Author: Tadhg Peavoy
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A Taste of Spain at Taste of Dublin
Ireland’s culinary festival Taste of Dublin has returned this week, running from 16-19 June at Iveagh Gardens, Dublin 2. As is the usual running of the event, the gardens are closed for a ticketed event, where the public can sample a range of the best food and drink options that are on offer across Ireland.…
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Dinner with the French Ambassador
This week I had the pleasure of dining at the French Ambassador to Ireland’s residence where Jean-Pierre Thebault and his wife entertained the Irish travel media courtesy of Le Voyage a Nantes, who were in Dublin to promote Nantes as a destination for Irish travellers – check out #visitnantes on Twitter for more details. As…
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The best rocks off
On a bit of a Rolling Stones binge at the moment, which got me back listening to Primal Scream. Rock and roll question: which is the better rocks off song? 1972’s Rocks Off by the Stones. Or 1994’s Rocks by Primal Scream. Both classics, in fairness.
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Photos of Ireland
While writing a piece on the five best walks close to Dublin City Centre I got the chance to take snaps of some of the most beautiful landscapes in the province of Leinster. Check out the five best below. TP .
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Win a trip to Ireland from Canada
Reading this from Canada and want to win a trip to Ireland with RIT Vacations? Simply guess where I am and enter the competition by emailing contest@ritvacations.com. See the video on the RIT Vacations Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/irishtours/?fref=ts
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Ireland look ahead to tour of South Africa
21 March 2016 By Tadhg Peavoy Winning a third Six Nations title on the trot was always going to be a big ask for Ireland. No team had ever done it entering the championship, and as spring begins to emerge for real, the Ireland team is coming to terms with the fact it also failed…
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Clash of Celts teed up for close encounter
18 March 2016 By Tadhg Peavoy Sport is a result-orientated business: always. And Joe Schmidt is under orders from the IRFU to claim a top-three finish in each year’s Six Nations to ensure a financial reward that will be commensurate with what the governing body budgets each year. With that focus in mind, one must…
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Facile wins lends Ireland morale boost
12 March 2016 By Tadhg Peavoy The most evident fact in Saturday’s basement battle at the Aviva was just how far Italy are from the races in top-tier rugby. As one of world rugby’s big ten they should be right in these games, and competitive in all five rounds of the Six Nations. They were…
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Ireland should justify favourites tag
By Tadhg Peavoy It’s a results orientated business is the refrain that has abounded since Ireland’s team was named to face Italy. Why? Because this is essentially as risk averse a team as could have been expected to line out against the Azzurri on Saturday. Those folk of an adventurous mind frame had called for…
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