Úna McCaffrey
@unamccaffrey.bsky.social
I work for The Irish Times and do the odd other thing too. Native of Tyrone.
Ken Doherty’s ode to offal: ‘Think firm kidneys, springy tripe, crispy ears and melty brains’
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Ken Doherty’s ode to offal: ‘Think firm kidneys, springy tripe, crispy ears and melty brains’
The Assassination Custard owner wants to change the way we think about ‘inside meat’
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January 26, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Ken Doherty’s ode to offal: ‘Think firm kidneys, springy tripe, crispy ears and melty brains’
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Massive selling Christmas presents energy on Vinted.
December 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Massive selling Christmas presents energy on Vinted.
Read if you dare!
Calf’s head soup and the royal pudding recipe: Christmas food advice from our archives
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Calf’s head soup and the royal pudding recipe: Christmas food advice from our archives
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Calf’s head soup and the royal pudding recipe: Christmas food advice from our archives
The ‘hostess’ in 1938 was given detailed instructions on how to make the temperature more welcoming in her home
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December 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Calf’s head soup and the royal pudding recipe: Christmas food advice from our archives
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Calf’s head soup and the royal pudding recipe: Christmas food advice from our archives
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Bus drivers explaining the real reason when the bus finally arrives might help?
‘Sometimes people feel Dublin Bus is letting them down, but they don’t realise the real reason’
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‘Sometimes people feel Dublin Bus is letting them down, but they don’t realise the real reason’
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‘Sometimes people feel Dublin Bus is letting them down, but they don’t realise the real reason’
Dublin Bus calls for congestion charges to discourage private cars from certain ‘pinch points’ in the city centre
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December 13, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Bus drivers explaining the real reason when the bus finally arrives might help?
‘Sometimes people feel Dublin Bus is letting them down, but they don’t realise the real reason’
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‘Sometimes people feel Dublin Bus is letting them down, but they don’t realise the real reason’
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Had to try four pharmacies before I could find one with flu vaccines for kids today.
December 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Had to try four pharmacies before I could find one with flu vaccines for kids today.
I remember well how spirited Gary was after this incident – total character.
Gary took no prisoners’: egg-throwing bane of AIB bankers dies
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Gary took no prisoners’: egg-throwing bane of AIB bankers dies
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Overheard: ‘Gary took no prisoners’: man who egged bankers during depths of crash dies
Plus: a pub is mislocated, Irish cheese shuns Hollywood and Busáras looks in the mirror
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November 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I remember well how spirited Gary was after this incident – total character.
Gary took no prisoners’: egg-throwing bane of AIB bankers dies
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Gary took no prisoners’: egg-throwing bane of AIB bankers dies
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Watch to the end! Discover the favourite foods of Conor Pope, Patrick Freyne and other Irish Times writers
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Watch: Discover the favourite foods of Conor Pope, Patrick Freyne and other Irish Times writers
How about Rosita Boland – what’s always in her fridge? And what does Frank McNally cook on Wednesdays?
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November 12, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Watch to the end! Discover the favourite foods of Conor Pope, Patrick Freyne and other Irish Times writers
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Agree with @jenhoganjourno.bsky.social here on snus – amazing how it has just crept in under the radar and managed to stay there, despite being everywhere.
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I’ve changed my old stance on teens and alcohol – it’s snus and vapes that are the problem
I suspect few enough of us reached 18 before having our first alcoholic drink
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November 10, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Agree with @jenhoganjourno.bsky.social here on snus – amazing how it has just crept in under the radar and managed to stay there, despite being everywhere.
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Luna the cat and I loved this book. Such gently gorgeous writing, and the restrained pace works so well with the plot. Recommended!
November 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Luna the cat and I loved this book. Such gently gorgeous writing, and the restrained pace works so well with the plot. Recommended!
This email was so realistic. If I hadn’t just renewed my tv licence, I would almost certainly have clicked.
November 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
This email was so realistic. If I hadn’t just renewed my tv licence, I would almost certainly have clicked.
Cut out and keep (in a virtual sense): 100 great restaurants, cafes and places to eat around Ireland for winter 2025
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100 great restaurants, cafes and places to eat around Ireland for winter 2025
From Michelin dining to casual bites and new openings to beloved classics, this is a list to bookmark
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November 7, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Cut out and keep (in a virtual sense): 100 great restaurants, cafes and places to eat around Ireland for winter 2025
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Full Moon Insomnia is my life.
November 6, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Full Moon Insomnia is my life.
Chicken fillet rolls, fried breakfast and potatoes: What foreign diplomats really think of Irish food
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Chicken fillet rolls, fried breakfast and potatoes: What foreign diplomats really think of Irish food
Seven foreign diplomats share their Irish dining experiences, their favourites and the tastes they miss from home
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November 3, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Chicken fillet rolls, fried breakfast and potatoes: What foreign diplomats really think of Irish food
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Awful, awful.
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Teenager died after inhaling aerosol deodorant, inquest hears
Sarah Mescall collapsed at home and had no pulse, coroner is told
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October 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Awful, awful.
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“I would be happy to take the Locust concept entirely to Ireland,” he says. “Or a smaller thing, a little concept, out in Howth ... or Kinsale,” he adds dreamily.
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Irish chef’s restaurant ranked 20th in North America’s Best Restaurants list
Dubliner Trevor Moran, Noma veteran and owner of Nashville-based Locust, hints at expanding his dining concept back in Ireland
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October 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
“I would be happy to take the Locust concept entirely to Ireland,” he says. “Or a smaller thing, a little concept, out in Howth ... or Kinsale,” he adds dreamily.
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The people who ask all the questions on Vinted are never the people who buy your stuff on Vinted.
September 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The people who ask all the questions on Vinted are never the people who buy your stuff on Vinted.
Delighted to find this fab Belfast fudge in Aldi.
September 29, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Delighted to find this fab Belfast fudge in Aldi.
‘Those living in the North’s six counties are silenced in the [presidential] election. Their continuing exclusion reduces them to nominal citizens.’
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Justine McCarthy: If Northerners had a vote, Catherine Connolly would be our next president
Northerners have a vested interest in an election portrayed as seminal for the abolition of partition. But they don’t have a vote
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September 26, 2025 at 9:06 AM
‘Those living in the North’s six counties are silenced in the [presidential] election. Their continuing exclusion reduces them to nominal citizens.’
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Gaeltacht bookings, aka fastest finger first events, during the working day – not fun.
September 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Gaeltacht bookings, aka fastest finger first events, during the working day – not fun.
How Irish restaurants are changing to stay afloat: ‘Less people are going out. Thursday is the new Friday’
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How Irish restaurants are changing to stay afloat: ‘Less people are going out. Thursday is the new Friday’
Rising food costs, challenging wages, and expensive leases – restaurants are facing a perfect storm. Can they thrive or simply survive
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September 20, 2025 at 11:58 AM
How Irish restaurants are changing to stay afloat: ‘Less people are going out. Thursday is the new Friday’
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This aspect is just so tragically poignant: ‘His disappearance was not noticed until last month, when officials from the Department of Social Protection made checks on a social welfare payment related to him and were unable to determine his location.’
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Gardaí expect arrest after remains of Daniel Aruebose found in north Dublin field
Boy (3½) believed to have died four years ago but alarm was not raised until last month
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September 18, 2025 at 7:21 AM
This aspect is just so tragically poignant: ‘His disappearance was not noticed until last month, when officials from the Department of Social Protection made checks on a social welfare payment related to him and were unable to determine his location.’
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That ad where the mum is expected to remember everything and to smile her way through it … they didn’t film it in my house.
September 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
That ad where the mum is expected to remember everything and to smile her way through it … they didn’t film it in my house.