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I had the privilege of attending this year’s parade and Sheep Drive, and it’s one of those experiences that stays with you long after the day itself. Standing in the heart of the City of London, watching Liverymen in full regalia and sheep making their steady, unapologetic way through the streets, I was struck by […]

There’s something special about stopping in your tracks while walking through town — that moment when a shop window catches your eye and invites you to look a little closer. That’s exactly what our latest window initiative in Clonmel is all about. In collaboration with Tony of Anne Fitzpatrick Florist, the South Tipperary Art Group […]

A True Taste of Tipperary On Friday, 16th August, I had the privilege — as a founding member of the Tipperary Food Producers Network — of attending our Long Table Dinner at Cashel Palace Hotel, and this one felt particularly special. We’ve hosted Long Table Dinners before, always in magnificent settings, but this year’s event […]

James Whelan Butchers has partnered with Too Good To Go ahead of Christmas to show shoppers how to make the most of their leftovers. This Christmas, 57% of Irish adults will have leftover food after Christmas dinner, equating to approximately one million households nationally, according to research commissioned by Too Good To Go. Noting this, James Whelan Butchers […]

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 […]

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 […]

We were delighted to open our ninth shop in Naas Town Centre on August 22nd in the much anticipated Dunnes Stores Food Hall. James Whelan Butchers is a part of the unique collaboration that celebrates the provenance and quality of some of Ireland’s leading and award-winning Irish artisan producers all under one roof. Padraic Carney, […]

Multi-award-winning James Whelan Butchers is delighted to announce Naas as its next location for its craft butchery excellence and expertise, creating 15 jobs in the region. From the 22nd of August, Dunnes Stores in Main Street Naas will host the artisan butchers, with a state of the art retail space, offering food lovers in Naas […]

With almost 56,000 people receive their Leaving Cert results this week, multi-award winning James Whelan Butchers, through its Butcher Academy, is launching a new three-year Butcher Apprenticeship, which includes for the first time in Ireland, a collaboration with France’s leading Butcher Academy, the world renowned  “Chambres de Métiers et de l’Artisanat”. The opportunity is specifically […]

Multi-award-winning James Whelan Butchers is delighted to announce Cork as its next location for its craft butchery excellence and expertise, creating 15 jobs in the region.  From September, Dunnes Stores in Bishopstown Court, Bandon Road will host the artisan butchers, with a state of the art retail space, offering food lovers in Cork a retail […]