Niamh Browne
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- 43
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- Oct 2, 2026
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Are groceries in Irish supermarkets about to rise again? Three items will, but one may fall (opens the original)
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Are Irish groceries about to get more expensive, yet again? In its quarterly economic commentary earlier this week, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) highlighted the State’s reliance on imported food, meaning that “global food price shocks can be expected to pass through meaningfully to Irish consumer prices”. But what could trigger “a global food price shock” and how might that affect Irish shoppers? Thia Hennessy, professor of agri-food economics at University College Cork, say
Galway oyster festival 2026: âI travelled 30 hours from Thailand to be hereâ (opens the original)
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âI came a long way from Thailand to come here just for the Oyster festival. I took about 30 hours to get here because I got stuck in Heathrow airport for about six hours,â says Noi Seesamea. Sitting on a bar stool in An Púcán to watch the All-Ireland oyster opening final, Seesamea says: âI have never been to Ireland but I love oysters thatâs why I came here. I think this is number one for oysters.â She is taking full advantage of her time in Ireland, eating oysters every day. âI am
The Lep Inn is back: Behind the scenes of the refurbished Leopardstown Inn (opens the original)
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âItâs pub classics done really well,â says chef Mark Ahessy, of the Loyolaâs Groupâs The Old Spot in Beggarâs Bush, who along with fellow Old Spot chef Lukasz Maslowski has led the menu makeover at The Leopardstown Inn. While the landmark south Dublin pub was up for sale last year with a â¬7.25 million price tag, the Loyola Group have decided to reopen the premises rather than sell it. The interiors have had a refresh with deep-green panelling, red leather chairs with button tufting
Whatâs with all the viral food queues around Dublin city centre? (opens the original)
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This has been a year of queuing for Dublinâs foodies, with the city seeing everything from a gruelling 20-hour-plus stand off for a lifetime of free chicken at Popeyes in Blanchardstown or the near constant snake of humans waiting for a slice of Bambino pizza on Stephen Street Lower. With queues for food now such a regular occurrence â whether it be down to promotional deals or TikTok virality â we hit the streets earlier this week to ask some of the many, many people waiting in the city c
Male victims âlikely to underreportâ sexual violence (opens the original)
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Male victims of sexual violence are less likely to present to services, according to the new head of the Sexual Violence Centre Cork, Sinéad Heffernan. She said the âlatest and strongest dataâ from the Central Statistics Office showed 28 per cent of men and 52 per cent of women experience sexual violence over their lifetime. Heffernan, who will be taking over as the centreâs chief executive from founder Mary Crilly, said the fact the centre is described as being for victims of domestic, s
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