Dublin holds the honour these days, but did you know Kilkenny was once the capital of Ireland? Ok, that was back in the 1600s but, as Alexandra Murphy finds out, the city still retains its medieval magic. Kilkenny is the perfect hybrid of old and new, city and town, culture and clubbing. So when visiting [...]
The pressure to find the perfect St Valentine’s Day gift can be immense. Some of us crack under the weighty expectations and grab a last minute teddy bear with sad eyes or a limp bunch of flowers. Here are the facts people: she will not appreciate that. Irish baker Cara Lloyd from The Corner Bakery [...]
In a boom of creativity and a poof of great smells, a new breed of Dublin restaurants, cafés and gastro bars have sprung up all over the city. The new arrivals range from hip bars and grills to groovy cafés, and pop-up restaurants to fashionable fast food. Along the way, the city’s culinary champions have [...]
The holiday season is almost upon us and the dark nights have taken over. The Irish have a fail-safe solution for winter weather however – we call it chocolate. We sent blogger Jane Casey to a chocolate factory with these instructions: do not come back without the perfect chocolate dessert recipe and a metric ton [...]
It’s the time of year when talk around the office turns to our favourite festive treats and tipples. Given it’s the season of giving, we decided to share some of the team’s top home-grown recipes with you all. Try them out, tuck in, and bring a little of Ireland to your Christmas table this year! [...]
In a lunchtime hunger pang assault, our minds drifted to food. What would me most like to munch right now. Homemade Irish Fish Pie topped the list. We had to find a recipe. Thankfully, award-winning food blogger Margaret O’Farrell was kind enough to oblige. Fish… there’s no two ways about it, we love fish in [...]
“Ireland has long had some of the best raw ingredients in the world” says Aoife Carrigy. As a food writer and co-author of the new Ard Bia Cookbook, this is one lady who knows what she’s talking about. She shares her love affair with Irish food and a smoked trout recipe flavoured by the Burren. Living [...]
‘A pint of Guinness, please.’ It was the third time I’d witnessed a tourist approach the bar in Messrs Maguire’s and ask, in varying levels of English, for a pint of what is admittedly Dublin’s most famous export. In most , it’s a perfectly typical thing to ask. But Messrs is not most pubs. is [...]
Just because Ireland isn’t famed for its scorching summers doesn’t stop us getting in the seasonal mentality. Along with picnics in the park, seaside strolls and slathering on sunscreen, we partake in the holiest of summer rituals: the barbeque. To me, barbeques in Ireland mean friends and family gathering around for some well smoked grub [...]
Everyone’s a little Irish on St Patrick’s Day, and celebrating with a party, wherever you are in the world, is a method we most approve of. Our favourite guest blogger Gerry Britt reveals his recipes for a successful St Patrick’s Day party. I moved to Virginia in February, 1995. St. Patrick’s Day soon rolled around [...]
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