Pat Nolan Blog

Punch at the post office?

June 21, 2019

For the many people here concerned about the closing down of their local post offices around...

June 7, 2019

Seeing as how it’s the top global Irish whiskey brand Jameson decided to...

May 17, 2019

Independent off-licences can perk up with the news that a bottle of wine posted through the...

May 10, 2019

Royal Tokaji in Hungary has put a number of its limited-edition Essencia 2008 Magnum...

May 3, 2019

Set in the heart of Clondalkin in South County Dublin, The Laurels ‘syndicate’ has raised...

April 12, 2019

…. spare a thought for the Canadians who’ve just passed legislation giving the police there...

March 22, 2019

The trend towards NoLos and the current health habits of the Millennials coupled with a general...

March 15, 2019

“Tinkering around the edges won’t work, as proved by the Local Link pilot scheme. We need...

February 22, 2019

Closing Time has heard of gin distilleries in unusual places but perhaps the most unusual...

February 8, 2019

A recent report in The Telegraph in the UK stated that the Innsbruck team had found that dining to...