Now that our traditional Irish menu has a soup starter with Guinness Bread for dunking, we thought it was time to move on to the main course. And in deciding what delicacy to feature, we took your cue and opted for a dish that packs the greatest taste of Ireland – Irish Stew. In order [...]

It’s St Patrick’s Day and naturally, you’ve thrown a party. The guests have chomped happily on Shamrock Salmon sandwiches and green soup. Now it’s time to add the cherry on top – literally! St Patrick’s Day is a day of celebration, of remembering and championing all those things that make Ireland great… we feel a [...]

St Patrick’s Day Recipe Dilemma: You want to throw the greatest St Patrick’s Day party of all time and the only green options you have are broccoli or food dye. We know your pain, reader, so we scoured the country for a little help and a few recipes. We found it at The Village at [...]

There are lots of great things about being an island; rugged coastline, lots of cool lighthouses, outlying island gems, mythical tales about heroes challenging giants – well, you get the picture. But surely one of the best – you might say tastiest – things is being able to tuck into a lot of very delicious, [...]

We all know appearances can be deceiving. Just one look at the pretty garden forecourt of Gleeson’s Townhouse and Restaurant and you’d think it was where tranquility lived. And you’d be right – almost. You see, inside that lovely old stone building in County Roscommon, hiding among the atmosphere of old world calm is a [...]

David Flynn and his twin brother Stephen are the bright inspired minds behind The Happy Pear in Greystones, County Wicklow: an all-round temple to healthy delicious food in the form of a natural food market, café restaurant, and juice and smoothie bar. With the calendar officially declaring the dead of winter now, and us here [...]

We’re not sure about you, reader, but we have noticed a bit of a nip in the air recently. That’s not to say that a bit of chilly weather is anything to sneeze at! You see, when the days get shorter and chairs are pulled by the fire we have all the reason we need [...]

Knives, forks, spoons…baking cutters. Tuck into Northern Ireland’s fascinating food! I’m sitting down at 8.30am in Belfast and having a ‘when in Rome, eat how the locals eat’ moment. “If there’s a breakfast of champions,” my server advises “it has to be the Ulster Fry”. That’s fried bacon, eggs, tomato, potato bread and soda farls. [...]