Details of all of our National Irish Brown Bread Competition winners since 2013:
NATIONAL IRISH BROWN BREAD COMPETITION WINNERS 2015
The 2015 overall winner Maria O’Reilly used Dunany Wholemeal Flour, Odlums Wheatgerm, Donegal Pinhead Oatmeal, and Monaghan Co-op Buttermilk
Carnaross National School TEAM 2 – won the onsite bake-off
The judging panel were RTE’s Ella McSweeney, Seamus Sheridan and Kristin Jensen from Edible Ireland then of course, the woman who inspired the Sheridan brother’s love of brown bread, their mam Maura!
See the Full Winners List from the 2015 National Brown Bread Competition below or Download the Prize Giving Sheet 2015
Overall Winner / Supreme Champion | Maria O’Reilly |
Reserve Champion | David Neilan |
Runner Up | Collette Healy |
Highly Commended | Neil Barrett |
Winner U’16 | Hannah & Ellie |
Runner Up U’16 | Cara Finnegan |
Winner Novice | David Neilan |
Runner Up Novice | Sinead Dungan |
Children’s Brown Bread Competition – Onsite kid’s bake off | |
Overall Winner / Supreme Champion | Carnaross National School TEAM 2 Faye Donaghy, Trudie Gillick, Laura Sheridans |
Reserve Champion | Dunboyne Senior Primary School TEAM 2 Orla Dempsey, Ella Kelly, Abby Connolly, Eimear Byrne |
Runner Up | Dunboyne Senior Primary School TEAM 1 Ciara McGinn, Jenny Kavanagh, Leah Sheerin |
Highly Commended | Knocktemple School Genevive Hughes, Caoimhe Hetherton, Emily Towell |
Well done also to Carnaross National School Team 1 and Ballinlough School, whose also baked lovely breads onsite! |
NATIONAL IRISH BROWN BREAD COMPETITION WINNERS 2014
The Overall Winner in 2014 was Collette Healy from Cork. The winning school in the onsite bake-off was Cannistown National School in Navan!
The breads were judged at our food festival on Sunday 25th May by Ella McSweeney, Maura Sheridan and Chapter One Pastry Chef Darren Hogarty.
See the Full Winners List from the 2014 National Brown Bread Competition below or Download the Prize Giving Sheet 2014
Overall Winner / Supreme Champion | Colette HealyTraditional Recipe using Macroom Flour |
Reserve Champion | Beatrice Byrne |
Runner Up | Mary Sheridan |
Winner U’21 | Antoinette Reilly |
Runner Up U’21 | Finn Maguire |
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Children’s Brown Bread Competition – Onsite kid’s bake off |
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Overall Winner / Supreme Champion | Cannistown National School, Navan |
Reserve Champion | Carnaross National School |
Highly Commended | Carnaross National School Team 2, Ballinlough Primary School |

NATIONAL IRISH BROWN BREAD COMPETITION WINNERS 2013
Overall Winner / Supreme Champion |
Maria O’Reilly from Co. Cavan Her recipe included Howards’ Wholemeal Flour, Odlums Pinhead Oatmeal, Champion Buttermilk and her own free range eggs. |
Reserve Champion |
Imen McDonnell from Co. Limerick Her recipe included Macroom Flour, Dunany Rye Flour, Odlums plain flour, Irish Atlantic Sea salt, her own butter, buttermilk, honey and eggs |
Winner U’21 |
Conor Dunphy from Co. Meath |
Runner Up U’21 |
Virgina Tozer from Dublin |
Winner Novice |
Bernadette Canton from Co. Westmeath |
Runner Up Novice |
Patricia Karellas from Co. Meath |