Latest News
January 2012
New Food Blog.
Cullens Butchers new food blog written by Robert Cullen had been added as a member of the Irish Food Bloggers Association 'Blogroll'. The IFBA is a loose gathering of Irish and Irish-based people with one thing in common: food! And eating, tasting, talking, writing, photographing, blogging, Facebooking and Tweeting about it!! Check out www.irishfoodbloggers.com for more details of our new Blog -'The Butchers Blog'.
December 2011
Turkey Tournament winners 2011.
It was all very festive at Wicklow Tennis Club on Friday last 16th December. After four long weeks the finals of the annual Cullens Butcher Turkey Tournament had arrived. This year we had a record number of members participating in the competition with 17 teams made up of 136 players. Huge thanks goes to the 17 captains who had the onerous task of organising their team of eight players for each match. Despite some rained off matches the tournament finished on time and thankfully this year there was no snow to remove from the courts! There were four matches played on Friday night, first off were the Runner Up Play Off when team Snowflakes defeated team Stars, this was followed by the final where team Angels defeated team Santa’s. It was very competitive with both teams playing for either a Turkey or a Ham. Sponsors Robert and Collette Cullen from Cullens Butchers came along on the night and presented the prizes to all the finalists. Cullen Butchers have been sponsoring this tournament for many years and the club is most appreciative of their continued support. Everyone enjoyed mulled wine and mince pies in the comfort of the recently upgraded hall in the clubhouse and many retired to the Old Forge to continue the celebrations. Special thanks to tournament organiser Glenn Malone and his team for running the event so well.
December 2011
A Victorian Christmas.
Wicklow Town is celebrating after winning RTE's The Business show's Christmas Towns Competition for its wonderful Victorian Christmas theme. Wicklow Town was selected because of the great efforts of Wicklow Gaol and local retailers who embraced the Victorian era by donning costumes and creating great window displays.
Bringing the theme to Cullens Quality Butchers, it got us thinking of the great feast and festive food which is enjoyed at Christmas time.
Did you know that the dinner we now associate with
Christmas began to take shape in Victorian times.
Victorians transformed the idea that Christmas should feature
around Family Celebrations and the Cooking of a Feast!
A Victorian Christmas Dinner was a feast in all its splendor! Tables were set with the best linens & china. There were a lot of dishes associated with it but A Roast formed the centerpiece of the feast! Taking pride of place on the Christmas table! A Goose or Turkey (For the Gentry), Rib of Beef on the bone (for the Northern Folk) or a Boar’s Head or Ham was served up with roasted veg, mash, gravy & sage and onion stuffing. Even in a humbler household, Christmas was a very special occasion, people celebrating with the best meal they could afford. A Game Pie or Rabbit was usually served. Then, as now, Christmas Dinner was the high point of the day, a carefully planned meal and a real treat! The spirit of the Victorian Christmas is very much part of the Christmas we celebrate today! A Celebration of Family & Food!!
Check out our Facebook page for more great photos of Victorian Wicklow and the TV crew in the shop.
December 2011
Winner of Cookbooks.
November 2011
Local Cookbook Launched!
Cullens Butchers are proud to be associated with the Launch of the Glebe Schools fantastic cookbook which was launched last week by Dragons Den star 'Bobby Kerr'
The Glebe School cookbook launch took place on Thursday last (10 November) in the gorgeous setting of the Wicklow Wine Company on Wicklows’ main Street. A packed out crowd was in attendance all enjoying the wonderful treats on offer and a glass or two of very nice wine!
The book is a collection of recipes from Teachers, Parents, Children from the School and some local businesses. The book will also be on sale at a recession busting €10 making it an ideal Christmas gift!
The book is now also on sale in Bridge Street Books, Wicklow as well as the Wicklow Wine Co and Cullens Butchers.
The PTA of Glebe National School compiled the cookery book as a school fundraiser. The theme is Food & Family and it has lots of delicious recipes used by the families in the school as well as some fantastic recipes from Wicklow Restaurants and Artisan Food Providers in the Wicklow Area.
The wonderfully named ‘Cook Eat Taste‘ cookbook is very professionally made and for the food lover in your life is a definate xmas gift!
October 2011
Another nomination!
Cullens butchers have been shortlisted for the Best Retail Award by Wicklow Town & District Chamber of commerce for 2011. The awards ceremony takes place in the Grand Hotel in Wicklow on November 18th 2011.
This is the third year in a row that Cullens Quality Butchers have been nominated for the Best Retail Award and have already finished Runner Up in 2009 and were winners in 2010!
August 2011
LEINSTER CAPTAIN VISITS CULLENS!
Leinster Captain, Leo Cullen and cousin of current owner Robert, paid a visit to the Shop in Wicklow Town prior to his upcoming wedding! Leo was checking out the Fillet Steak which is to be served at the reception. The wedding will be attended by over 200 guests including his Leinster teammates as well as family & friends.
July 2011
FILM CREW COMES TO THE SHOP!
Celebrity Chef, Catherine Fulvio dropped into Cullens Butchers yesterday (5/7/11) to film a section for her new TV series Catherine's Family Kitchen, that is due to air on RTE on Friday nights in September.
Catherine was filmed coming into the shop and asking Robert Cullen about Wicklow Lamb and what makes it so good!
‘Wicklow Lamb is a product of its environment’ replied Robert ‘the animals are free to roam the hilly countryside and have access to Heather, Clover and of course the Good Green Grass!’ ‘this results in meat that is very tender and full of flavour’ he told Chef Catherine Fulvio. Catherine then bought French Trimmed Lamb Cutlets to cook on the show!
May 2011
NEW ICE DISPLAY FOR FISH!
Our Fish Display just got a whole lot better.
We now have a full Ice bed to keep our fish fresher.
Check out our range of Fresh Cod, Salmon, Plaice, Seabass, Smoked Haddock, our Mixed Seafood and lots more seasonal Fresh Fish. Plus, if we don't have it in stock, we can get it fresh the next day for you!
February 2011
CULLENS BUTCHERS
QUALITY MEAT PRODUCTS
NOW AVAILABLE IN LOCAL STORES.
Flemings Rathdrum, Fairgreen, Rathdrum.
Glenealy Stores, Glenealy.
Brittas Bay Stores, Brittas Bay.
Now its so handy to pick up some of our quality products in your local store!
We are adding to the range all the time and they are proving very popular
with customers.
December 2010
Cullens Quality Butchers' 2010 'Turkey Tournament' finals take place in Wicklow Tennis Club.
The finals of Wicklow Tennis Club’s Cullen Butcher Turkey Tournament finally took place after a series of interruptions caused by the weather.
The tournament initially started in November but the adverse weather kept impacting on the play schedule.
The competition looked likely to continue into 2011 were it not for the determination of tournament organiser Glenn Malone to see it through. On two occasions the courts had to be cleared of snow and this was only managed thanks to the sheer hard work of members who willingly gave many hours of their time to ensure the games could go ahead.
Despite the very cold temperatures of -2.5 degrees on finals day the high spirits of the 32 participants in the semi finals and finals shone through. The two teams that made it to the final were ‘The Bell’s’ and the ‘Mince Pies’, each team made up of eight players. Games were very close with the winners being the ‘Mince Pies’.
Special thanks to Robert Cullen of Cullen Butchers for sponsoring this very popular event. The winners all won Turkeys and the runners up won Hams, so everyone was a winner on the nights. The matches were followed by mince pies and mulled wine. Thanks also are passed onto each of the 16 team captains who had a difficult job to do with so many postponements of games
Another Award for Cullens Quality Butchers!
At a gala Awards Dinner in the Parkview Hotel last Friday, Cullens Quality Butchers of Main St Wicklow Town were awarded ‘Best Retailer’ for 2010.
‘It’s fantastic to be recognised for all the hard work and effort’ said owner Robert Cullen. ‘We were runner up last year and pushed ourselves even harder this year. In the last 12 months, we have increased our product range, we have started selling Fish, we have a Home Delivery Service and have a monthly newsletter for our Customers’ he added.
The Awards Ceremony took place in the Parkview Hotel and was attended by over 200 Chamber members from Wicklow. Cullens Quality Butchers beat off some tough competition from other great retailers such as Anne Harris Jewellers, Bridge Street Books and Unicare Pharmacy. Robert Cullen was presented with a Galway Crystal Vase by Brian Purcell of ‘The Apprentice’
In the Picture to the left is Denis Fielding, President of Wicklow Chamber of Commerce and Robert Cullen of Cullens Butchers.
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October 2010
Celebrity Chef comes to Cullens!
Celebrity Chef, Cathrine Fulvio of Ballyknocken House Cookery School and star of RTE's 'Catherine's Roman Holiday' Was in Wicklow Town last week and called in to see the shop. Cullens is a supplier of meat products to Ballyknocken Cookery School. Catherine was in Wicklow promoting her new book 'Catherine's Italian Kitchen'
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September 2010
New Monthly Newsletter Launched
Cullens have launched a new monthly newsletter full of recipe ideas, cooking tips and special offers.
Get back copies of our newsletter by clicking here.
To sign up, for your monthly copy, just click here and send us your details.
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September 2010
New home delivery service now available!
Cullens Quality Butchers of Wicklow Town are pleased to announce the launch of their new home delivery service. This service promises next day delivery free to homes and businesses in Wicklow Town and surrounding areas.
The reason why this service is being launched, according to owner, Robert Cullen, is that ‘so many people are fed up with supermarket meat and can’t always get to the butchers’ so ‘let the butcher come to you’ he later added.
This home delivery service follows on from Robert’s Grandfather, William Cullen, who started his Butchery Business in the late 1920’s with a horse and cart calling door to door in the Wicklow area. ‘This is a nice return to the old ways’ says Robert, ‘my grandfather started out selling meat door to door, and now we are bringing that personal service back’ Robert’s Father Liam is a well know butcher in Wicklow who had many shops in the 1970’s and 80’s. Robert took over the running of the business in 2008 and last year completed a major renovation of the popular Wicklow Town store.
Cullens have been in the butchery business for 3 generations and have won several awards over many years for their quality of meat and service, including runner up in Wicklow Chamber of Commerce awards of 2009 for Retail Excellence. Cullens also supply many of the top local Restaurants, Coffee Shops and Hotels in the area.
The delivery service offers free next day delivery on orders over €30 to Wicklow Town. Rathnew, Ashford, Glenealy, Barndarrig and Brittas Bay areas.
Click here for more information!
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February 2010
New Fish Counter in Cullens Butchers!
Cullens Butchers Now sell Fish! Just in time for the start of Lent, Cullens Quality Butchers have opened a Fish Counter. Fresh Fish is sourced every day from Tuesday through to Friday from the Fish Markets in Dublin.
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December 2009
Award winners at Wicklow Chamber of Commerce Business Awards for 2009!
Cullens Butchers won the Runner Up Prize for Best Retailler in Wicklow Town at the annual Chamber Awards. 'We are delighted to receive this award on behalf of all the staff at Cullens Butchers, especially seeing the calibre of the competition' said Robert Cullen at the ceremony on the Parkview Hotel.
Pictured right are, Wicklow Mayor Irene Winters, Jean Hodgins, Hopkins Toymaster, Robert Cullen, Cullens Quality Butchers and Martina Robinson, President, Wicklow Chamber of Commerce.
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July 2009
New shop now open!
Cullens Butchers are please to announce the completion of the renovation of their shop on Main Street, Wicklow Town. The larger brighter store has a wider choice of fresh local meats that you have come to know and expect. We also stock a wonderful range of prepared ready to cook meals, cheese, frozen foods and a selection of fresh veg. We also have a great range of Fresh Fish.
We look forward to welcoming you soon!
