The North's only representative in the search for The Restaurants Association of Ireland's Foodie Destination of the Year received a massive shot in the arm recently with ringing endorsements from a multi award winning Michelin starred chef and a Coronation Street favourite.

A French women whose husband and daughter are missing on the sunken Sea Diamond cruise ship, angrily rejected claims by Greece’s merchant marine minister that she delayed declaring their disappearance – and may even have lied about their presence on the vessel.