Westland Distillery: Thieves steal 12,000 bottles of ‘irreplaceable’ 10-year-old American single malt
Westland Distillery loses nearly $1m worth of whiskey in a daring heist at the Seattle whiskey maker
Why Dingle Distillery’s new core releases are right on time for Ireland’s next whiskey wave
Dingle’s great new single pot still and 10-year-old single malt releases remind us of the massive leap of faith that Dingle Distillery took in 2012 Timing is everything in business – and
Who We Met on the Mountain: Gary O’Hanlon, Co Donegal
As a chef and broadcaster, GARY O’HANLON has worked hard to build his own top table. On a 16 km hike through Glenveagh National Park, the Donegal native unlocks the route to
Ten great Irish whiskeys you’ll want to keep for yourself
Irish whiskey has never been hotter, but discovering what you like takes time. Here, Gary Quinn reveals two of his favourites and those of four other whiskey fans
Inside the four best whiskey bars in Ireland
First published as a cover story in The Irish Times in 2014, this feature profiled the four best whiskey bars in Ireland that year
Barfly: Clarke’s Bar, Drogheda
A bar that loves its place in the world and revels in its own accent
A walk on the wild side: meet the first woman to YoYo the Pacific Crest Trail
Dubliner Olive McGloin was the first woman to walk the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada – and back
Barfly: The Snug, Skerries, Co. Dublin
The retro style of the Snug will cast you back into your own imagination - it’s a calm and elegant place, with a great fire at its centre
Barfly: The Harbour Bar, Bray, Co Wicklow
A fantastic hodgepodge of experience: scruffy, wild and elegant
Barfly: The Dingle Whiskey Bar, Nassau Street, Dublin
This is a dark, inviting space that is all about the wood, the whiskey and the welcome
Barfly: Former railway station, the Drift Inn, Buncrana, Co Donegal
This traditional bar built in the former train station in Buncrana in Inishowen, Co Donegal, is beautiful inside and out
Chasing ghosts among Connemara’s Atlantic islands
Deserted islands, stunning landscapes and Atlantic swells bring the past to life off the south Galway coast, writes Gary Quinn
Paddling against the flow: sea kayaking Carlingford
Carlingford Lough is a beautiful spot, but if paddlers get their timing of wrong while sea kayaking Carlingford, they are in for a tough time, writes GARY QUINN Sea Kayaking Carlingford: