A number of Irish food and drink products have been granted
Protected Geographical Status
Three European Union schemes of geographical indications and Traditional food, traditional specialties, known as protected designation of origin (PDO), protected geographical indication (PGI), and traditional specialities guaranteed (TSG), promo ...
under
European Union law
European Union law is a system of rules operating within the member states of the European Union (EU). Since the founding of the European Coal and Steel Community following World War II, the EU has developed the aim to "promote peace, its valu ...
(applicable in the EU and Northern Ireland) and UK law (applicable in England, Wales and Scotland) through the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) or Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) regimes (although no TSG products from Ireland have been registered). The legislation is designed to protect regional foods and came into force in 1992.
This list is sourced from the official index published by the European Commission.
Registered:
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Clare Island Salmon (PGI)
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Connemara Hill Lamb / Uain Sléibhe Chonamara (PGI)
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Imokilly Regato (PDO)
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Irish cream (PDO, with the UK)
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Irish Poteen / Irish Poitín (PGI, with the UK)
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Irish whiskey/uisce beatha (PGI; with the UK)
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Oriel Sea Minerals
Oriel Sea Minerals () is a variety of Irish sea minerals.
Oriel Sea Minerals are concentrated sea mineral salts in liquid form and are harvested from the Irish Sea by Oriel Marine Extracts. They are harvested from the bay of Port Oriel near Drog ...
(PDO)
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Oriel Sea Salt
Oriel Sea Salt () is a variety of Irish sea salt. History
Oriel Sea Salt was established at Port Oriel, Clogherhead in 2010 by Brian Fitzpatrick and John Delany. It extracts and harvests salt and minerals from Irish Sea seawater.
It describes its ...
(PDO)
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Sneem Black Pudding (PGI)
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Timoleague Brown Pudding
Timoleague Brown Pudding () is a variety of brown pudding which was granted Protected Geographical Indication status under European Union law in 1999. In 2012 the sole producer of the pudding Staunton Foods decided to stop using the PGI design ...
(PGI)
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Waterford Blaa/Blaa (PGI)
See also
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Irish cuisine
Irish cuisine encompasses the cooking styles, traditions and recipes associated with the island of Ireland. It has evolved from centuries of social and political change and the mixing of different cultures, predominantly with those from nearby ...
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Northern Irish cuisine
Northern Irish cuisine encompasses the cooking styles, traditions and recipes associated with Northern Ireland. It has distinctive attributes of its own, but has also drawn heavily from Irish and British cuisines.
History
Northern Ireland's cu ...
References
External links
Irish Examiner: Only four Irish foods make it on to EU quality list{{Geographical indications
Protected status foods
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Food and drink products with protected status
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