Taste the Island - A Celebration of Ireland's Food and Drink - 2019 Buyers Guide

Day 1:  A Taste of Dublin – Surprising by Nature Arrive Dublin Airport and travel into Dublin (City or Coast) to Check in/drop luggage Morning & Lunch Dublin Bay Cruises & Lunch in Howth www.dubblinbaycruises.com From the City, enjoy a Dublin Bay Cruise to one of Dublin’s beautiful coastal villages, renowned for it’s seafood restaurants. Have your group hop on board for a majestic cruise south of Dublin Bay, via the beautiful Dun Laoghaire harbour to the traditional fishing village of Howth. Enjoy aspects of Dublin only visible from the bay, including Poolbeg Lighthouse, Howth Head as well as the wildlife of Bull Island and Lambay Island, where you may even catch sight of the many seals that swim in this area. Ticket includes a discounted DART (Dublin Coastal Light rail transport) return option, if your group chooses to take in a leisurely lunch and even a coastal walk around Howth head after lunch, weather permitting. Suggestions for lunch include Pub Lunch • Wrights Findlater www.findlater.ie • O’Connells www.facebook.com/oconnellshowth • The Bloody Stream www.bloodystream.ie Casual Dining • King Sitric www.kingsitric.ie • Aqua www.aqua.ie • The Brass Monkey www.brassmonkey.ie • Deep www.deep.ie Or Guinness Storehouse Visit & Lunch at the 1837 Bar and Brasserie Guinness Storehouse www.Guinnessstorehouse.com No visit to Dublin would be complete without a trip to the home of Guinness, Ireland’s world-famous stout brand. However, for something a little different as well as the standard tour, consider adding the Guinness Academy Experience (4th Floor) where your group will not only learn how to pull the perfect pint, but also get their very own Academy certificate! Be sure to allow time for some retail therapy for souvenirs of the trip (1st floor) and to savour a pint and take in the 360° views of Dublin skyline in the Guinness Storehouse Gravity Bar. Stay for lunch at 1837 Bar and Bistro to enjoy a selection of Guinness inspired Irish Cuisine savoury and sweet dishes. Afternoon Whiskey in Dublin www.jamesonwhiskey.com www.teelingdistillery.com www.thedld.com If whiskey sparks the interest of your clients, there is no shortage of options in Dublin. Like many other parts of the country, Dublin is part of a nationwide explosion of NEW whiskey distillery openings in recent years including the like of Teeling’s and Dublin Liberties Distillery, which sit alongside some legendary favourites such as Jameson on Bow Street, dating back to 1780, known as the birthplace of Irish whiskey in Dublin. Or 129 SECT ION 14 – SUGGESTED I T INERARI ES