So good (mostly) Catholics of Ireland, I’m intrigued – how will you be spending Good Friday? It’s an argument that will be thrashed out all across the airwaves this week and leads me to wonder is the idea of being locked out of the pubs for a...
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Yes, yes I’m banging on about Kildare stuff again, but hey, it’s my home for a couple of days a week, so I have to get my foodie fixes somewhere!
This particular foodie event caught my eye the other
day, and if I can wrap up early enough tonight I...
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This weekend I've to work. Boo :(
However, on the upside, that means I'll be in Kildare for Saturday, which means I can pay a visit to the Chic Summer Festival at
Kildare Village.
Running from the 5th -...
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A while back when I was just a baby blogger (as opposed to the wobbly toddler I am now), I attended a foodie night at
Matt the Thresher’s Seafood Restaurant, organised by the inimitable Irish Foodies.
During that enjoyable evening, I met a small but truly lovely group...
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It's back!! National Fish and Chip Day 2012 is happening across the country today, with half price
'one & one's' (not entirely sure what that is, but bet fish and chips are involved!) on offer in every ITICA member chippy.
This year they're also offering generous prizes, including 2 trips...
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This week, the Johnny-come-lately that is me FINALLY heard about the
‘You’re So Yummy’ Awards.
Sisters Kirsty and Aisling McDermott - veritable doyennes of the Irish beauty industry - are hosting Food Bloggers Awards on their hugely popular blog, '
Beaut.ie'. There’s no complicated Facebook voting system...
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Now that summer’s here officially (if not in the wardrobe-ometer, cardigans and tights are a must for a bit longer), the foodie / lifestyle entertainment circuit is really kicking up a gear.
With staycations making up the majority of our holiday breaks again this year, it’s time...
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***Update: Deadline Extended to July 13th 2012!***
One of the few benefits of this interminable recession we find ourselves in is a return to simple pleasures. Gone is the conveyor belt of champagne at Ron Black’s, partying like rock stars in Lillies until 5am, and even weekend...
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Yes, it’s nearly that time again – the kids are off school, the office row about annual leave has been sorted and you’ve pawned off the goldfish to the neighbour with the instruction not to try too hard to keep it alive. You’re about to go on holidays.
I...
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This afternoon, my news source of choice, Twitter, reported that Nick Munier (apparently he has a restaurant called Pichet, but most of us know him as the one with the cool glasses on Masterchef) has banned children from his restaurant. Well, children under 2. And after 6, to be precise.
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