For the people who colour outside the lines
I had a fascinating chat with Phil Cullen, the Mountain Man himself who is the really nice guy who started the Mountain Man Brewery in a place that I had never heard of before, Renanirree in Cork....
View ArticleWhen harsh criticism can be the best thing ever!
I was recently at a large, high profile business conference and unfortunately the first segment of it was dominated and ruined by shockingly poor presentations. I couldn’t believe how these senior...
View ArticleWe are all connected
As part of our normal Dublin routine we arrived early at the Mespil Hotel, our home in Dublin for the last few years. I parked up and quickly popped into the loo … Much needed after the spin from...
View Article“Staff wanted” and huge little details
I was having a birthday breakfast with my fantastic daughter, Ellen in one of our favourite spots in Cork, Liberty Grill. This extremely busy spot is run by Denis O’Mullane who is an experienced and...
View ArticleI’m not telling you where it is..
You can feel everything heating up again.. We spend at least half our working week doing business in Dublin and our home has been a particular hotel, which was located close to the office. It became a...
View ArticleSome eggs are gold
“Do you serve any eggs?” my buddy asked Were they even serving food I wondered at this stage? It was 3:30 in the afternoon but he was starving and needed something before he hopped in the car to drive...
View ArticleThe Manager of First Impressions
We arrived at our hotel, parked the car and wrestled with our bags and clothes on hangers so we could get ready quickly to head to a wedding of one of our team, the lovely Edel and her soon to be...
View ArticleToo much, too little and two mishaps
We’ve had two wonderful days at The Cliff House Hotel in Ardmore, Co. Waterford, which included the most incredible feast of fantastic food that you could imagine. On our first night we treated...
View Article“It’s very quiet….”
While staying in the very luxurious Cliff House Hotel (10 year anniversary treat!!) we headed down to the village to explore a little and go for a walk on the beach. The Cliff House Hotel is located...
View ArticleWhen will we be back to normal?
I’m been really feeling down all day having made a decision to cancel two different restaurant bookings that we had made with friends because of the rising Covid case numbers and the fact that mum is...
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