National Irish Steak Challenge comes to Kildare to tell you where to find the best steak

The National Irish Steak Challenge provides Independent Irish Butchers with a vital opportunity to highlight their product quality, breed credentials, and processing standards on a national platform.

This inaugural event took place at The Champions Hall, The Curragh, Co. Kildare on Sunday January 26, 2025 The Associated Craft Butchers of Ireland organised and managed the National Irish Steak Challenge. The competition was broken down into 3 categories Fillet Steak, Ribeye Steak & Striploin Steak For further details, visit: www.craftbutchers.ie/ 

The steak with the highest total score in its category is crowned Best Provincial Steak. Provincial winners then participate in a cook-off to determine the best steak in Ireland within their category.

The Winners 

FILLET & STRIPLOIN STEAK  

Overall winner 

Millar meats 

32 Day Aged Fillet 

Dry Aged Sirloin 

11 Main Street, Irvinestown, Co. Fermanagh, BT94 1GJ, Tel: 028 686 21887 E: millarmeats@hotmail.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/p/Millar-Meats-Irvinestown-100051164774815/  

Millar Meats and Fine Foods is a multiple award-winning business and has proudly served the community in  Irvinestown and surrounding areas for a long number of years. Their name is synonymous with quality, rooted in a farming background and proven with many awards and accolades achieved over the last twenty years. 

The fine food element is constantly updated to reflect the best in local products and fine foods that are of excellent  quality. They are delighted to constantly bring new additions to this range. 

RIBEYE STEAK 

Overall winner 

Kerrigan’s Butchers 

Kingsbory Irish Wagu Ribeye 

barry@kerriganmeats.ie, shane@kerriganmeats.ie 

www.kerrigans.ie 

Founded in 1973. Kerrigan’s are based in North County Dublin with 4 locations and offering next day delivery  Nationwide. Kerrigan’s are a proud member of The Craft Butchers of Ireland and are a Guaranteed Irish company  which is our commitment to sourcing and ageing the best of Irish produce backed up with an insatiable appetite to  the best customer experience both in store and online. 

Provincial winners 

Fillet Steak Provincial winners 

Leinster: Brendan Bergin 

Unit 7, Edenderry Shopping Centre, Edenderry, Co. Offaly 

Ph: (046) 973 1180 

https://www.facebook.com/BerginsEdenderry  

admin@berginfamilybutchers.ie 

Munster: Jim Crowley 

Mill Road, Midleton, Cork 

Ph: 01 461 3542 

https://www.jimcrowleybutchers.com/  

info@jimcrowleybutchers.com 

Ulster: Millar meats 

As above 

Connacht: Kelly's of Newport  

17 Main Street, Newport, Co. Mayo, F28 F953 

https://kellysbutchers.com/  

info@kellysbutchers.com 

Ph: 098 41149 

Striploin Steak provincial winners:  

Munster: Fitzgerald’s Butchers 

Unit 2, Pearse House, Pearse Square, Fermoy, Co. Cork, P61 NN50 https://fitzgeraldsbutchers.ie/  

fitzgeraldbros15@gmail.com 

T: 025 31051 

Ulster: Millar Meats 

As above 

Leinster: Callaghan Butchers & Deli 

58 Market St, Townparks, Ardee, Co. Louth, A92 VK80 

https://www.facebook.com/p/Callaghans-Ardee-Butchers-Deli-100063795482165/  

P:(041) 685 3253 

E: callaghanmeats1@gmail.com 

Connacht: Morris Meats 

Elphin, Co Roscommon 

https://www.facebook.com/morrismeatselphin/  

E: ronanmmeats@hotmail.com 

Ph: (071) 963 5370 

Ribeye Provincial winners: 

Connacht: Kelly's of Newport 

As above 

Leinster: Kerrigan’s Butchers 

As above 

Munster: Walsh Butchers 

70 Main St, Cashel, Co. Tipperary, E25 E142 

https://www.facebook.com/walshsbutcherscashel/  

Ph: (062) 61165 

Ulster: Millar Meats 

As above