101 Great Irish Restaurants 2019

Gillian Nelis, Tomás Clancy, Joe McNamee and Joris Minne on their favourite Irish restaurant experiences, from fine dining to great pub grub.

Sunil Ghai’s curried scallops with pumpkin pureé, pumpkin pickle and gram flour vermicelli

I experienced a distinct sense of déjà vu when I read back over what I wrote in this slot last year. Uncertainty over Brexit, rising business costs and increased competition were on the minds of many people in the restaurant business back then. And guess what? They still are.

None of us could have forecast the utter mess that Brexit has become, and there is every chance that it will still be unresolved ...