Taste of Kildare preview in Kilcullen

THERE was a large turnout in Fallon’s of Kilcullen for a recent promotion of Taste of Kildare 2026, co-hosted by Into Kildare, the county tourism organisation. Brian Fallon is a director of the festival, which is being held at Naas Racecourse on 15/16 August.

The Kilcullen event was a barbecue in Fallon’s outside dining space, held to the background of a trio of traditional Irish musicians, Kilteel Eadestown Comhaltas. 

Welcoming those present, Brian Fallon said the upcoming festival will be a fantastic event, and he thanked Chloe McGroarty of Into Kildare, who lives in Kilcullen, for putting the promotion together.

Tracey O’Dwyer, Leas-Cathaoirleach of Kildare County Council, said she was delighted that the promotion was happening in Kilcullen, which has one of the best food producers in Nolan’s Butchers and some of the county’s best restaurants, including Fallons. 

“Kilcullen is the place to come to for good produce, good food and good craic,” she said, admitting, to laughter, that she might be ‘a bit biased’.

Full details of Taste of Kildare 2026 are available on the festival's website, with news and offers detailed on the event’s social media.