News Archive
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The good, the bad, and who takes the biscuit....
31 December 2012
Lucinda O’Sullivan dishes out the awards for her personal best and worst dining experiences of 2012
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Our Latest Great Place to Stay - Hampton Hotel
28 December 2012
One of my best friends lives in Co. Wicklow and her favourite treat is to overnight in the Hampton Hotel when she comes into town to the National Concert Hall or to a restaurant.
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Book Your New Year's Eve Dinner or Break Away
25 December 2012
The bubbly is flowing, so don your Stetsons for a Dallas night or climb a mountain to mark 2013, says Lucinda O'Sullivan.....
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Dublin's Hot Dining Pitstops
20 December 2012
There’s a lot of talk about online shopping for gifts this Christmas but, frankly, nothing beats the feel of the ‘real thing’ in your hands, the buzz of choosing those gorgeous gifts, being able to touch or smell them, pondering on whether it should be th
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Evan Connon - Stained Glass Artist
17 December 2012
The recession hit Evan Connon hard, but out of it, he found himself, and he found love, writes Lucinda O'Sullivan.......
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Restaurant Review - Damson Diner
17 December 2012
Adding another vast hip new eatery to what has euphemistically been christened the Creative Quarter, the Bereen brothers have just opened the Damson Diner in premises where they previously ran the South William Urban Lounge. Marc and Conor Bereen also..
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - Masterson's Steakhouse & Wine Bar
12 December 2012
When I was a kid Swords was a small town where we would often go on the ‘Sunday Drive’ and you thought of it as being out in the country. The father would drive around taking in Ballyboughal, the Naul, all of those great places, and of course blackberry
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Pods, Pizzas, Pop Ups
10 December 2012
'Large streams from little fountains flow, tall oaks from little acorns grow," is an old saying and so it is with the vanilla pod. I, however, speak not of a vanilla pod per se but The Vanilla Pod Eatery at The Park Retail Centre, Carrickmines, which is s
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Restaurant Review - Asador
10 December 2012
On its second night, Asador was already awash with bright young things hanging off the cocktail bar, as we rolled up to try it out. With Twitter and Facebook, the drums beat loudly nowadays revving up the hordes who descend like a swarm of mosquitos to p
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - Diwali Indian & Nepalese
08 December 2012
I remember years ago finding great authentic Asian and South East Asian restaurants in Amsterdam and London that were simple in style and décor, but were relaxed and friendly, and where good food and fun were King.Diwali reminds me of these places...
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - Indie Spice - Sandymount
06 December 2012
I have a passion for Indian food, the spices, the aromas, and the colours, which are rarely seen to the same extent in any other cuisine. In fact, I sometimes wonder why I wasn’t born on the sub-Continent instead of freezing in this part of the Northern
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - Sirocco's
05 December 2012
I don’t know anybody who doesn’t love Italian food, not to mention the lighthearted fun atmosphere to be found in Italian restaurants. We have very fond memories of a little Italian restaurant in Soho that we used visit many years ago, and Sirocco’s..
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Our Latest Great Place to Eat - Peploe's
04 December 2012
Very few restaurants have the honour of ever being recognized as an institution in Dublin society, but Peploe’s on St. Stephen’s Green achieved that status the minute it opened its doors a decade or so ago. Barry Canny is a foodie himself, he understands
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Christmas Markets, Fairs, Fun and Frolics
03 December 2012
It's that time of year again – the wonderful season of Christmas. And each year more and more Christmas markets, fairs, fun and entertainment are springing up. We are an indefatigable people!