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Just Ask Restaurant of the Month for June - Good Things at Dillon's CornerA philosophy of creating an experience for diners rather than just serving good food is at the core of Carmel Somers's renowned West Cork restaurant and cookery school. The original Good Things Cafe opened in Durrus in 2003 and the move to beautiful two-storey premises in the centre of Skibbereen, 18 months ago, has given this gifted and very determined food heroine a magical setting to develop her national reputation as a leader in the local food revolution. -
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Diary of a Failte Ireland Food ChampionLast June Anthony O'Toole was one of a group appointed as the new Fáilte Ireland Food Champions. So, one year later, what have they been up to? -
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Georgina Campbell's Cookery Feature - Celebrating CheeseNational Cheese Week took place earlier this month and, with it, came The National Dairy Council's announcement of the six finalists in their Cheese up your Life recipe competition. -
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Aoife Carrigy - Ballymaloe LitfestAoife Carrigy shares some of the highlights and recurring themes of this year's Ballymaloe Litfest -
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Sheep's Milk Yogurt - Special Irish Foods & The People Who Make ThemThere is only one sheep’s milk yogurt produced in Ireland and it is made by Aisling and Michael Flanagan on the Flanagan farm in Co Mayo, where the family have been farming the land for generations. -
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Root to Tip SustainabilityLove them or loathe them we are all influenced by trends, whether it’s fashion or food. They trickle down until they find their way into our wardrobes or onto our plates; the popularity of avocados being one notable global food trend recently... -
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An Irish Chef in FranceIt must have been in 2007, shortly after we bought the house, when we were exploring about the lovely villages in the Haut Languedoc that we saw a man who had set up a stall outside his farm gate and seemed to be selling cherries. -
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Word from the WestWest of Ireland food writer Anne Marie Carroll has some unusual neighbours among the stone walls and green fields of rural Galway. Whether it’s a few clucking chickens, downy ducks or a gaggle of geese, keeping a few animals for the pot or for profit has long been a part of Irish life. The pig has an important place in Irish food culture... -
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Grow It Yourself - JuneI've discovered as I get older that I am person that loves to square things away, and that applies equally with food-growing where I am constantly looking for things that simplify what can be a pretty complicated life-skill. -
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StrawberriesIrish strawberries are now available through much of the year thanks to the fact that Keelings (www.keelings.com), in particular, have invested so heavily in glasshouses, extending the season from April to November instead of a few weeks in summer. And surprisingly good they are too, full of flavour even in the off-season, and a very welcome alternative to imports. -
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This Farming LifeMay was a great month for growth at Castlefarm. The combination of heat and rain was perfect for grass and clover growth. The cow paddocks are full of lush grass and the cows are producing great milk, high in butterfat and protein.
The Jillian Bolger Column - Obesity
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Monthly Competition
Win a Break for Two in Sheen Falls Lodge
This month you have the opportunity to win a break for two in a luxurious and stylish international hotel where the staff ensure that it quickly becomes a home from home for each new guest. Set in a 300-acre estate just across the river from Kenmare town, this stunning hotel made an immediate impact from the day it opened in April 1991.
Featured Establishments
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Mimosa Wine & Tapas Bar
In the centre of Carlow town, directly opposite the Cathedral, this stylish and sociable venue has everything that makes a good night out.
As soon as you enter through the gated courtyard and up ...
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Lock 13
Just a few minutes drive from the busy town of Naas, the Flanagan family's attractive traditional pub enjoys a serenely scenic location overlooking the Grand Canal and the boats moored in Sallins ...
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Ballyvolane House
The Green family’s gracious mansion is surrounded by its own farmland, magnificent wooded grounds, a trout lake and formal terraced gardens - garden lovers will find a stay here especially r ...
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Georgina Campbell's Ireland for Gourmet Golfers
Ireland Golf Guide - Discover Ireland's finest golf courses and the very best places to eat and stay in while playing them. Co-authored by leading Irish golf writer Dermot ... -
Meals for All Seasons - The Best of Contemporary Irish Cooking (out of print, Hardback)
This vintage cookbook is out of print and only available here. Georgina Campbell's outstanding and comprehensive cookbook published in 1992 contains recipes and dishes for ... -
APPetiser - Recipes & Cooking with Derry Clarke
Join tv chef Derry Clarke, proprietor of the award winning Michelin Starred l'Ecrivain Restaurant in Dublin, as he guides you through 60 user-friendly recipes written espe ... -
iPhone App (Free)
Quickly and easily find all the very best places to eat, drink & stay across the island of Ireland with the cool new Georgina Campbell's Ireland Guide iPhone Applicati ... -
IRELAND FOR FOOD LOVERS
Everything the food lover in Ireland needs to know... Food tourism in Ireland enters an exciting new phase with this new book, the first to offer a complete user guide t ... -
Georgina Campbell's Ireland for Garden Lovers
This magical book combines a guide to the top gardens in Ireland with one to the most delightful places for garden lovers to stay and eat while visiting them - also with g ... -
Nokia App
Quickly and easily find all the very best places to eat, drink & stay (& much more) across the island of Ireland with the cool new Georgina Campbell's Ireland Guid ... -
Georgina Campbell's Ireland for Romantic Weddings & Honeymoons
Ireland Wedding & Honeymoon Guide - This is a highly selective guidebook to the very best of Irish wedding venues and romantic honeymoon locations, north and south. 2 ... -
Blackberry App
Quickly and easily find all the very best places to eat, drink & stay across the island of Ireland with the cool new Georgina Campbell's Ireland Guide Blackberry Appli ... -
A Taste of the Waterways Guide
If you've never spent a few days lazing around our wonderful waterways you just don't know what you're missing. It's a magical world of pottering along, enjoying the wildl ... -
Irish Country House Cooking - The Blue Book Recipe Collection (Hardback)
From the homely to the very grand, these delicious dishes celebrate the diversity of Irish country houses, castles and a number of top restaurants, with recipes clearly ex ... -
iCook with Neven
Join Neven Maguire in the kitchen with 60 of his favourite recipes - old & new - on his very first app for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad entitled "iCook with Neven", ... -
Georgina Campbell's Ireland Guide (12th Edition)
The latest 12th edition of the must have glove box bible to Irish hospitality is available here. For great food and gorgeous places to stay throughout Ireland. This is ... -
For the Love of Food - Kevin Dundon
A personal chef is just the answer to all our cooking dilemmas. Well, now you can have the next best thing by using this app to cook with tv chef Kevin Dundon in your own ... -
Download our locations to your Garmin Sat Nav free of charge
We have teamed up with www.myPOIs.ie to produce a free download of the locations of all the Georgina Campbell recommended establishments in the Republic of Ireland to you ... -
IRELAND FOR FOOD LOVERS
Everything the food lover in Ireland needs to know... Food tourism in Ireland enters an exciting new phase with this new book, the first to offer a complete user guide t ... -
The Best of Irish Breads & Baking
'The Best of Irish Breads and Baking' Traditional, Contemporary and Festive, seasoned with luscious colour photographs, is a must for anyone who has not forgotten the irr ...
