I love cooking and being able to cook with good quality fresh ingredients makes the entire experience even better. Unfortunately a lot of good quality ingredients are harder to find if you don't live in a major urban centre. However Ireland is packed with quality food producers, so you can find excellent sources in the most unlikely of places. Ballycotton Seafood is one … [Read more...] about Fresh anchovies from Ballycotton Seafood in Midleton
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The Sage food philosophy
Sage Restaurant is just off the main street in Midleton. Yesterday I was lucky enough to have lunch there and I have to say it was simply fantastic. But what's more interesting about the restaurant isn't just the quality of the food. It's their food philosophy. They source most of their ingredients within a 12 mile radius of the restaurant.While that could lead to a rather … [Read more...] about The Sage food philosophy
David Norris Speaks Out Against Abolition Of Seanad
I don't normally write about politics. That doesn't mean that I don't have strong feelings and opinions about them. However when a government is trying to weaken the democracy of a country and that country happens to be my own I'm afraid I cannot be silent. Fortunately there are others out there who are better at expressing their views on why the abolition of the Seanad … [Read more...] about David Norris Speaks Out Against Abolition Of Seanad
Life On A Plane?
Over the next few weeks I'll be "on the road" quite a bit.. Tomorrow morning (early) I fly over to Brussels for the Alliance On Safe Online Pharmacy meeting. I fly back to Dublin in the evening .. and then the following morning I'm off to London for a meeting of the Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services (EWG) The following week is Brussels again for the EURid … [Read more...] about Life On A Plane?
It’s Paddy NOT Patty
This weekend is a long weekend here in Ireland. It's our national holiday - St Patrick's Day. Now I could ramble on about the history or the culture, but let's face it that's not what I'm interested in writing about. I'll keep it very very simple. It's St. Patrick. Patrick or Padraig. So it's either St. Patrick's Day or Paddy's Day. Either option works. It is not … [Read more...] about It’s Paddy NOT Patty