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Bishops Gate Hotel

Bishop’s Gate Hotel in Derry – May 2026

Bishop’s Gate Hotel – We enjoyed a fantastic stay in the elegantly spacious, and tastefully appointed  ‘Alfred Arthur Forman’ Penthouse Suite in the Bishops Gate Hotel in Derry.  Penthouse Tour We enjoyed a fantastic stay in the elegantly spacious, and tastefully appointed  ‘Alfred Arthur Forman’ Penthouse Suite in the Bishop’s Gate Hotel in Derry.  Featured

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The Croft A Taste of Great British Menu

A Taste of Great British Menu at The Croft, Templepatrick – May 2026

A Taste of Great British Menu at The Croft, Templepatrick.  What a pleasure to be amongst the first people to attend an evening of fine dining hosted by two tremendously talented chefs, the amazing Marion Lancial and Callum Irwin, following their time on Great British Menu.  This exclusive dining experience has been built around dishes

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Avoca

Avoca, Arthur Street Café, Belfast – May 2026

The Arthur Street Café at Avoca Belfast is the ideal location for a spot of refreshment and relaxation after indulging in some city centre retail therapy.  And with a cool new rebrand, whilst still retaining that familiar, spacious vintage-inspired vibe, Avoca 1723, named after a little weaving mill and inspired by Avoca’s Wicklow heritage, uses

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Belfast Whiskey Week

Belfast Spirit: Belfast Whiskey Week Returns Bigger, Bolder and Better with 3 Mini Festivals within the Festival

Belfast is preparing to once again become the centre of the whiskey world as Belfast Whiskey Week returns for its eighth and most ambitious year yet – transforming the city into a nine-day celebration of whiskey, food, cocktails and culture. Running from Friday 24 July to Saturday 1 August 2026, the festival has evolved from

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Sligo Food Trail

Sligo Food Trail & Oyster Experience – May 2026

WB’s Coffee House, & Sligo Food Trail. Since 2014, Aisling Kelly Hunter’s WB’s Coffee House on Stephen Street, Sligo, has been an award winning café in the heart of the town, and is also the home of the Sligo Oyster Experience. WB’s Coffee House is suitably located next to the famous W.B. Yeats Statue, and

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Tuesday Goodie Bag

19 May – Tuesday Goodie Bag

This week’s Tuesday Goodie Bag features 🍽 Academy Restaurant 🍽 Revolucion de Cuba Our accommodation of the week: 🔵 Crowne Plaza, Belfast Academy Restaurant We had visited Academy Restaurant in the Cathedral Quarter in Belfast, for a number of evening events, including the amazing Culinary Salons, and were always very impressed, but to our shame,

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Barberstown Castle Hotel

Barberstown Castle Hotel – May 2025

Barberstown Castle Hotel is a 4 star Country House & Historic Castle in the village of Straffan, Co. Kildare, and we were delighted to have been invited by Austin and Amanda to stay in their stunning hotel, which was the perfect backdrop for the annual Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride, an amazing event, “riding dapper” in the

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