Find a Food Festival to suit you on www.Discoverireland.ie/food  Dine in Dublin in March, Dublin Bay Prawn Festival in Howth in April, Gourmet Greystones in May, Taste of Carlingford end of May, Galway Food Festivbal in April,. Connemara Mussel Fest. May, National Cowder Cook off in Cork in May along with the Baltimore Seafood Fest and in Dungarvan it is Waterford food and Crafts and in Clare the Burren Slow Food fest. and So Sligo will have the Irish Stew Champsionship in May with Roscommon having the Lamb fest.  Just a few events to whet your appetite.

See my Youtube video of Titanic Belfast here,
http://youtu.be/GPaof4tJ_Fw

Welcome to Helen who takes over as Director of Ireland for Falcon Holidays.  Helen will spend her week between Dublin and Belfast managing Ireland's favourite family holiday operator.  www.falconholidays.ie.

It was lovely to be invited to take part in the John Murray Show retirement rally in RTE today.  More than 100 people turned up to the studio to listen for three and half hours to words of advice and wisdom from lovley people like the playwright Bernard Farrell, former politician Mary O'Rourke and recently retired Micheal O Muircheartaigh.  The practical information was coming from me, Frank Conway of Moneycoach.ie and John Higgins  of the Retirement Planning Council, www.rpc.ie.  The full session is online on www.RTE.ie/theJohnmurrayshow

Good to hear news of Hills Balfour clients today in Dublin.  And what a client list; Australia Gold Coast, Tahiti, Queensland, Algarve, Kenya, Namibia, Montenegro, Chicago, Fort lauderdale, South Carolina, Texas, and  Tune Hotels. I can almost plan a round the world trip with them.

 

Fragrant travellers

With restrictions on baggage allowances and the carrying of liquids, Rosewood Hotels have come up with a unique service for guests – the Fragrance Butler.  Leave your colognes and perfumes at home and you can spritz yourself at Rosewood hotels with scents that include Tom Ford’s Black Orchid, Hermes Eau des Mervailles or Givenchy’s Dahlia Noir, rosewoodhotels.com.