CHRISTMAS DINNER TIPS FROM TOP CHEF

by Deirdre O'Flynn | Nov 20, 2019 | LATEST NEWS, PEOPLE OF GOREY, WINTER

When an award-winning chef gives you tips for Christmas, well, one should listen! Val Murphy is the head chef at the Ashdown Park Hotel, Gorey, and he and his team have brought home many awards during 2019. In November, the team won the Leinster Great Roast Hotel in...

Greens Berry Farm – A Treasure!

by wpaccessin1 | Apr 8, 2019 | LATEST NEWS, SUMMER

Did you know that Greens Berry Farm is one of only 6 or 7 soft fruit farms remaining in Wexford? In 1960s and 70s, there was over 700 small family strawberry farms in Wexford alone! Those days, the harvest lasted only 3 weeks. All crops were grown in open fields,...

Food & Foraging at Table Forty One

by wpaccessin1 | Mar 16, 2019 | LATEST NEWS, PEOPLE OF GOREY

Located at the top of Gorey Main Street since August 2018 is Table Forty One, an understated eatery serving fine dining food in a casual, calming atmosphere. Run by Andrew Duncan, a Gorey native who has returned from his travels, he is determined to bring quality food...

Success at Irish Hospitality Awards!

by wpaccessin1 | Mar 16, 2019 | LATEST NEWS, SPRING

Wow, great results for North Wexford in the Irish Hospitality Awards 2019. Our winners were: Family Venue of the Year: Wells House & Gardens  Restaurant of the Year South East: Katie Daly’s Bar and Restaurant (Gorey) Highly commended Outdoor Venue of The Year: Kia...

Where the buffalo roam

by wpaccessin1 | Mar 16, 2019 | LATEST NEWS, PEOPLE OF GOREY

If you see buffalo in a field in North Wexford, believe it. No, you’re not in the American West, nor in India, where the buffalo itself originated. No, you’re most likely at the front gate of Macamore Buffalo, Liam Byrne’s buffalo farm outside Ballygarrett. “I started...