ICA Brown Bread Baking Final 2025
Congratulations to everyone who took part in yesterday’s National Brown Bread Baking Competition ICA Final 2025!
A HUGE congratulations to Kathy Bolger of Bree Guild Wexford Federation ICA, Maureen Igoe, Bonniconlon Guild, Mayo ICA Federation and Helen Walker, Swords Guild, Dublin Federation ICA! The three ICA finalists will now progress to the National Ploughing Championships, to try for the grand prize of €5,000 and a brand new NEFF oven courtesy of Euronics Ireland!
A huge thank you to all the competitors and their supporters who turned out in droves to cheer on the ladies. A special thank you to Anna May McHugh of the NPA, our judges Chef Edward Hayden and Eileen Brennan of the National Ploughing Association, our sponsors Robert Kennedy of Euronics Ireland and to all the staff in An Grianán who took such good care of us all throughout the day.
The National Brown Bread Baking Competition sponsored by Euronics in Association with the NPA and ICA will take place in Screggan, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, on September 16th, 17th & 18th! We look forward to cheering on Kathy, Maureen and Helen

