The Irish Stew

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Without Wine, Life would be a Mistake – Fion Eile

Paul Gartland and Sinead McCarthy of Phibsborough’s Fion Eile talk wine and life

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John and Sally McKenna
Sep 01, 2025
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An occasional wine column where we mangle the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche’s famous dictum – “Without music, life would be a mistake” – to extol the virtues and culture of the world of wine.

At a time when wine sales have fallen to their lowest level in 60 years, it's good to remind people that wine is one of the greatest civilisational achievements o…

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