News Archive
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Blackwater Open Farm
30 July 2012
Lucinda O'Sullivan discovers how an innovative couple managed to marry hen parties with kids' activities -- a plan well-hatched!
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Restaurant Review - Sassy Summer Suppers Dublin
30 July 2012
There is an almost insatiable appetite for al fresco dining on the Capital’s streets, not dispelled by the thoughts of either, bad weather, quaffing back exhaust fumes, or indeed being hassled with fellas rattling begging bowls! So, here are a few idea
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The Grand Old Lady of Eyre Square
23 July 2012
Lucinda O'Sullivan visited the City of the Tribes -- and rekindled teenage memories of afternoon tea in the iconic hotel on Eyre Square.....
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Restaurant Review - Summer Dining
23 July 2012
Lucinda O'Sullivan visits 3 different eateries which offer a Summer ambiance....
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - Eastwood & Mays
17 July 2012
One of the great things about cities like Paris, Rome and Madrid, has always been that, once you stepped out of your hotel and went off down some side street, you would stumble on some little gem of a Bistro where you wined and dined at inordinately.....
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Hound's great leap leads from the Wirral to Achill
16 July 2012
A chance encounter led to a change of scenery for artist Deborah Joyce, writes Lucinda O'Sullivan WHEN you take your dog for a walk, you don't think that it will lead to a total career change, let alone moving to another country. Such was the case
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HOLIDAY PIT STOPS
16 July 2012
So here we are, at the height of the holiday season, maybe travelling to, or already arrived at, that west Cork rental, or Sligo yurt. You are defo out of the home-comfort zone, and looking for a decent reliable bit of nosh. Here are a few ideas.
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Restaurant Review - Find That 'Seafood Shack'
11 July 2012
The ‘Mission’, more dedicated than Tom Cruise, and sometimes equally ‘Impossible’, of many city folk when on the family holiday, is to find that great mythical ‘seafood shack’ by the coast , just waiting to ply you with crab claws the size of your fist..
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - Konkan Indian Restaurant Dundrum
11 July 2012
Konkan Indian Restaurant started out a few years ago in the somewhat simple surroundings of Dublin’s Upper Clanbrassil Street but it wasn’t long before fans of Indian food discovered it and the really rather good authentic traditional and regional Indian
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Follow the Summer Festival Route
09 July 2012
Roll up, Roll up, Ireland has become a Nation of Festivals! Festivals are great for local areas, they not only bring a great verve and excitement, bonding and getting together of local communities, but they bring people in to spend money and keep..
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Lucinda in the Kitchen at Rasam Indian Restaurant
04 July 2012
Twitter followers will know that I spend a lot of down time in Indian restaurants loving the aromatic spices, herbs,and their wonderful way with vegetables.In fact, I guess I am almost the perfect candidate to have joined the group who took off to India