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Food In 5 Minutes #33: Big restaurant closures in Dublin, Kilkenny at Blas an hÉireann, COVID payouts and more

As chef Dylan McGrath closes two eateries in Dublin, businesses around Ireland are getting set for Blas na hÉireann with the shortlists released.

Ken McGuire by Ken McGuire
18th August 2024
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Food In 5 Minutes

Food In 5 Minutes

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Fresh from the shores of Lough Derg (I’ve been in Dromineer for the weekend), it’s time for another helping of Food In 5 Minutes, the part of the Ken On Food podcast that brings you five food stories from the Irish food world and beyond, plucked from the past week, and served up in five minutes or less, ish.

You know the drill. There’s also a newsletter version that includes extra long reads for your Sunday, recipes to try for the week ahead that today includes some easy-bake bread takes, a podcast pick and more. Grab the latest edition here on Substack or sign up anywhere you see the subscription boxes on the blog to get a fresh copy in your inbox every Sunday morning.

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  • Chef Dylan McGrath shuts Dublin restaurants Brasserie Sixty6 and Rustic Stone
  • Dylan McGrath closes two of his most famous restaurants
  • Dylan McGrath closes two Dublin restaurants as business is ‘simply not sustainable’
  • COVID lockdown: Insurers have now paid pubs and restaurants more than €250m
  • €1 million awarded to develop five Gala Dinner Venues
  • €1 million awarded to develop five Gala Dinner Venues to attract international Business Events
  • FSAI official release
  • Popular Dublin pub Hartigan’s among 12 food businesses issued with closure orders last month
  • Visit irishfoodawards.com
  • Irish Food Awards: 8 Kilkenny businesses named finalists for this year’s Blas na hÉireann awards in Dingle

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  • Ken McGuireI make radio and digital things happen during the day but I've been writing about food in one form or another since 2010, with a keen focus on what's happening in Kilkenny. Coffee-loving home-cooking enthusiast.
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