That most green of parties is coming around again (St Patrick’s Day, for those living under a rock. On Mars.) So to help you celebrate wherever you are, we’ve selflessly eaten our way through countless recipes. Last year, we gave you typical savoury St Patrick’s Day recipes and suitably green drinks recipes. Now, it’s time [...]

It’s the most popular fee-paying attraction in Ireland. The “all-dominating brewery” (Fodor’s), “extraordinary exhibition” (Eyewitness Travel) and “beer-lover’s Disneyland” (Lonely Planet) is deemed must-see by every Ireland guidebook. So what lies beneath all the hype of the Guinness Storehouse? With a deep breath and a long sip, I went to find out. One of the [...]

Sitting just outside the capital county of Dublin is Kildare, with its strong horsey and golfing ties. However there’s more to the lily white county than just magnificent stud farms (deemed worth a visit by the Queen of England, no less) and award-winning links courses… I’m talking awe-inspiring landscapes, beautiful stately homes and a very [...]

You know we love eating around here. Blogging about recipes, food, and eating out in Ireland we have actually used the term ‘nomnomnomnom’. And it was spot on. But if all those TV chefs are to be believed, there is a whole other satisfaction before the finger-licking, belly-rubbing, tipping the waitress part. They call it… [...]

Barm Brack can contain raisins, sultanas, and even statues of the Virgin Mary. But it always contains a good helping of Irish tradition. Lot of people who grew up in Ireland have found memories of eating Barm Brack at Halloween, praying for the slice that contained the penny or ring. But you can enjoy it [...]

If there was ever a staple of traditional Irish cuisine, and a must-have on the breakfast table, it’s soda bread. Be it the star of an Ulster fry (in farl form), or just eaten straight with butter or jam, it’s a favorite most Irish folk would recognise. It can come straight and thin, or heavy with [...]

It’s winter, it’s cold; which means if you’re David Fallon, you go on frost-edged walks around Northern Ireland. However, your other trusted blogger has very different plans for the shivering season. For me, winter means a guilt-free Bailey’s Coffee by a big fire, watching snow fall through a tinsel-edged Georgian window and humming along to [...]

Soon we will all be tucking into that annual festive feast; the Christmas Day dinner. In Ireland, it’s all about the bird – the turkey with all the trimmings to be exact. We tracked down a recipe for a classic Irish roast turkey, complete with a delicious stuffing and the perfect gravy to pour over [...]

It might seem a bit early to be thinking about Christmas dinner (oh who are we kidding – we’ve been dreaming about it since October!) but lucky for us, it’s finally time to talk about Christmas Pudding. In Ireland, preparations for plum pudding begin in late November, so you’ve no excuse not to start getting your [...]

It’s almost that time again. The time to wrap up warm, grab a gloved-handful of coins and your closest friend, and pay a seasonal visit to Ireland’s sensational Christmas Markets. By Caitlyn Johnson. Let us set the scene: cinnamon-scented streets, rows of can’t-go-home-without-it stocking fillers, live festive music wafting along with the smells of mulled [...]