Tastemaker

‘If money was no object? Easy, a wine cellar filled with fine vintages and Champagne’ – Molly Keane

Lignum restaurant manager Molly Keane reveals her life motto and her pick of five famous dinner-party guests

Molly Keane: manages fine-dining restaurant Lignum in the rural townland of Loughrea, Co Galway

Growing up on a farm that bred horses for show-jumping in the countryside of Roscommon, it seemed that a career with animals beckoned for Molly Keane. She studied animal science at UCD and went on to work on stud farms in the US and Australia. But during a working holiday in Australia, Keane discovered another passion. “I took a break from the horses and started working in cafés and restaurants – that’s where I caught ...