Jillian Bolger
Journalist and Editor at Freelance
Food and Travel Editor at Irish Examiner
Food and Travel Editor, @IrishExaminer • Writer, Lonely Planet, Discover Ireland etc • Freelance copywriter for luxury brands • Mum, optimist, runner
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2 weeks ago |
irishexaminer.com | Jillian Bolger
Lisbon is gearing up Lisbon Pride Week 2025, taking place from June 14-22. The progressive Portuguese capital celebrates in style and the inclusive Hyatt Regency Lisbon is looking forward to welcoming to guests from around the world to experience the city’s most colourful week. In between the parades, parties, art exhibitions, talks, and community-led events, enjoy time at the five-star hotel that’s perfectly positioned along the Tagus River and just a short hop from the historic city centre.
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3 weeks ago |
irishexaminer.com | Jillian Bolger
December in Chicago is a magical time, when the lakeside city turns on its winter charm. Aer Lingus Holidays is offering direct flights from Dublin to Chicago and three nights in the centrally located four-star Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel for €638 per person sharing. Price includes direct flights from Dublin and three nights’ accommodation, in December 2025. Pack your woollies! holidayswithaerlingus.com Fancy a little Spanish hospitality?
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4 weeks ago |
irishexaminer.com | Jillian Bolger
Fly from Shannon to Malta this autumn and enjoy a week-long break at the 4-star Pebbles Resort Hotel, St Paul’s Bay, from €549 per person. The sunny little Mediterranean archipelago offers up a brilliant mix of culture and sights, from prehistoric temples to secret coves, fossil-studded cliffs to scuba diving and fascinating history to wonderful food. Price is per person based on 2 adults sharing for travel in October 2025, including return flights from Shannon.
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1 month ago |
irishexaminer.com | Jillian Bolger
In London's Chinatown, on a street packed with restaurants, no one pays any attention to Jay Rayner. We stride down Gerrard Street in the midday sun, and enter a lively little Chinese joint called Four Seasons, which majors in duck. Rayner may be a regular, but no one seems to know who he is — neither staff nor diners — and, if they do, they don’t care. His review may be stuck on the wall, but the restaurant critic of the for 25 years, and newly of the , barely receives a second glance.
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1 month ago |
irishexaminer.com | Jillian Bolger
The Fitzwilliam Hotel opened on St Stephen's Green in 1998, in an enviable location at the top of Grafton Street, surrounded by Georgian Dublin. The zeitgeisty blend of minimalist design and glossy Terence Conran interiors initially impressed, but the new-build's blingy fit-out didn't age well. The bar, which should have buzzed with life, always felt cold and soulless, failing to win over the discerning locals who patronised neighbouring 5-star hotel bars.
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Lunch with Jay Rayner was one of my most memorable assignments. He took me to his favourite Chinatown restaurant where we chatted food influencers, Michelin stars and the one word he daren't use to describe food. Read in my @irishexaminer interview here: https://t.co/yBjb2ddPv3 https://t.co/tGdtUc2NRK
I took Jay Rayner to lunch in one of his favourite London restaurants, where we talked Michelin stars, food influencers and 25 years of life as a restaurant critic. Read my exclusive interview in tomorrow's Irish Examiner. https://t.co/5RTxoeiSt3
Love to see responses like this to my writing: reactive and creative marketing. Plus, it's piqued my interest in Letterkenny.
As travel writer @JillianBolger discovered how @visitberlin has used its turbulent past to help create a vibrant present. Similarly, we're using our past to help guide us in present to create a brighter future that will encourage more to @govisitdonegal. https://t.co/MtsmUt1ppe
