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InterContinental Dublin

Whisk Your Dad to Cuba for Father’s Day with a Cuban Brunch at InterContinental Dublin

If flights to Havana are a bit out of your budget, but you think your dad deserves a bit more than socks and pyjamas then the five-star InterContinental Dublin has a perfect treat in store. This Father’s Day, Sunday, June 18th, why not take him and the family out for a feast to remember with […]

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The Liffey Will Be Awash with Thrilling Performances and Great Food this Weekend at Riverfest 2017

Right from the Ha’penny bridge in the heart of Dublin City through to Dublin Port and into Dublin Bay, this June Bank Holiday the River Liffey will be awash with a variety of exciting activities and events as Dublin Port Riverfest returns. Running from Saturday 3rd to Monday 5th June, the headliner of the Riverfest

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Residence St Stephens

Former Private Members Club Residence Opens its Doors and Welcomes a New Executive Chef

No. 41 Stephen’s Green has always held an air of mystery, as both a private home and then as a private members’ club, Residence, but now after ten years it has opened its doors to the public for the first time. Regulars and soon-to-be regulars now have the opportunity to experience this unique townhouse in

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Balfes BodyByrne Wrap

Balfes and BodyByrne Fitness Team Up to Deliver a Hot New Healthy Menu

The number of healthy eateries in Dublin continues to grow, but Balfes collaboration with BodyByrne Fitness continues to make them stand out as the place to eat sin-free in style. Now Balfes have teamed-up once again with Dublin’s renowned BodyByrne Fitness to create a selection of new, light additions to the summer menu, with health-conscious

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Dragon Boat Festival Dumplings

Chinese Dragon Boat Festival is Your Excuse to Feast on These Dumplings All Day

Today is the fifth day of the fifth lunar month of on the Chinese lunar calendar, and in China that means the wide-spread celebration of Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional Chinese festival which pays tribute to Qu Yuan, a great poet in the Zhou Dynasty. Today, the Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated all throughout Asia

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The Home of Irish Rubgy Carton House Hosts a Celebration of the British and Irish Lions

When it comes to sport training centres the luxurious Carton House Hotel is truly a league of its own, making them the number one choice for international and national sports teams alike; chief among them the Irish Rugby Team. To honour the resort’s long association with rugby, Carton House is hosting three month long celebration

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The House of Peroni Launched with an Evening of Fabulous Italian Food and Drink (2)

Top 5 Food and Drink Events to Savour and Sip to this Weekend May 27-28th

The weekend is here and with it the food and drink rituals we’ve been waiting all week to savour. But in between brunch, your weekly takeaway, and drinks with friends there are a host of foodie events that will satisfy every craving. Here are our picks of the five best food and drink events this

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Valrhona Pâtisserie Championship

Bake Off Judge to Choose the Crème De La Crème of Irish Pastry Chefs

The Valrhona Pâtisserie Championship is back, and the fifth year of the biannual pastry chef competition has a cherry on top with one the top pâtissiers in the UK joining the judging panel. Odaios Foods and Valrhona Chocolate have announced that Head judge for this year’s competition is Benoit Blin. Chef Pâtissier at 2 Michelin

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Burren Storehouse

Something’s Brewing in the Burren – Burren Beer & Street Food Festival Take Places This Weekend

Something brilliant is brewing in the Burren this weekend. Taking place at the Burren Storehouse in Lisdoonvarna on 27th & 28th May, the Burren Beer & Street Food Festival is a unique opportunity to taste 8 different beers all brewed in their in house micro brewery, the Burren Brewery. Master Brewer Peter Curtin will have

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Bia Fest returns to Ennis Market 3

Bia Fest Returns to Ennis Market to Celebrate Clare’s Artisan Food Producers

Following the success of Bia Fest last month, whereby a host of artisan producers from Clare took over Ennis Market for one day with food stalls, demos and workshops, the initiative is set to return on Saturday 10th June from 10am to 1pm. Local Enterprise Office Clare, which is organising Bia Fest, says the event

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Klaw Poke

Dublin’s First Poké Bar Just Opened So You Can Finally Taste 2017’s Hottest Healthy Food Trend

Restaurants in LA, New York, London and Sydney have already brought a taste of island life to their smoggy cities with poké, or ‘Hawaiian Sushi’, and now Dublin is finally catching the wave of one of the fastest rising food trends of recent years with the arrival of Klaw Poke on Capel Street. A cross between

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ALDI PIZZA OVEN €139.99

The Hottest Bargain of the Summer: Aldi’s 3-in-1 Pizza Oven Comes Back This Thursday

Summer-time weather in Ireland is never guaranteed, but temperatures are set to soar around Aldi‘s 129 stores nationwide this Thursday May 25th as the discounter puts on sale once again its insanely popular Pizza Oven. With limited stock and a price tag of just €139.99, queues are expected to form outside Aldi stores as people

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Gallery Belfast

Mixing Coffee and Chandeliers – This Glamorous New Cafe-Bar Just Opened in Belfast

Ireland’s coffee culture has been brewing to the point of boiling over in recent years, and with it has come a flood of hipster cafes. However Belfast’s latest opening, Gallery Belfast, has swapped the on trend filament bulbs for chandeliers – which let’s face it will never go out of fashion, and will always make

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Bloom

A Taste of What’s in Store at the Food Village and Market at Bloom 2017

Bord Bia’s Bloom, may have set down its roots as a gardening festival initially, but over the year the bank holiday weekend festival has grown into one of the most anticipated good food and drink experiences of the year too. Coming back to Dublin’s Phoenix Park from Thursday 1st June to Monday 5th June, this

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Marqette

Absolutely FABulous – Marqette Shortlisted for Three International Airport Food & Beverage Awards

Since opening in September 2015, Marqette in Terminal 1, Dublin Airport has be providing a real fresh food offering within one of the busiest thoroughfare’s in the country. Last year the team of professional chefs and friendly front of house staff celebrated winning four awards, and now 2017 looks to be just as fruitful as

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Alex Murphy, Freya Ivory,Niamh O’Shaugnessy and Jessica Powell from BFree Foods Being Presented with Best International Marketing Award at the All Ireland Marketing Awards 11th May. BFree Foods

Irish Brand BFree Bring Their A-Game Scooping Two Awards in One Week

Last week, Irish gluten free bakery brand BFree, celebrated two wins in one evening at two of Ireland’s leading industry award ceremonies, winning Best International Marketing Award at the All Ireland Marketing Awards and Best FreeFrom Product at the 2017 Freefrom Food Awards. BFree fought off strong competition at the All Ireland Marketing Awards from Diageo,

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Love Supreme

Spreading the Love – Stoneybatter Coffee Shop Love Supreme Opens in Portobello This Weekend

Expectation has been brewing ever since Love Supreme, one of Stoneybatter’s best-loved coffee shops made the announcement in March that they were opening in a new location . Now you can finally get your fix on the south side at the grand opening this Saturday, May 20th. The new coffee shop will open its doors

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Le Plancha Restaurant

Seafood Lovers Will Flock to the Seaside This Summer for Le Plancha’s Fishy Dishes

Given it’s stunning seaside setting the suburb of Monkstown has lot to offer, and if a summer trip to the coast isn’t the same for you without a serving of fresh fish then your first port of call should be Le Plancha. This family owned restaurant, run by husband and wife Andrew Lawlor and Eimear

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Cadbury's Freddo Hot Chocolate

Cadbury’s Has Released a Freddo Hot Chocolate and it’s Causing Quite a Stir

They may be small, but many people have big love for Cadbury’s frog shaped Freddo bars. You can image the excitement then when the chocolate manufacturer recently released a Freddo Hot Chocolate. According to Cadbury’s you need “just swirl one heaped teaspoon into a cup of warm milk for a delicious hot chocolate” with the

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Meet me in the Morning cafes Dublin 8

8 Great Cafes and Coffee Shops to Try in Dublin 8

Dublin 8 is brewing a lot more than the black stuff these days. The former industrial area is undergoing a period of not quite (or yet) gentrification but certainly urban regeneration, often referenced to with the added prefix ‘up and coming.’ Teeling Distillery on Newmarket Square has attracted tourists like bees to whiskey, stopping off to

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Almond Cookies Macanese Cuisine

Take a Bite of Macanese Cuisine – This Iconic Asian Bakery just Landed in Ireland

If you are an Asian food fan you might have tasted Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese and Korean, but how about Macanese? The little known cuisine of Macau, or Macao, has flown under the culinary radar but has a striking history and flavour profile that deserves to be championed. A Portuguese territory until 1999, the food of

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