living local
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How to Really Drink Tequila
Ben and I popped along to Xico on Tuesday for a tequila tasting, which was running as part of the Taste of Mexico festival, and picked up lots of lessons on how it’s really meant to be drunk (hint: not with salt and lime). I don’t normally tuck into 80 proof shots and margaritas on a Continue reading
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Unique Jewellery Designed and Made in Dublin
I just love the new collection by Irish Design Shop gals Clare Grennan and Laura Caffrey. Names is is a range of beautifully designed, simple statement pieces. Continue reading
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A Campaign for Dublin
I really wanted to create something that drew from Dublin’s historical graphic language. I find we’re quick here to dismiss anything that feels even vaguely like the past sometimes, but working in period filmmaking has made me more aware of how modern some of those antiquities can feel. I loved reading about how Stoneybatter-based graphic Continue reading
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The Timeless Charm of Ballymaloe
It stands still in time. It had been a couple of years since I had last visited Ballymaloe (see here and here), and its charm was completely unchanged. Click through for a few pics from last week’s trip. Continue reading
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Lotts & Co Grocery
Some pics from an impromptu call in to Lotts & Co, a new grocer on the South Lotts Road. Continue reading