Blessed are Irish cheesemakers at the International Cheese & Dairy Awards

Carbery Cheese graders Michael Cahill and Seamus Corkery in action. The West Cork-based international cheese and ingredients producer received six gold awards for their Cracker mature white, lactose-free cheddar, extra mature white cheddar, vintage cheddar, and Cheese Extra. The west Cork company won three Silver Awards for their mature cheddar, vintage cheddar, and cheese extra.

Glanbia Ireland and Dairygold Food Ingredients (UK) were among the major trophy winners at last week's International Cheese & Dairy Awards in the UK, the largest cheese show in the world.

The ICDA is the world’s biggest platform to champion world-class producers of cheese and dairy products attracting over 5,500 entries every year.  The awards were part of Love Cheese Live, one of the UK's largest cheese, food and drink festivals, which took place at the Staffordshire County Show Grounds.