Head over to The Metropole Hotel Cork to witness the prestigious 2019 Oyster Shucking Competition, where 9 shuckers from across the globe will compete for the beautiful first place trophy!

The judges are hard at work scoring Heat #1, there will be three elimination heats before the final! #corkoysterfest #shuckers #shuckingcompetition

And then there were three! Our final three competitors for the Oyster Shucking Competition at The Metropole Hotel Cork. Who will take home the grand prize? #corkoysterfest #shuckers #shuckingcompetition

Check out these #shucking skills from our finalists! The Metropole Hotel Cork Patrick McMurray #corkoysterfest

We wrapped up the #corkoysterandseafoodfestival with a day filled with family fun, face painting, and oyster shucking! Congratulations to the winner of the Oyster Shucking Competition, Stephen, and all of the… instagram.com/p/B2uFQSlIbhC/…

What a great surprise this afternoon for a group of Canadian guests who just arrived in time for an impromptu shucking masterclass with fellow Canadian Patrick McMurray and the talented Simon Lamont Cork Oyster Festival Taste The Island the VQ Neil Prendeville Fáilte Ireland 🎩

Congratulations to Stiophan Nolan winner of today’s Cork Oyster Festival shucking competition. The competition was tight, well done to all. Fáilte Ireland Heineken Ireland Harty Oysters

We would like to take a moment to give a shoutout and a huge THANK YOU to all of the wonderful vendors, venues, and chefs that participated in the Cork Oyster and Seafood Festival. The weekend was a great success and everyone involved had a fantastic time. Here’s to next year!

Some photos from the #OpeningNight of the #CorkOysterandSeafoodFestival 2019! A wonderful evening filled with cold drinks, fresh oysters, beautiful music, and great company at The Metropole Hotel Cork. Is it time to start planning for next year yet?!

#ThrowbackThursday to the 2019 #CorkOysterFest at The Metropole Hotel Cork. We’re missing the cold pints of #MurphysIrishStout and fresh Harty Oysters on this rainy Thursday... are you? @corkgourmet #seafood #oysters #rainyday #missingit

We’re counting down the days until Patrick McMurray returns for the next #CorkOysterFestival to shuck us an afternoon snack! The Metropole Hotel Cork #CorkSeafood #Oysters #HartysOysters #ShuckingOysters

Check out how much fun we had at 2019 CorkGourmetTrail, one of the highlight events of the #MurphysCorkOysterandSeafoodFestival! Please do not hesitate to share and tag friends so all of our lovely attendees can view. Head to the Cork Oyster Festival Facebook to view the whole video.

What a fun time we had on The Trail for the Cork Oyster Festival! Is it time for the #CorkOysterFestival 2020 yet?! We could absolutely use some oysters and pints to get us through this Tuesday.

Save the date! #CorkOysterFest #CorkGourmetTrail

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😍😍😍 Gin and oysters anyone? #LoveIrish #CorkLike

Festival, events and the overall events industry is a vital part of the Irish economy. It drives tourism - both domestic and International. We need to protect our events industry so that we can still be there in the future #ThisIsWhoWeAre Fáilte Ireland Pure Cork Trigon Hotels

It was an honour & privilege to host Cork Chamber milestone event last year at the hotel. We certainly could not have foreseen what the next year would hold - but, we are resilient and we will prevail. We may be socially distanced but we have never been closer.