This year's National Farmhouse Cheese Awards are the 7th year of the ever popular event.

Classes & Winners 2009

Class 1: Hard Cheese

• Gold Award - Coolea Cheese
• Silver Award - St. Gall Beag Fermoy Cheese
• Bronze Award - Mount Callan

Class 2: Soft Cheese
To include Fresh Soft Cheese, Soft White Cheese

• Gold Award - Cais Rua - Fermoy Cheese
• Silver Award - St. Tola Log
• Bronze Award - St. Kevins Wicklow Cheese

Class 3: Semi-Soft Cheese

• Gold Award - Gubeen Cheese
• Silver Award - St. Brigid Fermoy Cheese

Class 4: Best New Cheese

• Bronze Award - Emerald - Fermoy Cheese

Class 5: Best Blue Cheese

• Bronze Award - Wicklow Blue Cheese

Class 6: Best Flavour Added Cheese

• Gold Award - Burren Gold with Black Pepper
• Silver Award - Burren Gold Smoked Cheese
• Bronze Award - Burren Gold with Cumin