Some pubs are simply places to drink. Others are places to slow down, look around, and feel connected to something that stretches back well over a century. P. Bermingham’s on Ludlow Street in Navan, County Meath, falls firmly into the second category. Established in 1884, it…
On 7 November 2013, the European Commission signed a regulation that put a soft, flour-dusted bread roll on its official register. Since then, a roll …
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There are pubs you pop into once and forget, and then there are pubs that become your go-to. Carpe Diem, sitting on Court Place in the heart of Carlow town, firmly belongs to the second category. With an atmosphere that blends contemporary design and traditional Irish…
In 1880 a butcher called Phillip Harrington sold black pudding from his shop in the West Cork village of Clonakilty. The recipe was not his …
Irish sayings, blessings and slang are the short phrases Irish families use for luck, comfort, teasing and welcome, and each one has a story behind …
The Irish Christmas wish most people use is Nollaig shona duit, “a happy Christmas” to one person, or Nollaig shona daoibh to a group. The …
Some places earn their identity the hard way — through exploding fermenters, boil-overs, and leaky mash tuns in a spare bedroom. That is, more or less, how Treaty City Brewery came to be. What started as a shared frustration with subpar beer, in a small East Vancouver apartment…
Ask Mary Gleeson why Irish bakers cut a cross in the top of soda bread and you get a short answer: “You have to cut …
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