Irish beef dominates World Steak Challenge: companies win 68 medals, including 24 gold awards

Irish companies led the field at the World Steak Challenge in Amsterdam.

Although Irish companies missed out on gold medals in the Wagyu beef category, they won many of the top awards in the other three categories, for fillet, ribeye, and sirloin.

Irish entries came away with 24 of the 124 gold medal awards in the World Steak Challenge 2025 judging in Amsterdam.

Launched in 2015, the Challenge gives producers and processors across the world an opportunity to benchmark their product quality, breed credentials, and processing standards.