Save the Date for a White Wedding in Cork
Friday, May 22, Saturday, May 23, Chambers
Dig out your best hat: it’s Wedding Weekend at Chambers on Leeside. The Washington St. bar is hosting two days of fun in celebration of the marriage referendum, kicking off tonight, Friday May 22 with Naughty Night (expect male strippers and burlesque ladies) and partying on through tomorrow, Saturday, when they’re asking all punters to come dressed entirely in white. €5 entry each night. All proceeds will go towards the Yes Campaign.
Sample Stateside wines at Ely
Thursday, May 28, 7pm
The USA is highly regarded as a quality wine producer, but many of us are only really familiar with the Cabernets, Chardonnays and Zinfandels of Napa. At this tasting, guests will be guided through the classics and also venture out of the famed vineyards of Napa and Sonoma and explore some of the stunning wines from Washington State and Oregon. A delicious accompanying supper dish will be served to match.
Location: ely bar & brasserie, IFSC, Dublin 1, €45 here.
Kick off the summer at Forbidden Fruit
Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8
Forbidden Fruit opens at 4pm on Friday, May 29, with an ace line-up taking the stage daily (and nightly) until Sunday. We’ll be catching Fat Boy Slim and Wu Tang Clan, Booka Brass Band and Joey Bada$$ for a start, not forgetting Republic of Telly’s Kevin McGahern and Fred Cooke in the Comedy Tent. Day tickets from €49.50 here.
Mix it up Midweek
House Hotel, Galway
If you like to let your hair down between Sunday and Thursday, Galway’s House Hotel can help you on your way, with a lesson in how to make your favourite cocktail from a professional mixologist. Classes include two cocktails of your choice from €15.95pp fpr a group of eight, so invite the gang along too. Pre-booking essential, details here. While you’re there, ask to sample The Duchess (Dingle gin, elderflower liqueur, Mumm Champagne and powdered lemon) created especially for the Duchess of Cornwall Camilla Parker Bowles, who visited this week with Prince Charles.
Staying in?
If you find yourself anywhere near Drogheda, drop in to the Brown Hound Bakery for a bottle of their Glorious Elderflower cordial. You can mix it with sparkling water, splash it in a G&T or pour it over ice cream with poached apples. Tastes like summer.
