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The trials, tests, travels, and tribulations of an Irish ice cream man in Dingle, Ireland with recipes included.
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Healthy Lunch in Dingle
An Grianán, the health food shop in Dingle, has renovated and added a few tables for lunch. It’s a welcome change from the usual fare, with a small but tasty selection of organic food and fresh...
Dingle and Killarney Both Included in Top 100 Places to Visit in the World!
Now, I’m not saying this has anything to do with the power of ice cream, but Tripadvisor has announced its Traveller’s Choice Destination Awards, and both Dingle and Killarney rate in th...
Feile na Bealtaine
There has been a great crowd in town for Feile na Bealtaine, our delightful May festival in Dingle. As always, there has been such a packed and interesting array of arts and events. Sadly, with th...
Dates Set for 2008 Food Festival
I know it’s a long way off, but the official dates have been set for the second annual Dingle Food and Wine Festival. It will take place the second weekend of October (10-12th) 2008. So if you...
Finally, a Fish Shop For Dingle!
I am happy to announce that Dingle has a fresh fish shop for the first time in years. I am so excited! O’Catháin Iasc Teo., on the Quay, have opened a little fish shop right next to their fa...
No Democracy (or Parking) in Dingle
I’m a pretty laid-back fellow, but certain things really get to me. One of them is the disregard of any form of government to the wishes of its people. In Dingle, we’ve had a famous battle...
Move Over Fungie?
The sun has been blazing down in Dingle. Well, sort of. The weather has been stupendous up until today, and that means that farmers have been burning gorse to clear pasture up on the hills before th...
Happy New Year!
I wish all a very happy, sweet and prosperous 2008 from Dingle, Ireland! Here are a couple photos of the fireworks that they set off last night by the harbour in Dingle town… Last year was fa...
Out on the Dingle Wren
There are a lot of tired people in West Kerry today after yesterday’s Wren’s Day festivities. It was great fun as always. Here’s a bit of footage for you! Technorati tags: wren, da...
Christmas Swim 07
Here’s a little bit of video my father took of the Christmas charity swim in Dingle. I’m in the last frame running out of the cold water as quickly as I can!!! I hope your Christmas day is...
Christmas Walk in Ventry
This is always a hectic but fun time of year for me, since yesterday is my Aunt Carol’s birthday, today is my mother’s birthday, tomorrow, of course, is Christmas, and then there is the ...
Special Gifts
Today, the Dingle Camphill Community had an open day and craft’s fair. Camphill Communities are for people with special needs including autism, Down’s Syndrome, etc. It might be a littl...
Dingle Goes Through!
Dingle beat the might of An Gaeltacht yesterday in the West Kerry Semi-Final Replay in a major upset: 8-7 in a close match. I love going to some of the local games, where you can see players that ...
Glenteenasig Woods
Craving that rarest of commodities in West Kerry - trees, we went off for a walk yesterday in Glenteenesig Woods. Located on the Tralee side of Castlegregory, and maintained by Coilte, there is a sig...
Dingle Food Festival Huge Success
I am happy but exhausted! The Dingle Peninsula Food and Wine Festival was a bigger success than anyone of us could have ever imagined. Every event was packed, especially the cookery demonstrations i...
Dingle Peninsula Food and Wine Festival, Part 4
Things are getting pretty crazy here in Dingle with the food and wine festival right around the corner (Oct. 12th-14th). Things are really starting to take shape. It looks like Clodagh McKenna will...
A Jaunt to Slea Head
I had a bit of free time yesterday, and since the weather was stunning, I decided to take a jaunt out Slea Head. I don’t get back West as much as I would like, but when I’m there, looki...
Dingle Peninsula Food and Wine Festival, Part 3
Good news in terms of the Dingle Peninsula Food and Wine Festival (12th - 14th October, 2007) - it looks as if we have Kevin Sheridan coming down to do a tutored cheese and wine tasting. Also, local...
Indian Summer
After such a wet summer, it truly is balm to the soul to have a run of weather that’s lifting all of us in Dingle into realms of giddiness. Perfect warmth in the sun, no wind, blue skies. It&#...
Dingle Film Festival, Part 2
For those interested, here’s the full programme for the Dingle Film Festival… Programme: September 6th – September 9th 2007 Thursday, 6th September The Phoenix Cinema 9pm €1...
Dingle Peninsula Food and Wine Festival, Part 2
Even though it’s crazy this time of year, there are still preparations going on for the Dingle Peninsula Food and Wine Festival in October. So many people are helping including local artist Ju...
Dingle Film Festival
For those of you who need an excuse to visit Dingle, there will be a film festival in town from the 6th - 9th of September. Opening the festival and serving as adjudicator will be Sir Alan Parker. Th...
Ice Cream Man Goes Flying
When Colm, the farmer who supplies us with Kerry Cow milk and who owns the Dingle Corn Maze told me yesterday that he had hired a helicopter to take aerial photos of his maze and that there was a ch...
Dingle Corn Maze
You know it’s summer, rain or shine, when the Dingle Corn Maze is open again for business. Planted across five acres by the farmer who supplies us with Kerry Cow Milk, the maze has a Harry P...
Hawaiian Day in Dingle
Cian (far left), our shop manager for the summer in Dingle, decided a good way to beat back the rain that’s been afflicting us in these parts (and to cheer everyone up) was to throw a Hawaiian ...
Dingle Peninsula Food and Wine Festival
I've been involved with a group planning for a Dingle Food and Wine Festival for this coming October (12-14th). It's a very exciting prospect, indeed! It will consist of tasting menus in restaurants...
Staffing Shortage in Dingle
It often is hard to find good shop staff in Dingle, but this year things are verging on the ridiculous. Our shop manager, Russell, is leaving us, and we're going into the season short four people i...
Dingle Traffic Management Plan
There is a lot of anger in Dingle at the moment over the new traffic management plan proposed by Kerry County Council, and I spent half the afternoon in a meeting about it. Basically their idea is to ...
Part of Slea Head Drive Closed
Following the news of the collapse of part of Slea Head Drive, I headed out to Dunquin this afternoon to check it out. The road is still intact but closed to traffic since cracks have appeared after ...
New Sign for Dingle
It's been a crazy weekend in the shops, with a massive Easter rush, and I have hardly had a chance to catch my breath, let alone post anything. However, this sign has just appeared at the Milltown ro...