Reviews

We took a trip to Neighbourhood Naas, an exciting venture from some of the most prominent names in the Irish fine dining sector. When the news broke that former Aimsir and Allta employees, Antonia Leece and Kevin Hegarty with a kitchen headed up by Circa’s former head chef Gareth Naughton would be opening Neighbourhood Naas, […]

And so begins the first proper weekend of 2022! Let us celebrate with some movies! Julia Roberts, James Bond, Cameron Diaz, Jack Nicholson, Hugh Grant, Halle Berry, Charlize Theron and Daniel Radcliffe are all in the mix this evening! My Best Friend’s Wedding – FilmFour – 6.40pm When a woman’s (Julia Roberts) long-time friend (Dermot […]

With its central location, warm welcome and reasonable prices, Thyme is a real hit with locals and tourists alike. I’ve got a text! It’s John Coffey, owner-chef of Thyme Restaurant Athlone sliding into my DMs with the juicy details of tonight’s dinner menu. Now, this is my idea of foreplay.  However, despite dreaming about the […]

After a long summer of festivals between Ireland and the UK, including the month-long marathon that was the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, I found myself back in my home city of Dublin ready to do it all over again with an autumnal tour around Ireland and Europe. I had done 83 shows in August of this […]

Heading to New York anytime soon? First of all, we’re jealous. Take us with you? And second of all, please, please do not settle for any mediocre food while you’re over there. It’s easy enough to fall into the trap of roaming around a city until you’re ravenous and are so weak at the knees […]

I stroll through the drizzly and eerily calm streets of Galway in the wake of a post-June Bank Holiday weekend. I spot some empty bottles of Buckfast and cans of cider in the crevices of the city around the Spanish Arch, evidence of a lively and no doubt slightly hedonistic weekend had by many. I’d […]