Gastro Gays
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Say Cheese: Ireland's destination cheese counters (opens the original)
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Patrick Hanlon and Russell Alford are freelance food and travel writers who write at gastrogays.com and can be found on social media as @gastrogays As many of us can attest, cheese is life. Ireland is alive with passionate purveyors of cheese operating destination deli counters and delighting customers with the most delicious finds and flavours. From Donegal to Dingle, Bushmills to Kells, here are our top picks of epic cheese counters. Johnny McDowell MBE and business partner Laura Bradley opera
6 of the best day-to-night cafés in Ireland (opens the original)
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Patrick Hanlon and Russell Alford are freelance food and travel writers who write at gastrogays.com and can be found on social media as @gastrogays Just as smartphones have become an extension of ourselves — at arm's reach from the moment we wake until our heads hit the pillow — cafes have become almost as dependable and indispensable. No longer solely the preserve of daylight, these little neighbourhood beacons are evolving after dark into cool, casual restaurants serving brilliant small plates
26 women shaping Ireland's food scene in 2026 (opens the original)
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Patrick Hanlon and Russell Alford are freelance food and travel writers who write at gastrogays.com and can be found on social media as @gastrogays From chefs and cheesemakers to historians, mixologists and restaurateurs, these 26 women are helping shape Ireland's food scene right now. Ireland’s food scene has never been more dynamic. The women shaping Irish food today aren’t confined to restaurant kitchens; they are cheesemakers, organic farmers, chocolatiers, writers, historians, mixologists a
3 towns set to become Ireland's next food destinations (opens the original)
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Patrick Hanlon and Russell Alford are freelance food and travel writers who write at gastrogays.com and can be found on social media as @gastrogays The Gastro Gays share three Irish towns set to become the country's next food destinations. While cities like Dublin, Belfast, Cork and Galway grab much of the culinary spotlight, some of the most exciting things in food and drink are actually happening in towns around the country. Beyond the more established food destinations like Kenmare, Westport,
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