'We thought this day would never come': Kinsale foodies welcome today's big reopening

The seaside town has always been a firm favourite, but took on a new lease on life as a celebrity hideaway during the Covid crisis
'We thought this day would never come': Kinsale foodies welcome today's big reopening

Julie Finn, outside her restaurant Finn's Farmcuts, with customers David and Deirdre Hegarty. Pic: Becca Geden.

It's been a long wait for foodies and restaurateurs alike, leading up to today's wider reopenings and moves to outdoor dining - especially felt and long-awaited in the town of Kinsale.

While it's been a steadfast favourite among food-lovers for generations, the town wintered out the latest lockdown in eclectic company, with Dermot Kennedy and Paul Mescal among those spending time there.

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