book review - food for free At €17.60 - this ‘life enhancing classic' could nearly buy you a good meal and a glass of fine wine… In the scheme of things it's pricy. But is it well worth it? From revealing the...

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T photo credit: houseoftext My 3 primary school going kids got their book lists for next September a week or so ago and having learnt my lesson from previous years of leaving their purchase till August, I decided to get it all done and dusted...

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I did a last-minute race down to The Fish Shop in Union Hall this morning to check it out. It's as good as they say! Great selection of fish, shellfish, gormet seafood products and wine. Well worth travelling to. So my lazy ass didn't get...

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One of the best things about living in Ireland is the availability and choice of butchers.   This was simply not an option when we lived in the US and we ended up having to buy the dubious supermarket meat.  We've lived in three towns in Ireland now...

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I recently discovered this website by way of a link from the main Mango site. Its basically a discount site that has garments from previous seasons available for sale at greatly reduced rates. It suits me down to the ground as I'm not...

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I bought a selection of wines recently from James Nicholson Wines Online as I was bored with the usual selection in my local off licences and supermarkets. I was interested in particular in some Californian, Chilean or New Zealand Pinot Noirs and...

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Twenty Major 's first book, based on the characters from his blog, pulls no punches from the first page. A twisted story about brainwashing the Irish populace into becoming acoustic loving drips, it's up to Twenty, Jimmy the Bollix,...

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Large sports shop in the heart of Cork city that specialises in ski-snow gear. Extremely helpful staff and range of outdoor gear to suit all pockets. Got kitted out with thermals, hat, goggles, socks, jackets, pants no bother. Only minor disadvantage...

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I got a free pack of MOO Christmas stickers with my most recent mini-cards order. I've been meaning to get some made with my own designs but just haven't got around to it. These free ones have convinced me that I should. They are around 2cm x 2cm...

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Review of MOO Stickers I got a free pack of MOO Christmas stickers with my most recent mini-cards order. I've been meaning to get some made with my own designs but just haven't got around to it. These free ones have convinced me that I should. They are...

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