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  • Blackwater Open Farm

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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'

    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

    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

    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

    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

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