News Archive
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Restaurant Review - Kin Dee
08 April 2026
With a team of experienced chefs running the show at the new Kin Dee on Dublin’s Upper Leeson Street, what could possibly go wrong?
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Restaurant Review - 64 Wine
01 April 2026
Celebrating 20 years in SoCoDu’s coastal village of Glasthule, Gerard Maguire’s fabulous wine bar only gets better with age, writes Lucinda.
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Restaurant Review - Forest Avenue
25 March 2026
Finally getting the international kudos that it always deserved, John and Sandy Wyer’s newly-starred restaurant is a truly ethereal experience, writes Lucinda.
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Restaurant Review - The Libertine Lounge & McCloskey’s
18 March 2026
Checking out the food at two recently reopened pub premises, Lucinda faced both feast and famine with great food in one and boot leather in the other.
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Our Latest Great Place To Eat - Twelve Points Restaurant
13 March 2026
Set on the breath-taking grounds of the magnificent historic Killua Castle in Co. Westmeath, with links to Sir Walter Raleigh and Lawrence of Arabia, a meal at Twelve Points Restaurant is an unmissable experience.
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Restaurant Review - MJ Wright
11 March 2026
This stunning olde worlde-style city centre spot serving up great food at not-so-crazy prices is set to impress, writes Lucinda.
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Our Latest Great Place To Stay - Roseville House
06 March 2026
Being on the road so much myself, I'm always looking for that great place to stay, that has that special touch of magic, with wonderful welcoming hosts, and it exists in Richie and Caroline Foley's Roseville House in Youghal, writes Lucinda.
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Our Latest Great Place To Eat - Granville's Bar & Grill
03 March 2026
Set in the pretty and popular market town of Macroom in Co. Cork, Granville’s Bar & Grill is an award winning family run establishment known for its great food and hospitality.
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Our Latest Great Place To Eat - China Hunan
27 February 2026
Less than twelve months after the opening of their glamorous Bondesque China Song in Monkstown, the veritable gallop of the redoubtable Ryon Wen and Ian Keegan, the business duo behind some of Dublin’s most interesting Chinese restaurants of recent years.
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Our Latest Great Place To Eat - Fitzers Bistro & Bar
25 February 2026
The Fitzers family have been in the food and restaurant industry in Ireland for over 75 years, all beginning with the enterprising, Frank Fitzpatrick Snr, who in 1949 established a pioneering fruit, vegetable, wholefood, & deli biz on Camden Street.
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Restaurant Review - Yakiniku Matsukawa
18 February 2026
Between wafers of wagyu and a few finicky inhospitable moments, we struggled to enjoy a meal at this new restaurant in Dublin’s Docklands, writes Lucinda.
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Restaurant Review - Bang
11 February 2026
Having just completed a major refurb and a change of culinary direction, this already delightful hotspot on Dublin’s Merrion Row is better than ever, writes Lucinda.
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Our Latest Great Place To Eat - Lord Baker's
10 February 2026
Part of the Wild Atlantic Way, Dingle is a spectacularly colourful vibrant town on the Dingle peninsula, jutting out into the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. It was made famous in the 1970’s when David Lean’s famous movie Ryan’s Daughter was filmed there.
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Our Latest Great Place To Eat - The Unicorn
29 January 2026
In its Charlie Haughey heyday of the 1980s and ’90s, the legendary Unicorn Restaurant was a place that attracted a hedonistic high-flying set who thrived on more than a sprinkling of mischief...
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Restaurant Review - Daata South Great George's St
28 January 2026
With branches already thriving up and down the Dart line, Daata has opened a fab new city centre venue in Dylan McGrath’s former Brasserie 66, writes Lucinda.
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Our Latest Great Place To Stay & Eat - Brooks Hotel
26 January 2026
Anyone who parks in Drury Street Car Park will be familiar with Brooks Hotel directly across the road, right at the heart of what is known today as Dublin’s creative quarter.
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Restaurant Review - DIMMI
14 January 2026
With a string of successful restaurants already to his name, Sean Crescenzi has breathed life into his family’s former L’Officina in Dublin, writes Lucinda.
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Lucinda's Best & Worst 2025
07 January 2026
With another exciting year of wining and dining behind her, Lucinda shares the highs and lows of her culinary adventures in 2025 – make sure to read before you book!
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Restaurant Review - Cantina Valentina
07 January 2026
From cheerful service to delicious fare, Lucinda thoroughly enjoyed her visit to the new Cantina Valentina at The Hoxton Hotel in Dublin.