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Businesses in Kilkenny have come together, with the support of Fáilte Ireland, to give visitors a true taste of the city by launching ‘Kilkenny’s Blasta Trail’.

SuperValu has put out the last call to Mayo companies for entries for the 2011 Irish Food Producers Awards.

A Loughrea man was so impressed by the State visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh to Ireland in May that he put pen to paper to thank her for coming here.

A large group of leisure cyclists took on the 64k lap around Lough Mask last Saturday. This was the fifth annual running of Western Lakes Cycling Club’s Lap of the Mask, which raised funds for the Cystic Fibrosis West Building Fund.

Whether for business or for pleasure it is comforting to know that when you reach your destination there is a beautiful room to rest a weary head, a cup of refreshing tea, and friendly staff to greet you, that is the ethos of the Oranmore Lodge Hotel where Ireland of the welcomes and Galway of the cead mile failte is not only an integral part of the business but a way of life.

The use of mobile phones while driving is actually on the increase despite numerous high-profile safety campaigns, according to the Automobile Association (AA).

Maxwell’s Restaurant on the corner of Eglinton Street and Williamsgate Street is back in business. Having lain idle for close on three years Galway’s oldest restaurant reopened for business during the summer. Maxwell’s forms part of the old Colonial Buildings which were built by Austin Semple in 1866. In its early days it was a whiskey and wine Import business as well as a high class grocery run by an F McNamara and Co. In 1900 it was bought by an Austin Green who married a Miss Maxwell from Longford and Maxwell McNamara & Co came into being.

Recent months have seen a strong recovery in the value of Irish food and drink exports, helped by an improving exchange rate, increased meat export volumes, and a stronger export performance in the beverage, dairy and seafood sectors, according to Bord Bia chief executive Aidan Cotter.

The new look Glasson Hotel and Golf Club is set to open its doors next month. Set on luxurious grounds overlooking the majestic Lough Ree, the refurbished hotel promises guests panoramic views of the lake and golf course, spacious banqueting and bar areas, as well as top-class food and service.

The Orchard House pub and restaurant has become Kilkenny’s latest hotspot. The pub opened its doors on December 6, 2009 and since then people have flocked to the Kilkenny’e newest ‘local’ at New Orchard in the eastern environs.