Restaurant Review - Cush
Wednesday 25 June 2025
For many years, the bustling market town of Midleton in East Cork had enjoyed a thriving community of restaurants, until it was devastated by the floods of Storm Babet in October 2023.
Amongst the worst hit was the famous Farmgate, which had been operated in the town for over 40 years by Máróg O’Brien and her daughter Sally, but sadly had to close its doors and relocate to Lismore. The Black Barrel too (the former longstanding Finin’s Gastropub) had only just been revamped and reopened by the Kinsale-based Blue Haven Collection, before it was engulfed in waters up to your knees. It was subsequently sold and I’m told will re-open shortly as a Thai restaurant.
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First Published In The Sunday Independent