HearSay 2015. Memories.
Twinkle was my choice; my brother went for The Beano. Our weekly comics were on order at McCarthy’s Hardware, situated right in the middle of Main Street, Kilfinane. It was the largest shop in the town, with three...
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Listen: Culture File – George Boole College Pudding
Using a computer? Listening to a digital radio? About to search the internet? Bookmarking a dinner recipe that you’ll be weighing on a digital scale? Your life is touched every day by Boolean algebra, which...
Savour Kilkenny’s Battle of the Bottle + Listen: The Golden Ticket
Looking for something to do this weekend? You might be interested in two festivals taking place, one in Kilkenny, the other in Wexford. Savour Kilkenny kicks off tomorrow morning, with Anne Neary hosting a...
Listen: Culture File – Longueville House Irish Cider
‘Tis the season of mist and mellow fruitfulness. That means it’s time for the apple growers and cider makers of Ireland to get their cider presses up and ready for the runnings of the 2015...
GIY GROWFest in Waterford
There were lots of good things to do with growing and cooking and eating taking place in Waterford last weekend. Being MC for the COOK programme at the GIY GROW Fest meant that I was in the right...
Read: The Groundnut Cookbook
Cookbooks? I have a few. Around 700 or 800 on the bookshelves in the sitting room. About 50 piled high on the windowsill next to the kitchen table. And there’s another 30 or so...
What’s in your lunchbox? Pumpkin and feta tortilla!
My mum’s sultana scones, leftover bacon & kidney pie, made-by-me sticky orange and cinnamon scrolls. I’d be the first to admit that the things I took to school for lunch weren’t necessarily: a) the...
Read: Irish Examiner | Five Irish craft ciders to try
Summertime? Cider time! While I do know that cider is a year round drink, there’s just something about the sunshine that brings out the cider lover in me. And there’s lots of sunshine yet...