Irish beef stew

Name: Irish beef stew
Ingredients: 1½kg/3lb 5oz stewing beef, cut into cubes; 175g/6oz streaky bacon; 3 tbsp olive oil; 12 baby onions, peeled; 18 button mushrooms, left whole; 3 carrots, cut into quarters or 12 baby carrots, scrubbed and left whole; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 tbsp chopped thyme; 2 tbsp chopped parsley; 10 cloves of garlic, crushed and grated; 425ml/15fl oz red wine; 425ml/15fl oz chicken or beef stock; 50g/2oz butter; 50g/1¾oz flour; Champ, to serve