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The Irish BBQ Association The Wild Geese was formed in 1999 by founder member Patrick J. O’Sullivan and competed on an international level from the start.

Their first major success of the Wild Geese was in Lynchburg, Tennessee where they won first place. They travelled around Europe to Germany & Switzerland in 2002. Competing against hundreds of teams where they came in the top 3 in both the Germany & Switzerland Championships. Once again they were invited to the States to take part in the invitation only competition that is the Jack Daniels Celebri

ty World BBQ 2003 in Lynchberg. This elite competition involves the worlds best BBQ Chefs and culinary experts in some 350 teams, and Ireland had the repeat honour of walking away with the first prize. The following year down to their success in Lynchberg they we invited as honorary guests to be a part of the next Stateside competition – Memphis in May 2004. Such was the impressive talents of the team, the event was dedicated to an Irish theme, with over 300 teams replicating Irish culture and cuisine. Down to the success of the Wild Geese on an International scale the members decided to set up their own Irish BBQ Association in 2002 to promote the sport of BBQing and subsequently brought Ireland it’s first BBQ Championship, the World BBQ Cook-Off, River Feast, in Limerick May 2003. The members, all Limerick based business men and entrepreneurs, include Patrick J. O’Sullivan the founding member, and president of the Irish BBQ Association, who had been judging international BBQ championships all over the world including Memphis, Louisiana, Texas. Patrick O’Sullivan, the founder and president of the Irish Polish Association, and plays a huge part in the unity and social integration between Poland and Ireland – and has also been honoured by the President of Poland. He was the driving force behind the ethnic pages that are printed weekly in the Limerick Leader, making this the only newspaper that prints ‘Ethnic Pages’ in various languages, including Polish, Spanish, Chinese, Slovak to name but a few. For five years running, the Irish BBQ Association organised and ran the world's largest international BBQ Contest, River Feast, as part of Limerick's Annual River Fest. Hosting over 100 teams from all over the world, this became the highlight of the festival and the Irish BBQ Calendar. This distinctive event has made its mark by embracing the cultural diversity so evident in our Country today. With people participating from Latvia to Libya, Spain to South Africa and from Brazil to Bolivia, this truly inspiring event has captured the hearts of the people of the Mid-West and the surrounds. Georges Quay was pedestrianised and awash with glorious colours, bunting, flags and music from all around the world, with the aromas of char-grilled cuisine. The cook-off provided an opportunity, for the some 14,000 people that visit the event, to enjoy a variety of food cooked in native styles, while also enjoying the music and traditional costumes each culture has to offer.

10/09/2020

We were really looking forward to this, hopefully next year 🤞

Het grote BBQ-feest vindt plaats op 2-3-4 september 2022 in het centrum van Torhout. Jij kan daar de

20/06/2020

Went with a couple of sirloin steaks 🥩 that I picked up on offer, cooked medium over lumpwood coals.
They were surprisingly tender, juicy and will definitely be back for more!

22/04/2020

Woohoo!

05/11/2019

Trying out some Irish Lamb on the at the BBQ academy.

01/06/2019

Best of luck to Eddie and the team behind who launched their new Food Truck Business! We came, we sampled and we were blown away! 10 individual burger options 🍔 filled with the best locally sourced ingredients money can buy! I promise you it’s so much more 👏 thanks for having us!

25/05/2019

Looking for an International BBQ Competition to enter in Ireland this summer. 🥩

Check out the Celtic Smoke BBQ competition being run by our BBQ friend Michael Smith from the Smokin Yankees! This July 13/14th...
Get your team in now, this is not to be missed!! 🔥 🔥

23/01/2019

Our good friend Carlos Pinto making us Irish Dance, any excuse;) 🤘🏻

22/01/2019

Competition Certificates....

22/01/2019

Irish team in full flow🍀

22/01/2019

The turn in...

21/01/2019

Team effort!

20/01/2019

Lamb(Cordero) speared and hand turned over wood and charcoal....🔥

20/01/2019

Cooking Sierras, a very popular boney white fish in Chile...

20/01/2019

Chicken Prep Asado Style...

20/01/2019

Charcoal and wood smoked roasted vegetables....

20/01/2019

The 2-day competition begins...

20/01/2019

The official fire 🔥 starting!

20/01/2019

Our BBQ HQ for the week!

10/01/2019

Cooking with Team Venezuela 🇻🇪 🙌🏻🍗🍖

09/01/2019

Venezuelan BBQ🙌🏻

08/01/2019

Ireland Team 🇮🇪= Atmosphere is building .....

🔥
@ Valdivia, Chile

08/01/2019

🇮🇪 these guys looking after us (10/10)

🇮🇪 + 🇨🇱= BBQ South America

07/01/2019

🍀 S-I-Z-Z-L-E ...... get that Lamb on #4 day countdown entry International Comp 🇮🇪 come follow .........

06/01/2019

Typical Chilean BBQ set up!

02/01/2019

Irish BBQ Guide Top Tips to .
🍖Stay Hydrated
🍖Shop Local,buy Irish
🍖Ask for Martin
🍖Follow the journey with us

02/01/2019

Here we come..
All aboard.....tickets please..for the international bbq competition! Come and support us!

02/01/2019

🇮🇪 Ireland on tour ..... ...... follow the adventures 🇨🇱 Jan 12&13 - Valdivia

28/12/2018

The Wild Geese BBQ Team 🇮🇪get their delivery of polo’s for the International BBQ competition in Chile 12th January 🙌🏻🇨🇱

24/11/2018

Anyone brave enough to try this for Xmas? Deep fat fried thanksgiving turkey from our friends in St. Louis.

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Went with a couple of sirloin steaks 🥩 that I picked up on offer, cooked medium over lumpwood coals. They were surprisingly tender, juicy and will definitely be back for more!

Trying out some Irish Lamb on the #OFYR at the BBQ academy.

Our good friend Carlos Pinto making us Irish Dance, any excuse;) 🤘🏻

Lamb(Cordero) speared and hand turned over wood and charcoal....🔥

Venezuelan BBQ🙌🏻

🍀 S-I-Z-Z-L-E ...... get that Lamb on #4 day countdown #Ireland entry #BBQ International Comp #ontourinChile 🇮🇪 come follow .........

Typical Chilean BBQ set up!

Here we come.. All aboard.....tickets please..for the international bbq competition! Come and support us!

Anyone brave enough to try this for Xmas? Deep fat fried thanksgiving turkey from our friends in St. Louis.

Just some of the highlights from the Pucon BBQ Championship, Chile, earlier this year.

We've some great advice from John Relihan when it comes to cooking a delicious tomahawk steak here at the #WorldBBQChamps

Just a quick message from Patrick O'Sullivan President of the World Barbecue Association ahead of the start of the #WorldBBQChamps today. Can't wait to see everyone in the Peoples Park at 4!!!