Food & Drinks

by Niamh Cooper, Melissa Byrne & Gillian Hegarty West Cork’s hedgerows are full of blackberries at the moment, ripening away in that seemingly endless sunshine we’ve just had. If you haven’t been out yet to pick them, grab your nearest bowl or bucket and head down the quiet country lanes. […]

As the blackberry season is upon us, it’s time to take a walk, and don’t forget the containers. The blackberry season offers us the ideal opportunity to fill our faces with this juicy fruit ,as we wander along the hedgerows. I always think that if it’s a serious picking session, […]

I have a dream holiday destination, and,  like many dreams,  it can’t be bought, planned or booked online. It just has to happen, out of the blue, and that is a sunny Irish summer. We all remember those legendary ones, like 1995 when we had a small baby and spent a […]