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Irish Independent
4 days ago
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- Irish Independent
Wicklow Tex-Mex restaurant celebrates fifth birthday
Our photographer Leigh Anderson was there to capture the moment as father and son, Declan and Jason McLoughlin, raised a pint in honour of Jason's grandad, Sonny, who also liked a Guinness, and after whom the American-themed restaurant was named. Sonny, who passed away in 1994, would be well chuffed. There is a mural for Sonny situated at the heart of the restaurant, which first opened its doors on Church Road, on July 4, 2020 and has now become one of the town's hottest spots. A broad menu is available for diners, including a range of burgers, Mexican food, authentic Italian wood-fired pizza, ribs and wings and the restaurant was designed to allow the front to be completely opened in the summer, letting the sunshine in and giving guests the opportunity to people-watch from inside. The venue has also become the go-to location for sport, with a fab back room for viewing games. And over the next few weeks Sonny's will be following the Lions tour each day with a special breakfast available from 11am to 1pm. All matches kick off at 11am, and doors are open at 10.30am. The following games will be screened live:
Irish Independent
03-07-2025
- Irish Independent
Heavenly scent hangs in the Wicklow air as lavender harvest sale opens
If you managed to resist and keep going but are now laden down with regret, no matter, because the sale of everything from fresh and dried bunches of lavender to products such as cologne, bath salts and hand cream from the LAVÓ range, which use the oil from the plants grown in the on-site lavender fields, is on until the end of this month. Photographer Leigh Anderson captured the opening weekend beautifully, with a colourful gallery of visitors enjoying the occasion. The story of Fragrances of Ireland goes back to the 1990s, when David Cox planted the field with the intention of harvesting lavender oil for his perfume business. Today, the lavender field produces a variety of plants, both English (Hidcote) and French (Grosso) style which are all harvested by hand. David's wife, Orna Mulcahy manages the annual Lavender Sale, including her Vintage section, assisted by their three children Andrew, Kate and Amy and the soapmaking and lavender-bunching expert Precy Aguas. The cut lavender is taken from the field daily to be made up into bunches and to fill the lavender still, which produces the pure lavender oil used in the LAVÓ range of products – which includes lavender cologne, a special blend of essential oil, handmade soap and even lavender furniture polish. The sale is open every weekend in July from 10am to 5pm, until July 27.
