Taste Awards in September, the whole team were so proud when this product, so simple, yet full of such flavour, was […]

Sharing Cote de Boeuf, Sharing T-Bone Steaks & Sharing Sirloin Steaks Ingredients Salt Aged Sharing Steak light olive oil sea salt Sea Salt and black pepper To Cook Heat a frying pan to a medium high heat; add a dash of light olive oil, just before cooking season the steaks well with sea salt. Place […]

James Whelan Butchers were delighted to open their brand new shop in Jetland Shopping Centre on October 23rd in the much anticipated, state of the art Dunnes Stores Food Hall. James Whelan Butchers is part of this unique collaboration that celebrates the provenance and quality of some of Ireland’s leading and award-winning Irish artisan producers […]