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About Lobsters and Lettuce

Taking on the challenge of a blog for 2015. Lobsters and Lettuce is an assortment of thoughts on life, the universe and everything. Community development, enterprise and food, from origin to plate, may all feature as well as books and travel. Going against the structured grain - we'll see what happens.

Italian Road Trip 2014 – Planning

I don’t watch a lot of TV. Between the house, my little boy, reading and life in general, television doesn’t get much of a look in. One Thursday night last year, I found myself alone in the sitting room with … Continue reading

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Photos Courtesy of Joe McNulty…more on the way

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A Poem Sent In To Us About Lobsters & Lettuce

I am so thrilled that we’re actually getting amazing feedback. Look at these musings sent into us this evening. Kinda captures the mood outside the site. I wish I was feeling that chilled – maybe on Tuesday! Thanks Pat wherever … Continue reading

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The Assaroe Ceili Band

Lobsters & Lettuce Festival is delighted to have the Assaroe Ceili Band performing for the finale of the event. We want all of you out dancing in echo of the locals who danced by the sea with visiting ceili bands … Continue reading

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RNLI Sea Rescue – Changed Time

Good Morning. The sun is actually trying to break through the clouds this morning and the Donegal Weather channel has given us a reaonable forecast for the next few days. For those of you who like a bit of adrenaline … Continue reading

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Dicey Reilly’s Speciality Beers, Wines and Whiskeys

I am not ashamed to say that I have spent many’s a great night in Ballyshannon’s award winning Bar And Off Licence, Dicey Reillys and I am delighted they will be attending Lobsters & Lettuce Festival 2012. Diceys is a … Continue reading

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Great Northern Hotel

Philip McGlynn has Chaired the organising group of the Lobsters & Lettuce Festival and is hotelier at the Great Northern Hotel. This luxurious, four star hotel is located on 130 acres of parkland and overlooks the Atlantic Ocean, Donegal Bay … Continue reading

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Emer O’Shea Photography

Lobsters & Lettuce are delighted to have award-winning local photographer , Emer O Shea , exhibiting mounted and framed limited edition prints at the Lobsters & Lettuce Marquee Village. Most recently Emer gained national attention when she won the RTE Winter … Continue reading

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Build Starts Today!

Big excitement in the Lobsters & Lettuce Festival Office here today as we get ready for the build. The marquees went up today all under the watchful eye of our brilliant site manager, Myles McDermott. Poor Myles must be wrecked … Continue reading

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Albatross Seafoods

Albatross Seafoods are based in Killbegs and this writer was introduced to them at quite an advanced stage of planning of the Festival. In those past few weeks John and Dermot and the rest of the staff have been really … Continue reading

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