Category: Blog

  • Succulent Roast Pork

    Succulent Roast Pork

    This recipe is perfect to feed a crowd and the shoulder or gigot of pork are the best cuts to use. This is best served warm. If you are nervous about tying up the joint, bring the stuffing down to your butchers and get him to do it for you. Ingredients 2kg boneless shoulder or […]

  • Corned Beef & Parsnip Mash with Mustard and Cider Sauce

    Corned Beef & Parsnip Mash with Mustard and Cider Sauce

    This is a traditional favourite and much enjoyed worldwide…. 1½ kg silverside or brisket corned beef 1 carrot 2 celery sticks 2 leeks 1 teasp. peppercorns 250ml dry cider Parsnip Mash ½ kg  potatoes, peeled and chopped ½ kg parsnips, peeled and chopped 125ml mixture of milk and cream Knob of butter Salt and black […]

  • Reaching out.

    Reaching out.

    A big hi from the wild and windy west coast of Ireland. So wonderful to connect. Thank you for the opportunity to link with you. Living by the sea and surrounded by grey stoned walls I often think of those who perhaps miss this scene and as a result of Covid have been unable until […]

  • Achill International Harp Festival

    Achill International Harp Festival

    Following on from the success of last year’s online festival, Achill International Harp Festival will once again be online 22-24 October, 2021. The opening evening of the festival features a stunning film which is the culmination of a specially commissioned AIHF project ‘Casadh na Taoide – The Turning of the Tide’. Earlier this year, a […]

  • PÚCA – A return to mischief this Halloween in Ireland’s Ancient East

    PÚCA – A return to mischief this Halloween in Ireland’s Ancient East

    Ireland’s iconic Festival celebrating the birthplace of Halloween returns from 23-31 October This Halloween the spirit of Púca returns to Ireland’s Ancient East, bringing more mischief and merriment than ever before.  Púca Festival is a spectacular, fun and otherworldly festival celebrating Ireland as the original birthplace of Halloween. In 2021 visitors from home and abroad are being welcomed […]

  • Beef Goulash

    Beef Goulash

    Easy preparation of a delicious Beef Goulash… Ingredients 500g leftover roast beef cut into cubes Olive oil 1 medium onion peeled and sliced 1 red pepper, de-seeded and sliced 1 green pepper, de-seeded and sliced 600 ml beef stock 4 tbsp tomato purée 3 tbsp paprika Sea salt and black pepper Small bunch of flat […]

  • Derry Halloween invites you to a spirited scarefest

    Derry Halloween invites you to a spirited scarefest

    Awaken to a world of wit, wonder and imagination at the much anticipated Derry Halloween 2021, Europe’s biggest Halloween party. The ancient spirits of Samhain, the Celtic festival marking the end of summer, will once again roam the streets of Derry~Londonderry when, from 29–31 October, Derry Halloween 2021 presents its famous Halloween celebrations. Now in its 35th […]

  • Toronto launches COMEBACK: a festival of community and a celebration of the city’s culture.

    Toronto launches COMEBACK: a festival of community and a celebration of the city’s culture.

    Stackt market, a recent winner of Fast Company’s Innovation by Design award, is proud to announce COMEBACK: a three-day festival highlighting the intersection of hospitality, art, music, local businesses and the community that have stuck together to survive through COVID-19. From October 22 to 24, 2021, COMEBACK will be a full takeover of stackt market, and […]

  • Braised Beef in Irish Stout

    Braised Beef in Irish Stout

    The best recipe available using beef and stout. Ingredients 1kg shoulder beef, cut into thin slices 1 tablesp. olive or rapeseed oil 1 onion, chopped 2 leeks, 2 carrots, 2 celery sticks, chopped 2 cloves garlic  250ml  well reduced beef stock 125ml stout Salt and black pepper 50g butter  75g streaky bacon, diced  100g wild mushrooms, […]

  • Aer Lingus- Toronto – Dublin From $399!!

    Aer Lingus- Toronto – Dublin From $399!!

    Ireland’s better in person. Stop dreaming, start booking Travel between October 1, 2021 and February 17, 2022 Make your dreams of Ireland a reality. Visit friends and family or discover Ireland’s rich culture, stunning scenery, world renowned golf courses and delicious artisan food. With special offers you can stop dreaming and start booking! Special offer […]