Seáneen is the co-owner & Director of Lovely Food at L. Mulligan. Grocer in Stoneybatter. She is a cook, food scholar and drinks sommelier with a talent for pairing Ireland’s indigenous drinks and local food. She is also the founder of Mistresses of Malt, whiskey tastings that celebrate the women of Irish whiskey and co-founder of #thisisirishfood, a worldwide campaign to celebrate Irish food and the people and places who make it.

She is passionate about our food culture on this island, and its relationship with the environment, politics, folklore and language and is working on her PhD proposal in this area having recently completed her postgrad in Irish Food Culture at UCC. 

Her menus are a love letter to Irish producers, bringing together traditional pub food and modern Irish food culture. She will be presenting on the Bastecamp stage about Irish pub food.