Local Producers Return to Beer, Cider, Spirit and Cheese Festival at the Slieve Donard Resort & Spa

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is delighted to be associated with the Beer, Cider, Spirit and Cheese Festival at the Slieve Donard Resort & Spa on Saturday 30 September.

Some of County Down’s finest food and drink artisanal producers will be at the event including drinks exhibitors Whitewater Brewery, Kilmeggan Cider, Shortcross Gin and Echlinville Distillery, home to Dunville Whiskey and Echlinville Gin along with local food producers including, Kearney Blue Cheese and Fivemiletown Creamery.

This year there will also be a new addition to the Festival with a Slieve Donard Street Food Stall, offering delicious local treats to taste.

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Roisin Mulgrew said, “Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is delighted to support this excellent event”.

“The Beer, Cider, Spirit and Cheese Festival will showcase many of the district’s finest brands. Local food producers have such passion and enthusiasm for their produce it’s impossible not to get drawn in.  In addition, there will be lots of food and drink to sample to ensure a good time is had by all”. 

Stephen Meldrum, General Manager at the Slieve Donard Resort & Spa said, “We are thrilled to announce the return of the Slieve Donard Beer, Cider, Spirit and Cheese Festival following the inaugural event in 2016, which was a huge success”.

Tickets for the event cost £14 per person, which includes three drinks tokens and a souvenir glass, and are available from the Slieve Donard reception or by calling the hotel on 028 4372 1066.