February, though a short month, can be a bit of a drag as we impatiently count the days until the clocks go forward. It’s a limbo month for some, the days getting incrementally longer – but those darling buds still a long way off from appearing.
1. BLACKROCK COTTAGE This restaurant is nestled in a cleverly restored 200-year-old cottage overlooking Galway’s iconic Blackrock Diving Tower at Salthill. Executive chef Martin O’Donnell has them queuing out the door for his Croissant Benny (€12.50) and duck fat potato rosti (€13), not to mention the amazing, luscious, vanilla-custard-filled choux croustillant that was gobbled by one of my pals. It’s the hip, hot place to see and be seen in the City of the Tribes this summer. Instagram: @blackrock cottage See blackrockcottage.ie
It’s two weeks before the clocks go forward, and Connemara’s famously erratic weather reveals itself with gusto. Torrential rain, howling winds, scattered sunshine, even random pockets of compacted snow in more remote areas.
It’s two weeks before the clocks go forward, and Connemara’s famously erratic weather reveals itself with gusto. Torrential rain, howling winds, scattered sunshine, even random pockets of compacted snow in more remote areas.