Emily Hourican

1 month ago | independent.ie | Emily Hourican

“I’d had a couple of cysts in the past and I’d had a normal mammogram six months before,” she continues. “I noticed a lump in the shower. I just thought, it’s a cyst, I’ll leave it alone.” In fact, it was her mother who persuaded her to get it checked. “That turned out to be a stage three breast cancer,” she says. “Two weeks later, I was in the chemo chair, getting every treatment my patients got.” Moving from doctor to patient was revelatory.

1 month ago | independent.ie | Emily Hourican

Pamplona is notorious, but Navarra region is also home to forests and Europe’s desertMy first evening exploring the Navarra region is spent in Baserriberri restaurant in Pamplona. ‘Baserriberri’ is the Basque name for a traditional large mountain house, and if this is how they eat in traditional places, I want in. We have six courses. There is some talk of them being “small”, but they are nothing of the sort.

1 month ago | independent.ie | Emily Hourican

Economics, markets and morality – why the failure of the potato was only one cause of the Famine Author Padraic X Scanlan examines the catastrophe The failure of the potato crop led to devastating scenes across rural Ireland. Photo: Getty‘Blame matters,” writes Padraic X Scanlan in his new book, Rot: A History of the Irish Famine. “The suffering of so many people, subjects of what was certainly the most powerful country on earth at the time, calls out for moral judgment.”It does.

1 month ago | hospitalityireland.com | Emily Hourican

David Chawke tells Hospitality Ireland about getting together with other publican families and setting up the Changing Times brewery, and the launch of a brand new stoutThis article was originally published in the Spring 2025 issue of Hospitality Ireland magazine, in March of 2025. A new Dublin-made stout was launched recently, Clockwork Velvet Stout, latest product from the Changing Times Brewery, based in Glasnevin and founded by the families behind some of Dublin’s best known pubs.

1 month ago | hospitalityireland.com | Emily Hourican

Clandeboye Lodge – recently awarded silver for its Green Meetings/Tourism accreditation – has revamped its event packages to reflect a continued commitment to sustainability. General manager Ian Smith tells Hospitality Ireland why the green tourism strategy is so important. This article was originally published in the Spring 2025 issue of Hospitality Ireland magazine, in March of 2025. Ian, please talk us through the development of the Clandeboye Green Tourism strategy.