News Archive
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TODAY WITH PAT KENNY SHOW VALUE MENUS PART 2
28 April 2010
Lucinda tells listeners to Today with Pat Kenny Show of Value Menus around the country
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BRASSERIE AT EUROPE HOTEL, KILLARNEY.
26 April 2010
It is difficult not to be gobsmacked by the the magnificent ever changing views over Killarney’s biggest lake, Lough Lein, not to mention the sleek décor and facilities of The Europe Hotel on its shores. Formerly known as Hotel Europe, it was the talk of
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CHAPTER 40
26 April 2010
On our second night on a stay in Killarney we visited Chapter 40, a popular local restaurant, where Brendan started with a delicious vegetable soup (€5.95), topped with a cheese stick and foam. I had a Tapas Board (€11.95) sporting six nice little bites.
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MAY BANK HOLIDAY BREAKS
26 April 2010
Volcanic escapes came to mind immediately on hearing of the air chaos. Fly Away around Ireland instead.....there are great places all over the country at great prices...
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - Lennons @ Visual
21 April 2010
Having a Kilkenny background, and relatives in Carlow, I have known the Carlow dining scene, it could be said, almost intimately! I spent much of my childhood summers in nearby Tullow and in later years we were very frequent visitors to visit my elderly
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TOM YAM THAI RESTAURANT REVIEW
20 April 2010
I suppose the cuisine best associated with our Celtic Tiger years has been Thai – it almost put the erstwhile Asian favourite Chinese on the back boiler. A man in England wrote to me at one stage to say we could shortly expect to see U.K. style aircra
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Our Latest Great Place to Stay - Luxury Randles Court Hotel
19 April 2010
Killarney has dozens of hotels, but not dozens of wonderful hotels that have people going home to various points around the world talking about the fabulously luxurious and comfortable place they stay, and not just about the luxury and comfort, but above
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - Greene's Restaurant Cork
17 April 2010
French Chef Fred Deformeaux is back in Greene’s Restaurant at Hotel Isaacs in Cork. This is great news for anyone who likes delicious rustic French style food with a twist. When I first wrote about Greene’s many years ago I couldn’t wait to go back be
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My Thai Cookery Event
17 April 2010
The award winning My Thai restaurant in The Beacon is sexy and sultry, with a ‘wonderful buzz’ and oodles of style matched by assured cooking. The Asian Pacific menu balances taste, texture & presentation superbly and proudly displays its team of chefs th
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Ashford Castle Scoop Awards
16 April 2010
The fabulous Ashford Castle Scoops a trio of Awards including Conde Nast, Tripadvisor and Irish Hotel....
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Magical May Ball at Coolbawn Quay
16 April 2010
Don't miss out on a fabulous evening over the May Bank Holiday weekend at the amazing Coolbawn Quay....
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Our Latest Great Place to Stay - The White House
15 April 2010
Our latest great place to stay is The White House - not in Washington but in Kinsale - Obama couldn't find better than this place...
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FLAVOUR OF ITALY TRIP TO AMALFI COAST
14 April 2010
The Dublin based Flavour of Italy, who own Pinocchio in Ranelagh, are organising a trip to Amalfi....
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - The Arch Bistro Churchtown
10 April 2010
As we all know, the restaurant scene, and every other scene, has changed beyond comprehension in the past twelve months. Fine dining went out the door with the bankers and wankers who had been puffing up prices for a decade – on our money. During this
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VALUE MENUS
09 April 2010
As featured on Today with Pat Kenny, Lucinda recommends a number of Early Bird and Value Menus Countrywide....
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The Boardwalk Bar & Grill, Cork.
08 April 2010
Our Latest Great Place to Eat is the fantastic Boardwalk Bar & Grill on Lapp's Quay, Cork, owned by witty radio presenter Neil Prendeville and John Gately
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MICHELIN BIB GOURMANDS 2010
07 April 2010
A Michelin Star was once the accolade that every chef wanted outside his door but, in recessionary times, one begins to question whether the prestigious star isn't more of a hindrance than a help to business as they denote exclusivity and expense.....
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - Tenors Grill Room Donnybrook
06 April 2010
Everyone wants great value eateries these days and Tenors Grill Room in Donnybrook D4 has been giving just that...
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EASTER BREAKS
02 April 2010
As featured on RTE's Today with Pat Kenny, Lucinda gives a rundown of countrywide value breaks over the Easter period....