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Christmas Message from Limerick Milk Market
The Milk Market, Limerick
Sun 1st December
Friday 6th to Sun 8th December
Friday 13th to Sun 15th December
Fri 20th to Tue 24th December
We are delighted to announce the Christmas at the Limerick Milk Market series 2024. This year we have a range of traditional daytime Christmas Markets of festive foods mixed with some special once off Christmas Markets – Sun 1st December we have our largest Art Fair of the year, The Christmas Art Fair. Sun 8th December our Christmas Vinyl Record & CD Fair returns and Sunday 15th will feature a Christmas Antique, Vintage and Craft Fair.
Each Friday/Sunday will see an Xmas Open Air Café in addition to the special events (featuring Flying Cheese Farm Shop & Grill, Bon Appetit Creperie, Harpers Coffee, Greenacres Cafe, SOS Cookies/Meltie Toasties, The Edge Clothing, Restory Crafts, Antique Loft & Vintage Gem Store, Whack Vintage Popup shop, The Candle Shop, Wild Fig Bakery and Vito Vintage Clothing ) 11am to 3pm.
We have two special Christmas Fringe Events: Sun 17th Ivory Elephant Vintage Fair Xmas edition (Premium & Sports Vintage) 11am to 4pm and Sunday 24th November with Santa Paws Christmas Craft Fair, featuring over 20 Craft stalls, 7 Café/Food Shops and 6 Vintage, Antique and Craft Shops all in aid of Deel Animal Rescue 11am to 3pm.
Friday 6th December will feature a special event, Christmas Transition Year Enterprise Market in partnership with Local Enterprise Office (LEO) – Limerick and WizzKids.ie 10am to 2pm with up to a Sixty; second level local schools showcasing the latest in Student innovation projects with prizes for the best product/project team. Also featuring festive music and many local Craft/Food vendors.
Each Saturday will see the Famous Food Market Xmas edition, featuring the best of Local Limerick seasonal Food with a Christmas twist, Saturdays in Dec 8am to 3pm. We would like to encourage customers to shop early on Saturdays to guarantee your Christmas Food Favorites including: Artisan Christmas Food Hampers, Minced Pies, Specialty Hot Drinks, Puddings, Christmas Hams & Turkeys (Order in advance), Chestnuts, Brandy Butter, Christmas Deserts/Baked Goodies, and last but not least some traditional in season fruit and vegetables ready for all to enjoy and savour!
Santa will be visiting the Milk Market on Saturday 14th December and those who wish to get a picture with him are advised to bring their phone/camera for your 2024 picture, donations can be given to Limerick Suicide Watch on the day.
Friday 20th Dec 11am to 3pm will see a fundraiser day for Limerick Suicide Watch sponsored by Lyons of Limerick who will operate an Open-Air Courtyard with some Christmas tunes and Games Area.
There will be a Full Christmas Famous Food Market (featuring the best of Local Limerick Festive Food) Saturday 21st Dec 8am to 3pm with all your festive staples. Sun 22nd and Monday 23rd will see a Christmas Food and Craft Market with all the shops at the Milk Market with live music 8am to 3pm.
The Final Famous Food Market will take place on Christmas Eve, Tuesday 24th Dec 8am to 2pm, which will finish out the five day run into Christmas Eve and the Christmas Series 2024.” Said David Fitzgerald Limerick Milk Market Manager.
This year we hope to dazzle you with our ‘Christmas Canopy of Lights’ and Warm your soul with delicious Local Food/Drink and HEATED SEATs. We are delighted to offer our young market goers a chance to post your Santa letter at our custom Lumen Street Theater “Santa’s Post Box”.
Wishing You and Yours Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from All of us at the #LimerickMilkMarket
Special Thanks to our Christmas Series Sponsors Limerick City & County Council, Lyons of Limerick Ford for their assistance in bring you these community based family friendly and Free Entry Events.
For Further Press ONLY information please contact
David Fitzgerald Limerick Milk Market
Tel: 087 334 8111
dfitzgerald@milkmarketlimerick.ie
Christmas Message from Limerick Milk Market
The Milk Market, Limerick
Friday 1st to Sun 3rd December
Friday 8th to Sun 10th December
Friday 15th to Sun 17th December
Thurs 21st to Sun 24th December
“We are delighted to announce the Christmas at the Limerick Milk Market series 2023. This year we have a range of traditional daytime Christmas Markets of festive foods mixed with some special once off Christmas Markets – Sun 3rd December we have our largest Art Fair of the year, The Christmas Art Fair. Sun 10th December our Christmas Vinyl Record & CD Fair returns and Sunday 18th will feature a Christmas Antique, Vintage and Craft Fair.
Each Friday/Sunday will see an Xmas Open Air Café in addition to the special events (featuring Flying Cheese Farm Shop & Grill, Bon Appetit Creperie, Harpers Coffee, Greenacres Cafe, SOS Cookies/Meltie Toasties, The Edge Clothing, Restory Crafts, Antique Loft & Vintage Gem Store, Whack Vintage Popup shop and Vito Vintage Clothing ) 11am to 3pm.
We have a special Christmas Fringe Event Sunday 26th November with Santa Paws Christmas Craft Fair, featuring over 20 Craft stalls, 5 Café/Food Shops and 5 Vintage, Antique and Craft Shops all in aid of Deel Animal Rescue 11am to 3pm.
Friday 8th December will feature a special event, Christmas Transition Year Enterprise Market in partnership with Local Enterprise Office (LEO) – Limerick and WizzKids.ie 10am to 2pm with up to a fifty; second level local schools showcasing the latest in Student innovation projects with prizes for the best product/project team. Also featuring festive music and many local Craft/Food vendors. There are three generous prizes Sponsored by MAST.ie /Arachas.ie for this event.
Each Saturday will see the Famous Food Market Xmas edition, featuring the best of Local Limerick seasonal Food with a Christmas twist, Saturdays in Dec 8am to 3pm. We would like to encourage customers to shop early on Saturdays to guarantee your Christmas Food Favorites including: Artisan Christmas Food Hampers, Minced Pies, Specialty Hot Drinks, Puddings, Christmas Hams & Turkeys (Order in advance), Chestnuts, Brandy Butter, Christmas Deserts/Baked Goodies, and last but not least some traditional in season fruit and vegetables ready for all to enjoy and savour!
Santa will be visiting the Milk Market on Saturday 16th December and those who wish to get a picture with him are advised to bring their phone/camera for your 2023 picture, donations can be given to Limerick Suicide Watch on the day.
Thursday 21st Dec 11am to 3pm will see a fundraiser day for Limerick Suicide Watch sponsored by Lyons of Limerick who will operate an Open-Air Courtyard with some Christmas tunes and Games Area. Friday 22nd December will feature the final outdoor café with live music of the year.
There will be a Full Christmas Famous Food Market (featuring the best of Local Limerick seasonal Food with a Christmas twist) Saturday 23rd Dec 8am to 3pm with all your festive staples.
The Final Famous Food Market will take place on Christmas Eve, Sunday 24th Dec 8am to 2pm, which will finish out the three day run into Christmas Eve and the Christmas Series 2023.” Said David Fitzgerald Limerick Milk Market Manager.
This year we hope to dazzle you with our ‘Christmas Canopy of Lights’ and Warm your soul with delicious Local Food/Drink and HEATED SEATs. We are delighted to offer our young market goers a chance to post your Santa letter at our custom Lumen Street Theater “Santa’s Post Box”.
Wishing You and Yours Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from All of us at the #LimerickMilkMarket
Special Thanks to our Christmas Series Sponsors Limerick City & County Council, Lyons of Limerick Ford and Mast.ie for their assistance in bring you these community based family friendly and Free Entry Events.”
For Further Press ONLY information please contact
David Fitzgerald Limerick Milk Market
Tel: 087 334 8111
dfitzgerald@milkmarketlimerick.ie
Culture Night 2021 at The Milk Market!
September 17th, Open from 4pm -8pm with Free Entry!
Live Music By:
Downtown Dixieland
https://www.facebook.com/DowntownDixielandBand/
Kids Games Area
Magician Steve Spade
https://www.facebook.com/stevespademagic/
Pigtown Mask Making Demo by Lumen Street Theatre
https://www.facebook.com/Lumen-Street-Theatre-578858578960251/
Christmas Message from Limerick Milk Market
The Milk Market, Limerick
Friday 4th to Sun 6th December 2020
Friday 11th to Sun 13th December 2020
Friday 18th to Sun 20th and Tue 22nd to Thurs 24th December
“This year has been a challenging year for everyone including all of us at the Limerick Milk Market, we are however immensely grateful to the People of Limerick for their kindness, support and understanding during this difficult time. I would like take this opportunity to once again thank the Customer, Staff and Traders who have been amazing this year for their flexibility, adaptability and sense of community spirit. Finally I would like to offer my thanks to the Management Team and Board for their support” We are excited to announce the Christmas at the Limerick Milk Market series 2020. This year we have a range of traditional day time Christmas Markets of festive foods mixed with some special once off Christmas Markets – There are some Early December Xmas Fringe Markets Sun 6th December Xmas Record Fair, Sun 13th December Christmas Art Fair; Each Friday will see an Xmas Open Air Cafe (featuring Country Choice Farm Shop & Grill, Bon Appetit Creperie, Harpers Coffee, Mari Cheese & Coffee, The Edge Clothing, Restory Crafts, and Vito Vintage Clothing ) 11am to 3pm.
Each Saturday will see the Famous Food Market Xmas edition, featuring the best of Local Limerick seasonal Food with a Christmas twist, Saturdays in Dec 8am to 3pm. We would like to advise customers to shop early on Saturdays to avoid a Queue between 8am-10am. Your Christmas Food Favorites will all be back with: Artisan Christmas Food Hampers, Minced Pies, Specialty Hot Drinks, Puddings, Christmas Hams & Turkeys (Order in advance), Chestnuts, Brandy Butter, Christmas Deserts/Baked Goodies, and last but not least some traditional in season fruit and vegetables ready for all to enjoy and savour!
The Christmas Craft Market will take place on Sunday 20th Dec 11am to 4pm featuring local and Limerick Regional crafts traders, local community groups who make specific Christmas themed crafts and much more to give that someone special the best gift of all. A unique gift of Limerick making!
Tuesday 22nd Dec 11am to 3pm will see a fundraiser day for Limerick Suicide Watch sponsored by Lyons Of Limerick who will operated an Open Air Courtyard featuring recital by BoherBuoy band Christmas Famous Food Market (featuring the best of Local Limerick seasonal Food with a Christmas twist) Wednesday 23rd Dec 8am to 3pm
The Final Farmers Market of the year will take place on Christmas Eve, the Famous Food Market Thursday Xmas Eve 24th Dec 8am to 2pm, which will finish out the three day run into Christmas Eve and the Christmas Series 2020.” Said David Fitzgerald Limerick Milk Market Manager.
This Year we have an extra special feature of the ‘Christmas Canopy of Lights’ sponsored by Limerick City and County Council for you to check out this festive season.
Wishing You and Yours Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from All of us at the #LimerickMilkMarket
Special Thanks to Sponsors Limerick City & County Council and Lyons of Limerick Ford for their assistance in bring you these community based family friendly and Free Entry Events.
For Further Press information please contact
David Fitzgerald Limerick Milk Market
Tel: 087 334 8111
dfitzgerald@milkmarketlimerick.ie
Ecaterina Cakes: Ecaterina pictured at Limerick Milk Market. Pic: Don Moloney
Ecaterina has been selling the most beautiful cakes imaginable in the Milk Market for ten years. Like a lot of the traders in the market, she learned her trade at her mother’s knee.
“Like a lot of Irish people, especially the women in the Milk Market, I learned how to bake from my mother. I started when I was very young. We would make black forest gateaux, apple pies, chocolate cakes. These are still my favourite things to make, but as you can see from my stall, I make a big variety of cakes.”
When they invented the phrase eye-watering, this is what they meant. For between €1 and €2.99 you’ll find roulades, layered cakes, eclairs, tarts, cheesecakes, brownies, pavlovas, meringues, tiramisu and baklavas.
“I’m from Moldova and I moved here to Ireland more than 20 years ago. You could say I came here to follow a man. His name is Duitrey. He had come to Ireland from Moldova, so I followed him and we got married and settled here. We have two sons, aged 21 and 19. This has been our home now for many years.”
Ecaterina’s stall is next to Harper’s Coffee House and en route to the upstairs seating area, so it’s the perfect spot to pick a little treat-for-me on a Saturday morning. Sold in individual sizes, the only thing that doesn’t vary is the standard – top drawer baking that would satisfy any of the judges on the Great British Bake Off.
If there is a speciality or a common theme in her colourful range, it’s the number of cakes that use popular bars or confectionary as inspiration. So you’ll find Chocolate Malteser Cake for €2.50, Oreo Peanut Butter Brownies (€2.50), Nutella Cheesecake (€2.50); Toffee Crisp (€2); or Smartie Chocolate Cake (€2). My favourite play on this theme is Ecaterina’s Ferrero Rasher Cake for €2.50. I’m sure the Ambassador would consider himself equally spoiled with this gorgeous cake.
You’ll find Viennese Fingers for €1; Napoleon Chocolate Cake (€2.50; Dreamy Chocolate Tropical Pavlova (€2.50); Apple Almond Tart (€2.20); Apple Pie with meringue topping (€2.50); Brownies with white chocolate (€2); Milk Chocolate Ball Cake (€2.20); Chocolate Biscuit Cake (€2); Raspberry cake (€2); Crumbled Nutella (€2); Baklava (€2): Nut Apple Cake (€2), Chocolate Brownies (€2); Carrot Cake (€1.80) and Coffee Cake (€1.80).
You’ll find the best, or at least the most intricate looking, cakes behind the glass display unit: Lemon Cake (€.2.20); Chocolate Cream Cake (€2.50); Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Extreme Brownie Cake (€2.50); Chocolate Orange Cake(€2.50); Chocolate Ball Cake(€2.50); Oreo Cheese Cake(€2.50); Tiramisu(€2.50); Black Forest Gateaux (€2.50); Snicker’s Cake (€2.50); White Chocolate Passion Fruit Cake (€2.50); Blueberry Roulade (€2.99); Kiwi Cakes (€2.50); Black Forest Fruit Cake (€2.50); Raffaella Cheesecake(€2.50); Pistachio Cream Cake (€2.50); Honey Cake (€2.50); White Chocolate Raspberry Cheese Cake (€2.99); Orange and White Chocolate Roulade (€2.99); and Chocolate Eclairs €2.20.
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There is stiff competition when it comes to the best smells in the Milk Market – is it the coffee at Harper’s, the grilled sausages at Country Choice, the crepes at Bon Appetit? But for those who stop at the Sunvale Soap Co stall, there can be only one winner – the fresh, clean aroma of Savon de Marseille.
Jasmine Crawford has been selling Savon de Marseille – a hard soap, traditionally made from vegetable oils – at the Milk Market for 13 years. She started selling imported French soaps from inside the archway entrance to the Milk Market. She then began making her own soaps and moved to a permanent Saturday stall, which is arguably the prettiest in the market.
Savon de Marseille are still the mainstay of the stall, but you’ll find an eclectic mix of moisturisers, essential oils, creams, liquid soap, shampoos, and even dog soap. (I tried the €6 dog soap and it gave my dog’s coat a lovely sheen which lasted for more than a week.) Pet owners will appreciate Jasmine’s paw balm, which is used to protect sore, dry and cracked paws. There is even a dog nose balm to soothe and moisturise dry noses. So, you can add dogs to the list of happy customers. The stall has been popular with the ladies of Limerick for years but Jasmine has noticed much more men buying her products of late.
“It’s a good mix of male and female. A lot of men like French soap that isn’t packaged. They are becoming more environmentally aware, not buying shower gel that’s packaged, and they prefer to buy these French soaps instead. I do find a lot of men are doing that.”
Jasmine’s other popular products for men include shaving oil, beard oil, body scrubs, body creams and face masks.
Originally from London, Jasmine moved to Ireland 26 years ago. With her children growing up and not needing her constant attention, she began making her own soaps, following similar traditional soap making methods to those perfected in Marseille. Soap has been made in Marseille for more than 600 years. Savon de Marseille is traditionally made by mixing sea water from the Mediterranean Sea, olive oil and the alkaline ash from sea plants together in a large cauldron. The mixture is heated for several days, stirring constantly. Then it is allowed to sit until its ready to be poured into a mould and allowed to set. The whole process can take up to a month.
Based in Ardpatrick in the Ballyhoura Mountains, Jasmine now makes soaps, moisturisers, essential oils, creams, and natural skincare products. Jasmine places a strong emphasis on the therapeutic qualities of essential oils and the healing properties of herbal extracts. The products are made with high quality ingredients made in small batches without chemical preservatives or synthetic perfumes.
“I grow my own plants and make oils. In addition to the Milk Market, I also sell my products into shops and I’m part of two co-operatives one in Limerick, the other in Adare.”
As well as Savon de Marseilles, Jasmine also imports products from the soapmakers of Aleppo, in war-torn Syria. The Aleppo soap makers had to decamp to Tunisia to escape their war ravaged city, but they continue to export their soaps via France. Soap has been made in Aleppo since the eight century, so Jasmine is keen to support that tradition.
“There is a group of French soap makers that are trying to help them set up again in Aleppo. I’ve been reading up a lot on it. The French soap markets import it from Tunisia and I import it from them.”
Although the hard Savon de Marseille are the mainstay of her stall, Jasmine has recently added her homemade liquid soap.
“The liquid soap is a new thing that I’ve started doing with a refill service. People bring back the dispenser for refills.”
All of the packaging used for Jasmine’s products are recyclable and sourced in Ireland.You can find a full list of products on the Sunvale Soap Company website, https://thesunvalesoapco.com but popular items include: Argan Oil Moisturiser (€9); Calendula Moisturiser (€9); Calendula Multi Balm (€9); Charcoal Detox Facial Mask (€8); Deodorant Cream (€7); Horsetail Nail and Cuticle Oil (€7); Lavender Hand Cream (€9); Lemongrass & Neroli Body Scrub (€11); Neroli & Vanilla Body Butter (€14); Nourishing Facial Oil (€8); Peppermint and Calendula Foot Cream (€9); Pillow Sleep Spray (€8); Pure Organic Rosehip Oil (€11); Relaxing Massage & Bath Oil (€9); Relieve and Repair Cream (€9); Rose and Neroli Toner (€7); Rose Hand Cream (€9); Rosehip Extra Facial Serum (€14) Rosehip Oil Moisturiser (€9)semary and Orange Cleanser (€8); Seaweed and Manuka Facial Mask (€8); Sport Massage & Bath Oil (€8); Spot Treatment Gel (€5.50).