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Month: March 2018

Burren Slow Food Festival

Get a Glimpse at The Line-Up For This Year’s Burren Slow Food Festival

The Burren Slow Food Festival is taking place this May, with the theme “Taste The Atlantic – A Seafood Journey” taking centre stage. The festival was launched this week in Dublin’s Klaw Seafood Café by chair Birgitta Hedin Curtin in collaboration with BIM and Failte Ireland Food Champion, Niall Sabongi. Speaking about this year’s festival, …

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Galway Favourite Martine’s Features on this Week’s The Restaurant

As sponsors of the hugely popular show The Restaurant on TV3, Gas Networks Ireland are celebrating restaurants making the most of natural gas for their cooking needs, all around the country. Nestled on Quay Street in the city of the tribes, Martine’s has been feeding the masses of Galway since the 1980’s. Lovingly run by …

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Oyster Experience

Oysters, Champagne and Luxury – A High End Food And Wine Hall is Coming to Limerick

A brand new food and wine hall has opened in Limerick city centre, right in the heart of the city’s shopping and restaurant quarter. The first Alex Findlater & Co. Food and Wine hall opened at 1 O’Connell Street. The impressive new food and wine hall will fast become an original and inspirational new resource …

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Singer Mary Coughlan Hopes to Hit High Notes on This Week’s Episode of The Restaurant

TV3‘s popular reality television series The Restaurant continues tomorrow night, Wednesday 28th March at 9pm, as another celebrity dons the kitchen whites to become Head Chef for a day. This week sees musician Mary Coughlan step into the kitchen, hoping to impress Marco Pierre White, fellow judge  Rachel Allen and Guest Food Critic for the …

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This Meat-Free Six Course Tasting Menu Sounds Like a Seriously Good Friday

Does anyone else shudder at the thought of overcooked, soggy fish dishes served up and picked at begrudgingly to observe Good Friday tradition? Bland, overcooked salmon darnes begone, as one of the Sunny South East’s most celebrated seafood eateries is set to serve up a six course meat-free tasting menu this Friday, opening for the …

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Marker Hotel

This Dublin Hotel’s Easter Activities Are Sure to Delight Your Kids

The Easter holidays are upon us and if you’re worried about how to keep your little ones entertained, look no further because The Marker Hotel has got you covered. The hotel’s special kids concierge have devised a menu of family activities to keep the little ones entertained throughout the break. In celebration of Matilda at …

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Summer Sun – Dust Off Your Passport For This Week’s Best Travel Deals

Dust off your passport and take a moment to book your next holiday, whether it’s a sun holiday, a city break to Prague, a family holiday in Ireland or a luxurious and indulgent experience, there’s something for you this week. Here are our pick of this week’s best travel deals. Save up to €400 per …

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Gin Experience Dublin - Ireland's Largest Gin Event is Almost Here and Tickets Are Flying!

Ireland’s Largest Gin Event is Almost Here and Tickets Are Flying!

Ireland’s largest gin event, Gin Experience Dublin, is almost here. The event will take place on April 6th and 7th in The Printworks at Dublin Castle on Dame Street with over 60 exhibitors confirmed. Your ticket will bring you on a unique experience to sip and sample neat gins, G&Ts and gin cocktails from across the …

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Woodlands House Hotel

The Best Possible Taste Podcast – Fitzgerald’s Woodlands House Hotel And More

In this week’s Best Possible Taste Podcast, Sharon Noonan travels to the Fitzgerald’s Woodlands House Hotel in Adare, Co Limerick. Here she talks all things Afternoon Tea with Mary Fitzgerald. Sharon also speaks to Elaine Donahue this week. Elaine reveals details about the programme of events taking place in Galway thanks to its 2018 European …

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This Dublin Café Has Been Named Among the Best in the World for Design Lovers

We all know that Dublin’s café scene is more exciting than it has ever been, with charming independent coffee shops dotted across the city. You could happily try somewhere new for your flat white fix every weekend, but if you’re on the hunt for an Insta-worthy spot, Wallpaper, “the global design authority”, has named a …

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A Unique Culinary Cocktail Experience Is Coming to this Beloved Galway Bar

A Unique Experience with Culinary Cocktails Is Coming to this Beloved Galway Bar

If you appreciate innovative and delicious cocktails (and who doesn’t?), here’s one date to save: this Thursday 29th of March, The Dáil Bar will bring a one of a kind cocktail experience to Galway city. Savour “Culinary Cocktails” at this must-visit venue in the city of Tribes. The event is part of the celebrations of …

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Holidaymaker

This Holidaymaker’s Summer 2019 Schedule Proves It’s Never Too Early to Plan Your Next Trip

TUI has announced its summer 2019 programme, highlighting ambitious growth and an even greater choice for Irish holidaymakers. New destinations on offer from Dublin Airport include Paphos, Cyprus and Dalaman, Turkey, as well as additional flights to six existing destinations bringing greater choice of 10 and 11-night stays. The continued popularity of Majorca and Ibiza, …

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This Chic Restaurant and Bar Is Throwing an End of Prohibition Party this Good Friday

This Chic Restaurant and Bar Is Throwing an End of Prohibition Party this Good Friday

Just like the 5th of December of 1933 marked the end of Prohibition laws in the United States, the 2nd of April of 2018 will be remembered as the first Good Friday in which the ban on sales of alcohol in Ireland was not in effect after 90 years of existence. To celebrate the occasion, Mak …

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Dublin Hotel

This Dublin Hotel is Hosting The Alice in Wonderland Afternoon Tea of Your Dreams

Tumble down the rabbit hole at Dublin hotel, Clontarf Castle this Easter and indulge in their special Mad Hatter’s Fusion Tea. Perfect for Alice in Wonderland fans, experience an eclectic mix of magically crafted Afternoon Tea delights followed by a luxurious Chocolate Martini. The best part? All of these beautiful creations will be served against …

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Simply Simon

Simply Simon’s Authentic New York Deli Experience to Open at Kildare Village

A new venture for the actor, director, cookbook author and presenter, Simon Delaney is launching a Simply Simon’s Authentic New York Deli at Kildare Village this April. Simon fell in love with classic American diner food while working in New York City on hit TV shows like The Good Wife. After successfully launching Simply Simon’s …

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Montys of Kathmandu to Host Wine Dinner with Iconic New Zealand Winery Cloudy Bay

Montys of Kathmandu to Host Wine Dinner with Iconic New Zealand Winery Cloudy Bay

Montys of Kathmandu has earned its place in the heart of wine lovers. The beloved family-run authentic Nepalese restaurant is also home to an enviable wine list and a place where oenophiles will often go to enjoy exciting wine dinners with top producers from different parts of the world. On this occasion, one of New …

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TheTaste Survey

Win A €250 TheTaste Voucher By Completing Our Simple Dining Out Survey – CLOSED

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Air Canada

Air Canada Announces New Direct Flight Between Toronto And Shannon

There’s exciting news for the west of Ireland and Canadian tourism thanks to Air Canada’s new direct flight from Toronto to Shannon. At an event to highlight the new route in Toronto, around 100 leading Canadian travel journalists and travel agents, HE Jim Kelly, Ambassador of Ireland to Canada, as well as senior representatives of …

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Mór Irish Gin Easter Egg Hunt Might Make you Win Gin for the Rest of the Year

You Could Win Premium Irish Gin for the Rest of the Year with this Easter Egg Hunt

If you find a Mór Golden Ticket, prepare to have a bigger smile that Charlie when he won the free day at Willy Wonka’s factory. The people behind award-winning Mór Irish Gin teamed up with the drinks enthusiasts at Celtic Whiskey Shop for a very special Easter egg hunt that might result in you getting all …

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Here Are The Winners of The First Franco-Irish Dairy Chef Challenge

A total of 10 culinary students (5 from France and 5 from Ireland) were selected to take part in the 2018 finale of the Dairy Chef challenge. This competition was organised in a partnership between the Embassy of France in Dublin, Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), the National Dairy Council (NDC) and the French Dairy …

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This Award Winning Dublin Restaurant is Holding a Charity Lunch in Aid of Pieta House

The only thing better than enjoying a fantastic meal out is knowing it is all for fantastic cause. Dublin’s much loved Luna Restaurant on Drury Street will host a charity lunch in aid of Pieta House, the suicide and self-harm crisis centres. With the generous support of Luna’s food and wine suppliers and Luna staff …

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