Ken Allen, the orangutan from San Diego Zoo, escaped his enclosure three times in the 1980s. His apparent goals were visiting other animals, throwing rocks at a despised orangutan rival, and taking photos with tourists. He never acted aggressively towards anyone during his

Get fascinating insights into the culinary world of a bygone era and servants lives in a new exhibition National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park - Food, Feasts & Footmen Funded by the Regional Museums Exhibition Grant Tourism-Culture-Arts-Gaeltacht-Sport-Media #culinaryhistory #foodheritage @visitroscommon Regina Sexton

Myrtle Allens's highlighting of quality Irish produce and ingredients, which began 60 years ago in the Yeats Room restaurant Ballymaloe House Hotel, made her Ireland's leading food activist. By Regina Sexton UCC Ireland rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

Sixty years ago, Myrtle Allen opened the Yeats Room restaurant in Ballymaloe House and so begun a lasting and significant food movement. Short piece at the link below that I wrote about the restaurant’s opening days. rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

Myrtle Allens's highlighting of quality Irish produce and ingredients, which began 60 years ago in the Yeats Room restaurant Ballymaloe House Hotel, made her Ireland's leading food activist. By Regina Sexton UCC Ireland rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

A sincere + heartfelt thank you to Irish Farmers Journal for seeing value in my work with a cover story in this week’s Irish Country Living A big thank you to Janine Janine Kennedy for the great words + the ever-patient Donal O Leary for taking so much care in capturing some lovely images.

Paper Cuttings Made by 17th-Century Schoolgirls Discovered Beneath Floorboards smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rar…

Me and my work ‘Reappraising Destruction’ (not for sale)

#Otd 1822: The world's 1st piece of animal welfare legislation enacted. Called “Martin's Act”, since it was introduced by Irish MP Richard Martin. Known as 'Humanity Dick,' Martin represented Galway County, & was also a founding member of RSPCA (England & Wales). dib.ie/biography/mart…

The taste of summer. I’ll be talking about ice cream later this morning on Today with Claire Byrne Sweet chills coming around 10.45

A photograph taken c.1958 of the housemaid Julia in a yard with the farm cats at Airfield Estate #InternationalCatDay

A short history of the Irish grá for ice cream. By Regina Sexton UCC Ireland rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

99s, penny licks and ice cream bricks. All that and more... here's a short piece I wrote about ice cream for your delicktation RTÉ Brainstorm RTÉ News UCC Ireland ACE UCC rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: A short history of the Irish grá for ice cream. By Regina Sexton UCC Ireland rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

What a great event from CorkOnAForkFest with food writer and academic Regina Sexton 👏🏻👏🏻 #irishhistory #cork #irishfood

Just two places left on my food culture walking tour of Cork City. Sunday next 1.30 to 3pm and the weather is looking good! Tickets are the link below and here too corkcity.ie/en/cork-on-a-f…

Thank you Rebecca + the (as always) lovely staff at the What's in a name? cafe for hosting our end of market tour tasting yesterday as part of the Cork on a Fork Festival 2024 See tasting menu/taste of the market below The English Market The festival continues throughout the weekend.

Something for the weekend