Hen parties, I’m told, begin with a really good meal. Stags have lower, baser desires, demanding little more than stomach lining. I was on best man duty for a stag party recently. After a white water rafting session which consisted of 15 men trying to drown each other – it was brilliant and exhausting and [...]

I’m on best man duty at a stag this weekend. Around 18 of us are heading – for reasons unknown to me – to Carrick-on-Shannon. White water rafting, followed by food and drink. Lots of drink, I’d hazard to guess. We’re thinking that 18 or so pizzas should feed us nicely. So, by any chance [...]

The Harvest Feast food festival runs from the 11th to the 13th of September, and takes place in Drumshambo, Co Leitrim.  The festival’s website says that this year’s focus is on cost-saving.  There are a number of free events and a free demonstration that might be of interest to Cheap Eats readers – a demonstration [...]