Sorry, I’ve been a wee bit busy- to say the least – the past few weeks, so I neglected to inform you of Superquinn’s amazing Seafood Festival. It’s mostly just half price hake, cod, and tiger prawns, but you’ll also find sea bass and sea bream fillets for the bargain price of just €2. But [...]

Some good €1 specials in SuperValu at the moment, valid until Saturday March 5. Click here for details.

Sorry folks, we’ve been so distracted with ELECTION MADNESS that we forgot to notify you about the M&S Dine in for Two offer until now. It started yesterday and is running until Tuesday.  The full menu is on the M&S website, and contains such loveliness as Moroccan style Fish Stew and a Tiramisu Traybake.

Current specials in Dunnes include a selection of €2 specials. Most offers are valid until Saturday February 26. Click here for details. Current specials at Tesco include 33 per cent off diced beef and three for two on Whiskas catfood. Offer expiry dates vary. Click here for details. Current specials at SuperValu include a selection [...]

The people behind Jo’Burger in Rathmines have come up with a clever idea for a pop-up restaurant in Dublin city centre. They’ll be serving chicken dishes for 12 weeks at Crackbird, 19 Crane Lane in Temple Bar.  The chicken is being billed as addictive (hence ‘Crackbird’!). They’ve put a further interesting twist on it by [...]

We rarely write about wine here on CheapEats, largely because we know flip-all about it. However, I recently got this red wine – 2006 Tarragona Reserva – from Lidl for €5.50, and it is very nice. That’s all. Oh hang on – there’s also a special offer where you can buy a case of six [...]

M&S have fancied up their Dine in for Two menu for Valentine’s Day. It costs €25 instead of the usual €12.50, but includes such heart-attack inducing treats as: Scallops Coquilles St Jacques Lochmuir Smoked Salmon Parcels Fillet of Beef Wellington Duck à l’Orange Rack of Lamb with Basil Pesto, Parmesan & Pine Nuts Pot au [...]

Ah here. Come on now. Superquinn’s special offers are putting the other supermarkets to shame: Half price pork steak, ham fillet, rashers, housekeeper’s cut beef, haddock fillets (update: email from Superquinn to inform us that the haddock fillets are half price despite a misprint on the leaflet), and whole chicken 33% off sirloin steak Half [...]

As usual, loads of great offers at Lidl this week, including better than half price fruit and veg, reduced price Cully and Sully meals, and a dozen red roses for €3.99. Click here for details. A dozen roses cost €5.99 at Aldi – are they better quality? Check out Aldi’s specials here. And don’t forget [...]

The slight bitterness of broccoli, the earthiness of potatoes, the spiciness of ginger, and the sweetness of cardamom add up to a really gorgeous soup. It’s perfect for these wet days. I adjusted the recipe for a friend on the Weight Watchers diet, reducing the amount of potato and adding more broccoli instead. It’s a [...]