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Restaurant review: Sandymount gastropub needs to give its roast pork special the chop

The new sister restaurant to the Shelbourne Road eatery needs to chew over what it needs to change – starting with its pork chop

Restaurant Review

Restaurant review: Warm welcome and delicious food after long journey to Portstewart

The slow-braised beef at Me & Mrs Jones was tender enough to fall apart at the mere idea of a fork

A Rare jewel in Kinsale’s culinary crown, Meeran Manzoor’s menu is Michelin-worthy

Classical French cookery techniques, local Irish ingredients and traditional Chennai flavours combined to deliver a meal like no other in Kinsale’s Blue Haven

Audi’s Q6 e-tron looks set to be a smash hit

This EV is likely to be a worthy rival to the Mercedes-Benz EQC and BMW iX3

As a value for money proposition, the MG XPower just doesn’t make sense

MG claims to have built the first electric ‘hot hatchback’ with the high-performance MG4 XPower, but will absolute power corrupt absolutely?

Book review: Well plotted and pacey, None of This is True is a real thriller

This great example of domestic noir makes for an immersive, unsettling read

Restaurant review: Memorable dinner at Bray’s Nine leaves us in seventh heaven

Great service and atmosphere match the wonderful food at Matthew Forde Connolly’s restaurant

Subtle updates see Clio keeping pace with the frontrunners

It’s evolution rather than revolution for Renault’s best-selling hatchback

Restaurant Review

Jordan Mooney on Crackbrgr: ‘I ate much better food in a cheap, all-inclusive hotel in Santa Ponsa’

Its menu was full of weird and wonderful names, but the newly opened Crackbrgr in Temple Bar dished up a contender for my worst meal of the year

Restaurant review: Don’t rule out a Michelin star for this taste of heaven in Dublin

Tasting menus may have fallen out of favour with some, but D’Olier Street hits the sweet spot with perfectly balanced dishes, great service and a relaxed atmosphere

Restaurant review: Buzzy brunch at Ian’s Kitchen was worth the long wait

Jordan Mooney visits this new Kimmage hotspot and was won over by gorgeous pancakes and a special full Irish but could have done without being turfed out before coffee

A story to dine out on: The day I nearly floored the Taoiseach with a door

The Business Post’s food critic Jordan Mooney was eating in Dublin hotpsot La Gordita when she literally bumped into Leo Varadkar – but, mortifying incident aside, the night went swimmingly

Jordan Mooney: Fantastic fare at a tiny Temple Bar eatery

It doesn’t come cheap, but a meal at Piglet in Dublin 2 is a delight for the tastebuds and the senses

John Maguire: Bardem excels in Spanish corporate satire while McEnroe cools off court

The deceptively upbeat The Good Boss follows a week in the life of a ruthless Spanish factory owner trying to keep his company afloat

Appetite for Distraction

What to watch and listen to this week: A Michael Caine classic gets a modern reboot, Better Call Saul enters its final lap

The new updating of The Ipcress File is full of nods to the eccentric original film, right down to the quirky camera angles

Sara Keating: Galway blazes a trail yet again with an arts festival for all

All citizens and visitors, regardless of tickets, can enjoy aspects of a diverse programme including dramatic digital artistry and giraffes parading down the street