The Irish Stew

The Irish Stew

🌞 Summer Substacks 🌞 Blackthorn Restaurant

The Twelve Hotel, Barna, Galway

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May 21, 2026
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We rather like the way in which Food and Travel Writer, Ciara McQuillan described how Blackthorn’s wine maestro Fergal Guiney works the room in Barna’s Blackthorn Restaurant:

“Out front, maître d’extraordinaire Fergal Guiney continues to glide through the room with stealth-like precision, warmth and genuine enthusiasm. A true master of the craft, he gree…

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