Virtual festivities for second year running — but all still Blooming lovely

While people can’t obviously come together physically to celebrate Ireland's five-day flower, food and family festival, they can take part via a series of virtual initiatives and events

Alanna & Alyssa Keeley Bord Bia Bloom 2021. Photo Chris Bellew /Fennell Photography Copyright 2021

A celebrated quote from Lady Bird Johnson, wife of the 36th President of the United States Lyndon B Johnson, goes: “Where flowers bloom so does hope”.

Right now there’s a global need for fresh hope in a world struggling to recover from the impact of Covid-19.