News Archive
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Our Latest Great Place To Eat - Darwin's Restaurant
26 February 2014
With Whitefriar Street Church being its best known landmark, I suppose I might be forgiven for saying that when Darwin’s first opened in Aungier Street some years ago it had always been more “mantilla” land than “Manolo” land.
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Our Latest Great Place To Eat - Conyngham Arms
24 February 2014
Right in the heart of the historic village of Slane, Co. Meath you will find the Conyngham Arms Hotel, a magnificently restored 18th Century coaching inn.
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Our Latest Great Place To Stay - Conyngham Arms
24 February 2014
The historic village of Slane springs to the fore when it comes to Rock Festivals in Ireland. Over the years Slane Castle has seen thousands of people enjoy the music of Thin Lizzy, Bruce Springsteen, Guns ‘N Roses, David Bowie, Queen, U2, Madonna, etc
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Restaurant Review - An Bhialann
21 February 2014
In a city that is awash with – nay, expects – value menus and early birds, the first thing that struck us in the new steak and seafood restaurant, An Bhialann, on a bleak Thursday evening in January, was that there were no such offerings.
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THREE TO TRY - NEW FACES NEW PLACES
20 February 2014
Restaurants are opening like wildfire in Dublin and surrounding areas. Here are three places you might like to try.
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Our Latest Great Place To Eat - Germaines Bar & Restaurant
19 February 2014
When I was a child I spent my summer holidays with my aunt and uncle on the farm in Tullow, Co. Carlow. I was regularly packed off on the bus which jogged along, making a ‘comfort’ stop in Blessington, before heading on for Baltinglass and Tullow.
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Hats Hats Hats - Ireland's Great Milliners
18 February 2014
WITH weddings being planned right now all over the country, we are coming into the season when it's also all about hats, hats, hats.
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Our Latest Great Place To Stay - The Mill Times Hotel
17 February 2014
The town of Westport is known far and wide as a bustling and welcoming community that draws tourists year round both from home and abroad.
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Our Latest Great Place To Eat - Temptations Restaurant Westport
17 February 2014
The town of Westport is famous as a busy, buzzing tourist community that draws in vistors from around the world for its beautiful scenery, historical sites and its thriving hotel and restaurant scene.
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Our Latest Great Place To Eat - Pasta Fresca Restaurant
13 February 2014
Just off Grafton Street lies one of Dublin’s most popular restaurants, so popular in fact that it has been running since 1985. The secret to its continued success is that on top of serving really delicious Italian food, there is always a buzz.
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Our Latest Great Place To Eat - McGettigans Cookhouse & Bar
11 February 2014
Right in the heart of Dublin’s City Centre, opposite Connolly Station, close to the Liffey and convenient for the O2, you will find McGettigans Cookhouse and Bar, which I have to say is one of the most inviting and atmospheric venues I’ve visited.
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GET BOOKING THAT VALENTINE BREAK
11 February 2014
WITH St Valentine's Day falling on a Friday this year, it is the perfect opportunity for a spring break and the hotels around the country are gearing up to woo your custom.
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Restaurant Review - Canteen at the Market
11 February 2014
Love is in the air this week, and one place you can't help but feel the love is at Canteen at the Market, owned by young couple, James Sheridan and Soizic Humbert.
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THREE TO TRY - PLAISIR D'AMOUR
11 February 2014
With Valentine's Day virtually on our doorstep here are three suggested romantic restaurants to try.
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - Cava Bodega
10 February 2014
There is no doubt but the colour, vibrancy, drama and romance of Spain has held a huge attraction for the intellectuals and artistic of this world from the great American writer Ernest Hemingway to movie star Rita Hayworth.
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Restaurant Review - Pizza e Porchetta
04 February 2014
It was rather nice to see restaurateur Ronan Ryan striding on familiar turf by way of the new Pizza e Porchetta in the Malting Tower on Grand Canal Quay.
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THREE TO TRY - PIZZA PLUS
04 February 2014
Everyone loves Italian food and here are three suggestions for you to try which offer pizzas and more....
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No 1 Best Bargain Hotel in the WORLD 2014
03 February 2014
IF someone asked you where was the No 1 Best Bargain Hotel in the World, your head would probably whirl around images of the blue oceans of the Seychelles, a chalet in the Swiss Alps, or a colourful riad in Morocco.