Patrick Sheehan brings you all the latest in tech news and buying advice! Listen live on Thursday's from 2pm on West Limerick 102fm
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Food and Drink Radio Show & Podcast with Sharon Noonan. Celebrating 10 years in 2023! Some people like to blog, Sharon Noonan likes to interview! In 2013 her food and drink show, Best Possible Taste, premiered on West Limerick 102FM and continues to air every Tuesday night from 8pm - 9pm with the weekly repeat at 9am on Wednesday mornings. A podcast makes the shows accessible to a wide and worldwide audience. Podcasts feature interviews with old and new faces in the food and drink world. Fro ...
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In this weeks Tech Thursday.... A listner wants to know some tech for her son for school. Holiday after a holiday?. Holiday Tech. and all the latest in Tech....
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in this weeks TechThursday.... A listener wants a simple video doorbell. Mr Beast controversy. Apple Ai ios. Musk and Zuck buying tonnes of Nvidea. BYD and Uber. Freedom of speech? and all the latest in tech....
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in this weeks Tech Thursday.... The Crowdstrike crash explained. T-rex may have been bigger than we thought. New aircraft simulator in UL. D and D good for kids. Nuclear fusion in the uk? and all the latest in tech....
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In this weeks Tech Thursday.... all the latest news from the world of tech....
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In this weeks Tech Thursday.... The new Samsung releases including the galxy ring. New shannon airport app. Ev car sales in Limerick dropping off. European space rockets. Astronaughts stuck in the iss? and all the latest in tech....
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in this weeks TechThursday.... A listener wants a handheld emulation console on a budget. Another listener wants written maths solving software. and all the latest in tech news....
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In this Best Possible Taste interview we meet wine specialist Sinead Smyth to find out about her dynamic career to date which includes being the Chair of Wine Spirit Women, an Alumni of the Mad Feed and LOTS MORE!THE BEST POSSIBLE TASTE CELEBRATED 10 YEARS ON AIR IN 2023 MAKING IT IRELAND'S LONGEST-RUNNING FOOD & DRINK RADIO SHOW & PODCAST.For more…
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In this Best Possible Taste interview we meet Andalusian native Cinta Ramblada to find out about her renamed eatery - Choquera Bistro & Bakery in Newport, Co Tipperary, Ireland.Cinta will be cooking up a Spanish storm as she hosts traditional Tapas Nights throughout the summer months and into the autumn that proudly showcase authentic Andalusian di…
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in this weeks Tech Thursday.... A listener wants the best all around spec phone for under €350. Former open Ai staff start a new safe Ai. Safety of self driving cars. Ai helping to detect Parkinsons early. Mcdonalds drops Ai ordering. and all the latest in Tech....
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In this Best Possible Taste podcast, Sharon Noonan brings you to Taste of Dublin 2024 which took place in Dublin’s Merrion Square.First up Sharon talks to TV chef Erica Drum who was the MC and host of the cookery demo stage.Then we head into the Valentia Island Vermouth cabin to meet Orla and Anna Snook O Carroll, the wife and wife team behind Irel…
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11 June 2024 - Dvir Nusery & Nicola Crowley
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In this Best Possible Taste interview, Sharon Noonan is joined by Dvir Nusery and Nicola Crowley from Mezze in Tramore, Co Waterford who are celebrating 5 years in business.Mezze has become a firm favourite with foodies from all over travelling to sample their Middle Eastern delights. The dynamic husband and wife duo, Chef Dvir Nusery and Food Entr…
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Food/drink/travel writer and curator Ali Dunworth is no stranger to the Best Possible Taste.In this interview, Ali gives an insight into her first book “A Compendium of Irish Pints: The Culture, Customs and Craic” which is published by Nine Bean Rows Books with illustrations by Stephen Heffernan AKA Hephee.In Ireland, a pint – having one, going for…
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In this Best Possible Taste interview we meet Cherie Denham, a cook, baker, preserver and author.Originally from Northern Ireland, Cherie now lives in Hampshire in the UK and recently collaborated with Montgomery Press to publish “The Irish Bakery."THE BEST POSSIBLE TASTE CELEBRATED 10 YEARS ON AIR IN 2023 MAKING IT IRELAND'S LONGEST-RUNNING FOOD &…
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4 June 2024 - Claire Crerand, J & J McConnell's Distillery and Visitor Experience
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In this Best Possible Taste excerpt, Sharon Noonan meets Claire Crerand, Visitor Experience Operations Manager at J & J McConnell's Distillery and Visitor Experience.Claire shared details about McConnell’s Distillery which is Belfast’s latest addition to the food and drink tourism scene.THE BEST POSSIBLE TASTE CELEBRATED 10 YEARS ON AIR IN 2023 MAK…
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Bord Bia Bloom returns to Phoenix Park on Thursday 30 May 2024 and continues over the bank holiday weekend until Monday 3 June 2024.It is described as a world-class, uplifting, innovative horticulture, food, and drink experience with nature and sustainable living. Ballymaloe Foods has been attending the event for several years and in this Best Poss…
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In this Best Possible Taste extract, we return to the 2024 Balmoral Show to meet Alanna McKeever from Long Meadow Cider and Laura Short Murphy founder of Sliced the recently launched OatCo.THE BEST POSSIBLE TASTE IS IRELAND'S LONGEST-RUNNING FOOD AND DRINK RADIO SHOW AND PODCAST AND CELEBRATED 10 YEARS ON AIR IN 2023.For more Best Possible Taste in…
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In this Best Possible Taste interview, we meet Paul Carroll from Ghan House.Ghan House is a beautiful Blue Book property located in medieval Carlingford in Co Louth, Ireland.THE BEST POSSIBLE TASTE IS IRELAND'S LONGEST RUNNING FOOD AND DRINK PODCAST AND CELEBRATED 10 YEARS ON AIR IN 2023.For more BPT interviews visit www.sharonnoonan.com…
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In this Best Possible Taste extract we pay a visit to the food and drink pavilion at the 155th Balmoral Show thanks to an invitation from Shauna Magill-Fegan, Invest Northern Ireland.During the visit Sharon Noonan chats to:Gary Quate, Tourism NIShera McAloran, Karr iKitchenAndrea Boher, Green Fingers FamilyRyan Harty, Bro CoffeeTrevor Boyd, Betty’s…
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In this Best Possible Taste Sharon Noonan talks to Paula Butler.Paula is an Environmental and Climate Change Consultant with over 25 years of experience and founded her own sustainability practice ‘Ecoconscious Living’ in 2014. Paula advises individuals, businesses, and community groups on incorporating sustainability into everyday life, in a meani…
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In this weeks TechThursday.... Samsung respond to apples controvercial new advert. Nasa jet?. New Sheets (google). US taxes on chinese ev's. Should negative social media comments be banned?. and all the latest in Tech...
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14 May 2024 - Annie Dunne & Bridie Corrigan Matthews
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In this episode of Best Possible Taste Annie Dunne, founder of the art of GRATE food shares details about BrandBite, a free event for the food and drink industry in Ireland that is taking place on 22 May 2024.BrandBite is funded by the Taste 4 Success Skillnet and Network Director, Bridie Corrigan Matthews, provides an insight into the supports tha…
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In this weeks TechThursday.... Did apple make a mistake with new iPad advert?. Amazon.ie finally coming to Ireland. Young scientists open early for submissions. New nintendo switch announcment announced (possibly). and all the latest in tech....
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In this Best Possible Taste interview Sharon Noonan talks to Wicklow based hemp farmer Ed Hanbidge.Ed, a passionate advocate for sustainable agriculture, is the driving force behind 'The Hemp Farm'. Located in the picturesque heart of Wicklow, Ireland, 'The Hemp Farm' is one of the only certified organic producer of hemp products in Ireland. Ed als…
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In this Best Possible Taste interview we meet Gareth Naughton, head chef at the award-winning Neighbourhood Restaurant in Naas, Co Kildare.BEST POSSIBLE TASTE IS IRELAND'S LONGEST RUNNING FOOD AND DRINK RADIO SHOW AND PODCAST AND CELEBRATED 10 YEARS ON AIR IN 2023.For more Best Possible Taste interviews, visit www.sharonnoonan.com…
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In this Best Possible Taste interview, we meet Orla McAndrew.Orla is a multi award winning chef and entrepreneur.She is a mum of three young girls and has created a successful event catering business in the past number of years, having been the eternal student and a stay at home mum for many years before taking that leap of faith.Heart led, she wor…
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30 April 2024 - Peter Monaghan, Inis Escargot
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In this Best Possible Interview, Peter Monaghan, founder of Inis Escargot shares his story about combining suckler farming with snail farming.The suckler farm produces top-quality weanlings and the snail farm rears, fattens, finishes and exports Inis Escargot snails directly from the farm.THE BEST POSSIBLE TASTE IS IRELAND'S LONGEST RUNNING FOOD & …
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In this weeks TechThursday.... A listener is looking for a power bank for an upcoming holiday. Apple and FB woring on Ai. Sony Playstation updated and Free cars. Budget tesla? Penguins Birthday. and all the latest in tech....
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23 April 2024 - Joe Gorman, Garryhinch Wood Exotic Mushrooms
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In this Best Possible Taste interview we meet Joe Gorman from Garryhinch Wood Exotic Mushrooms.Joe has been involved in the mushroom-growing business for 30 years supplying the retail sector, food services sector and farmers markets all across Ireland. Based on the banks of the river Barrow on the borders of counties Laois and Offaly today they gro…
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Mary-Claire O' Sullivan trained as a professional chef before embarking on a career working in the fashion industry.In more recent times she studied nutrition and health coaching and in this Best Possible Taste interview she shares her journey from a career in food to one in fashion before returning to food again.THE BEST POSSIBLE TASTE IS IRELAND'…
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in this weeks TechThursday... Patrick goes through a selection of in car entertainment for a listener.
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In this Best Possible Taste, we meet to Jenny Flynn, Executive Chef at Faithlegg, Co Waterford.Jenny has built long-lasting relationships with local producers and artisan suppliers in Ireland creating bespoke seasonal menus that capture a taste of Waterford across Faithlegg’s restaurant and bars – the 2AA Rosette Roseville Rooms restaurant, the Aly…
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In this BPT interview chef Simon Regan talks about the 2024 National Culinary Skills Competition that took place in Killarney in Co Kerry.THE BEST POSSIBLE TASTE CELEBRATED 10 YEARS ON AIR IN 2023, MAKING IT IRELAND'S LONGEST RUNNING FOOD & DRINK RADIO SHOW & PODCAST.Visit www.sharonnoonan.com for more details.…
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in this weeks Tech Thursday.... After a Friend at the station got scammed Patrick goes through some of the types of phone, text, social media and computer scams that are targeted at older people. New judge in the apple lawsuit. Amd Vs Intel. Ai, Ar and the military. Fallout tv show. and all the latest in Tech....…
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In this Best Possible Taste, Eunice Power shares details about the 2024 Waterford Festival of Food that takes place from Friday 19 April - Sunday 21 April.The festival is one of Ireland’s longest running food and community festivals and has an extensive programme of events.Visit www.waterfordfoodfestival.com for more details.THE BEST POSSIBLE TASTE…
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In this Best Possible Taste we meet chef Keith Boyle who has been appointed executive chef of the multi-award-winning estate Mountain View in Kilkenny.Previously crowned best chef in Leinster and Munster at the Irish Restaurant Awards, Keith talks about his culinary journey to date and shares details about events including hosting a much-anticipate…
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in this weeks TechThursday.... A listener is looking for a general purpose printer. A listener is asking about ios17. Linux saved. Google updates. Apple and meta crashes. Amazon packages still not enviromentallly compliant. and all the latest in tech....
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2 April 2024 - Norma Kelly, Praline Pastry & Chocolate Shop
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In this Best Possible Taste interview, we meet Norma Kelly, an award-winning chocolatier who has bucked the trend and expanded Praline - her flourishing café business in her hometown of Mitchelstown, Co. Cork - with the opening of a striking new twenty-seater confectionery concept.THE BEST POSSIBLE TASTE IS IRELAND'S LONGEST RUNNING FOOD AND DRINK …
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2 April 2024 - Hannas Backmö, Hanna's Bees
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In this Best Possible Taste interview we meet Hanna Bäckmo, an award-winning beekeeper, entrepreneur, hobby gardener and internationally published writer. Originally from a small island in Sweden, she now lives in East Cork with her son, two dogs, a flock of rescue chickens and lots of bees. Hanna is the founder of Hanna’s Bees, producing a unique …
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in this weeks tech Thursday.... A listener wants better diesel fuel efficiency. Another flying car. 800 charity eggs for kids. green machine?. Metro like in dublin 24h?. Apple legal issues. Medical supercomputer. and all the latest in tech....
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26 March 2024 - Claire O'Kane (Taste Causeway Show Guest)
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This interview with Claire O'Kane is an extract from a Best Possible Taste programme that is a celebration of Taste Causeway, an All-Ireland Foodie Destination Award Winner and an accredited Slow Food Destination in Northern Ireland.Mussenden Sea Salt is hand-crafted on the rugged Causeway Coast in Northern Ireland. As Northern Ireland's only sea s…
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26 March 2024 - Charlotte Dixon (Taste Causeway Show Guest)
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This interview with Charlotte Dixon is an extract from a Best Possible Taste programme that is a celebration of Taste Causeway, an All-Ireland Foodie Destination Award Winner and an accredited Slow Food Destination in Northern Ireland.Charlotte talks about her journey from studying for a Chemistry Ph.D. to opening the Elephant Rock — an 18-bedroom …
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26 March 2024 - Mark Rodgers (Taste Causeway Show Guest)
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This interview with Mark Rodgers is an extract from a Best Possible Taste programme that is a celebration of Taste Causeway an All-Ireland Foodie Destination Award Winner and an accredited Slow Food Destination in Northern Ireland."Mark is a third-generation storyteller ( a seanchai ). His first-hand, free-flowing stories and his exclusive access t…
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This Best Possible Taste episode is a celebration of Taste Causeway an All-Ireland Foodie Destination Award Winner and an accredited Slow Food Destination in Northern Ireland.The first guest is Mark Rodgers who is a story teller and guide.We hear from Simon Hogg from Dunluce Distillery.We talk to artisan producer Claire O'Kane from Mussenden Sea Sa…
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In this weeks TechThursday.... A listener asks about techfor gardening. Another listener asks about the best notebook apps. The benefits of 0.0 alchol in pubs. The pluses and minises of battery tech (pun intended). and all the latest in tech....
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19 March 2024 - Claire Mac Evilly, Airfield Estate
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In this Best Possible Taste interview we return to Airfield Estate, an urban farm and organic garden in South Dublin to meet CEO Claire McEvilly to find out more about her vision for Airfield.Airfield Estate is a leading Dublin tourist attraction and Dublin’s sustainable food hub - a place where people can reconnect with where their food comes from…
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19 March 2024 - Birgitta Hedin Curtin, Burren Smokehouse
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Recent Best Possible Taste episodes have featured finalists in the 2024 Small Firms Association Small Business Awards and in this episode the spotlight is on Birgitta Hedin Curtin whose company, the multi-award-winning Burren Smokehouse in Lisdoonvarna, Co Clare celebrated being highly commended in the food and drink category, However, that’s not a…
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in this weeks tech Thursday.... A listener asks about a first mechanical watch. A new electric Bmw isetta style car. More Ai controversy. Space x Launch. Searching for aliens. and all the latest in tech....
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