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A former chef, Joe McNamee is Senior Food Writer at the Irish Examiner. Holding a BA in Culinary Arts, he writes about food and reviews restaurants for Weekend.
Joe McNamee: Looking forward to a joyous celebration of Irish food in Cork
Joe McNamee: Looking forward to a joyous celebration of Irish food in Cork
This is the third year of Litfest’s ‘offspring’, the Ballymaloe Festival of Food

Sat, 09 May, 2026

Restaurant review: Oar fails to make a splash — but there's time to right the ship
S Restaurant review: Oar fails to make a splash — but there's time to right the ship
Oar would be a far better restaurant if it could truly embrace simpler cooking of the local larder.

Fri, 08 May, 2026

Meet Lewis Barker, the Terre chef putting his stamp on East Cork's two-star Michelin restaurant
S Meet Lewis Barker, the Terre chef putting his stamp on East Cork's two-star Michelin restaurant
A Leeds-born chef’s global journey meets high-stakes pressure as Terre fights to retain Michelin acclaim in Cork

Sat, 02 May, 2026

Joe McNamee: I watched a TikTokker sweat, grunt, stuff his face and call it a food review
Joe McNamee: I watched a TikTokker sweat, grunt, stuff his face and call it a food review
Instead of a new wave of digital food critics or reviewers, we instead got a cadre of self-appointed food ‘influencers’.

Sat, 02 May, 2026

Flat vector illustration of a girl who is transporting land in a wheelbarrow against the background of cabbage beds. Work in the
Joe McNamee: The so called Hungry Gap is worth its 'wait' in gold
I’d imagine there are very few Irish citizens south of their 70s or even 80s who can recall a time when the Hungry Gap ever posed a genuine challenge to feeding themselves

Sat, 25 Apr, 2026

Restaurant review: Bastion in Kinsale is a secret treasure just crying out for discovery
S Restaurant review: Bastion in Kinsale is a secret treasure just crying out for discovery
Noonan and McDonald prefer, as the old cliché goes, to let the food do the talking on the plate

Fri, 24 Apr, 2026

Joe McNamee: I went on a three-week odyssey to find the best restaurants in Ireland
Joe McNamee: I went on a three-week odyssey to find the best restaurants in Ireland
I went on a three-week odyssey to dine at contenders for our recent and highly successful inaugural Ireland’s 100 Best Places to Eat.

Sat, 18 Apr, 2026

Restaurant review: Clare eatery offers a meal as comforting as an old country pub
S Restaurant review: Clare eatery offers a meal as comforting as an old country pub
Young chef James Vaughan, third generation in the family business at Vaughan’s Anchor Inn, can cook and assemble flavours well.

Sun, 12 Apr, 2026

Joe McNamee: We have to bring alternative voices into the big tent of Irish food
Joe McNamee: We have to bring alternative voices into the big tent of Irish food
Reflecting on last week’s column about the perilous state of Ireland’s food security, I am conscious that I offered a lot of shit and very little sandwich.

Sat, 11 Apr, 2026

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Joe McNamee: It's time for the Irish state to take food security seriously
When you’re crossing the road, holding the adult’s hand, you’d like to imagine they carefully look both ways. Not only is the Irish state refusing to look but, worse again, continues to blithely act as if there is no danger at all in leading us across the road blindfolded

Sat, 04 Apr, 2026

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