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Cuinneog

Author: Special Irish Foods & People Who Make Them

On the family farm near Castlebar in Co Mayo, Tom and Sheila Butler have run their business Cuinneog Dairy Products (www.cuinneog.com) since 1990. They specialise in the production of once-familiar dairy products which are now almost unique – Irish farmhouse country butter and natural buttermilk. Originally known as ‘Sheila’s Country Butter’, the business was re-launched recently as Cuinneog, which is the Irish word for ‘churn’.
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Insider View - On Being Appropriate

Hilton Park - Clones County Monaghan Ireland

Author: Lucy Madden

Lucy Madden ponders, in her inimitable way, on the inexact science of appropriateness - and its importance in the hospitality business. Photographed outside the High Court at the end of last year, having just lost a much publicised case involving rights of way, the litigant was displaying a daring amount of cleavage...
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Book Review - MasterChef AT HOME

MasterChef AT HOME - DK hardback 366pp, Ã‚Â£20 / Ã¢â€šÂ¬25

Author: Cookbook Reviews

BBC’s MasterChef is a phenomenally popular show, with over 7.8 million viewers and now in its seventh series - so the chances are you’re a fan so this could be just the book for you. Featuring over 200 of the best recipes from the amateur, professional and celebrity competitions of 2010...
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Just Ask Resturant of the Month for February - Oscars Seafood Bistro, Galway

Author: Just Ask

Just a couple of minutes’ walk across the bridge and away from the bustle of Galway’s Spanish Arch area, this theatrical restaurant was set up by husband and wife team Michael O’Meara and Sinead Hughes in 2000.
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Treats for Your Sweet

Author: Georgina Campbell

Our national love affair with chocolate continues apace. Now pretty much synonymous with indulgence at Christmas, Easter and Valentine’s Day, it seems that any excuse will do - and, in fairness, we have an exceptional choice of very high quality gift ranges to choose from...
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Grow It Yourself - February

Author: Michael Kelly

Though St Brigid’s Day (Feb 1st) is considered the start of spring, it’s really still winter outside in the veggie patch. Come February I am always itching to get started with my seed sowing and of course you can get lots of vegetables started in seed trays on a sunny windowsill indoors.
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Abalone

Author: In Season

Abalone are a highly prized shellfish delicacy, now scarce in most countries where they were once plentiful. Known as much for their beautiful iridescent shells as for the delicately flavoured meat, this exotic shellfish is not something one might expect to find in the rugged surroundings of the West of Ireland...
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Insider View - Self Improvement - and the dangers of Self Promotion

Author: Lucy Madden

Lucy Madden ponders the benefits of Self Improvement – and the dangers of Self Promotion....Travelling home by plane to Ireland the other day I noticed that all three passengers in our row, myself included, were reading Self-Help books.
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ChocoNeill Handmade Chocolates

Author: Special Irish Foods & People Who Make Them

Quality chocolate production is on of Ireland’s biggest recent artisan success stories, and Aughnacliffe, Co Longford is a very special destination for chocolate connoisseurs as this is where Jamie and Beatrice O’Neill make the outstanding ChocOneill range at their workshop in Dunbeggan, Aughnacliffe (+353 (0)86 212 8067; www.choconeill.ie).
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Survival Solutions - Gastronomic Getaways

Author: Georgina Campbell

One of an occasional series on diversification and added value in Irish hospitality – finding new ways for hotels and restaurants to thrive also brings good news for customers.
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