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Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & Esther'IT'S SMALLER THAN I ANTICIPATED'Ho - Ho - Ho!Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays or whatever you do on the 25th of December in your part of the world. Welcome to the annual festive episode of E&ESRWE&E.We get through a lot in this week's offering including Emer's Annual Quiz, our assessment of the carvery offering at The Bell Pub on the Castleknock/Blanchardstown border. Plus, we also exchange Christmas presents and Esther demonstrates what every host needs to make any gathering truly sing.We've had a ball this short season and we...2024-12-2544 min
Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & EstherREADY TO ROCK YOUR SPUDSAhoy Roast Potatoes!Our festive triology continues and this week we head to the leafy streets of Milltown, Dublin 6. In this episode Emer shares EXCLUSIVELY the subscriptions she's signed to for the festive season and the ones she's had to leave behind for this fiscal quarter. Plus, we discuss roast headlines from around the world - the sun never truly sets on the carvery empire, that's for sure. And we also reveal news of Esther's bronze tit. It's a festive delight that will warm the cockles of your bain maries.Happy roasting!2024-12-2232 min
Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & EstherWHO FRAMED GEORGE BUNNY?!Hello Roast Potatoes!Ireland's leading roast/carvery detectives are back for a limited time only with a special, seasonal Sunday Roast trilogy. And this week we're kicking it all off with a trip to adorable Chapelizod Village in Dublin, the home of Mullingar House.In this episode we talk about Emer’s squirrel habit, exclusively reveal our top three Cadbury’s Heroes selections and of course give our analysis of the sit down roast we had a stones throw from the Pheonix Park.We hope you love it!Fo...2024-12-1737 min
Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & EstherTREACY'S BAR & RESTAURANT, LAOISHello Potatoes!In this special episode supported by Laois Tourism, we loaded ourselves into Emer's Nissan Juke and headed to the gateway to Ireland's Ancient East, County Laois.Not only will you hear about our experience at Treacy's Bar and Restaurant this week but we also discuss our favourite place to spend €34 per visit, Sostrene & Grene. We also struggle to pronounce Dune and we share our digital detritus.A full season 4 will be back soon but for now, enjoy this little treat from the bain marie.Love,...2024-03-1033 min
Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & EstherTeaser: Christmas Day SpecialThis is a Christmas stockings worth of podcast from our festive Christmas Day episode which features no carv review but instead, a festive quiz, a gift exchange and mention of Esther’s favourite topic - the new Bus Connects network (that's not spon, she just manages to get it into most conversations lately).To listen to the full, ad free episode become a paid subscriber in Apple Podcast or go to Patreon and search @sundayroastpod cast - the best roast club in the entire world. Hope to see you there. An...2023-12-2507 min
Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & EstherTeaser: Ashton's Gastro Pub, ClonskeaghThis is a bitesize taste of our investigation as fully unqualified roast detectives, into Ashtons Gastro Pub in Clonskeagh. Their carvery lunch was our final carv this winter selection box season but don't worry - we also have a special Christmas Day episode still to come. To listen to the full, ad free episode become a paid subscriber in Apple Podcast or over on Patreon and become part of the best roast club in the entire world. Hope to see you there. Love, Emer and Esther.2023-12-1706 min
Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & EstherTeaser: Hawksmoor, College GreenThis is just an episode canapé of our full investigation, as carvery and roast detectives, into Hawksmoor, College Green’s Sunday roast. Formally the site of an old Ambercrombie and Fitch, it's now the home of an incredible Sunday spread...or is it!? The only way to listen to the full, ad free episode as part of our winter selection box, is to become a paid subscriber in Apple Podcast or over on Patreon. Support the pod and become members of the best roast/carvery club in the entire world. Hope to see you...2023-12-1306 min
Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & EstherTeaser: L Mulligan Grocer, StoneybatterThis week we headed to L Mulligan Grocer in Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 for a sit down roast. To listen to the full, ad free episodes, subscribe on Apple Podcast, go to Patreon.com/sundayroastpodcast or just click here. Hopefully we’ll see you there!Love,Emer & Esther.Follow Emer on Instagram, Esther here and the pod here.P.S As always, if you have any great roast/carvery lunch recommendations you'd like to share with us, email helloroastpotatoes@gmail.com.Artwork created by the fra...2023-12-0308 min
Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & Esther'AND A CAR-VERY IN A PEAR TREEEEE'Hello Potatoes! We're back and ready to 3-2-1 RO-HO-HO-HOAST for the winter season. Starting off our seasonal journey for this mini series, we pulled up our sleigh (Emer's Nissan Juke) to The Black Lion in Inchicore, Dublin. In the episode, we rated and reviewed our experience in forensic detail as you have come expect from Ireland's premiere carvery/roast detectives. But before we dived into the meat and two veg of our Black Lion carv experience, we talked about all manner of things including Esther getting ghosted on Done...2023-12-0128 min
Catch Up with Louise McSharryWorms for Brains, Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen and Farewell to The IdolThis week Aoife Moore brings us the news including the new electoral map and the horror of doctors finding a worm in your brain. Then, you'll hear my chat with Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen from Saturday's live show at the Cork Podcast Festival. We discuss saying goodbye to Aisling and where they're headed next. Finally, myself and Esther O'Moore Donohoe discuss the week's celebrity news, including the cancellation of The Idol and the Adele superfan kicking up a fuss in Vegas.Reccomendations:StarstruckScrapperTheatre Camp2023-09-011h 31Catch Up with Louise McSharryA Welcome Home for our World Cup Queens, Una Mullally on Sinead O'Connor and those Lizzo AccusationsWe're baaaaack! Thank you for coming back after my week off! This week Aoife Moore and I get down to the news business. We chat through the homecoming of the women of the world cup, the propsed sex-for-rent ban, and two of the wildest stories we've ever discussed.I felt like it was important to take some time to talk about Sinead O'Connor as there was no podcast last week. I've loved reading Una Mullally's writing about Sinead in the Irish Times over the years along with her recent piece for the New York Times, so...2023-08-041h 28
Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & EstherFACKING TATERSAlas - we have come to the end of the metaphorical gravy boat Roast Potatoes.We are taking the summer off from carvey-ing but will keep you warm in our hearts, like cabbage under a heat lamp.For this our series finale, we head to Cumiskeys on Blackhorse Avenue, just a stones throw from the Phoenix Park and wowee Susie - it was a good one.Enjoy this ep and see you all again soon!Enjoy the summer and don't forget your SPR - the world is on...2023-07-0340 min
Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & EstherBEYOND THE PALE FESTIVAL SPECIAL EPISODEThis week we have a special episode for you recorded at Beyond the Pale festival in Wicklow. It rained and it poured but it didn't dampen our spirits!We'll be back to normal programming next week so until then, keep carverying!See you next Sunday!Emer and Esther.Follow Emer on Instagram, Esther here and the pod here.P.S As always, if you have any great roast/carvery lunch recommendations you'd like to share with us, email helloroastpotatoes@gmail.com. We also have a playlist ...2023-06-2529 min
Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & EstherPADAM, PADAM, PARUPAPUMPUMRoll up, roll up me hearties for here we are with another incredible, non-award winning episode of E&ESRWE&E.As we speak, Emer is recovering post Harry Styles at Slane and Esther is being virtuous and going for a run after her stint in the mini marathon last week. In this episode, we hit the road and adventured to Park Ri service station in Kells, County Meath. Inspired by comedian Michael Fry, we saw for ourselves what the Cook of Kells had to offer and we weren't disappointed.As...2023-06-1129 min
Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & EstherSURFS UPHoly Bank Holiday Weekend Batman!The sun has got it's hat on but bain maries all over the country are still fired up, ready to protect and serve roast pots and active joints to whoever needs them.This week we went to The Headline Bar on Clanbrassil Street and a fun time was had by all. Emer had just gotten her nails done, Esther was dressed for a heatwave and the bells of St. Patrick's Cathedral were bonging away in the background.As always, thanks so much for listening. If...2023-06-0424 min
Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & EstherACTIVE JOINTHello carv and roast lovahs and thank you for choo-choo-choosing to join(t) us again on the good train Emer 7 Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & Esther.This week, we left the Nissan Juke at home and took the Luas to the Galway Hooker, located inside Heuston Station, Dublin.What delights awaited us? Only one way to find out Potatoes!As always, thanks so much for listening. If you enjoy the pod, why not pretend to be Bono and tip us a coffee/tiny gravy boat here. It all helps keep...2023-05-2828 min
Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & EstherSILENCE OF THE BUTCHERSThere was a time when Emer believed there were only 3 rich people in Ireland - Bono, Enya and whoever owns all the Big Tescos. She now knows that Ireland is awash with secretly loaded folk and they probably get their housekeepers to do their shopping in Dunnes Stores, Cornelscourt which was also the site of this week's meal deal, carvery extravaganza. But the fun doesn't stop there. There's also mice talk, supermarket chat and Esther sitting in someone else's gravy. Now that's entertainment!As always, thanks so much for listening. If you enjoy...2023-05-1425 min
Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & EstherTINY FOOTBALL BUSIn yet another exciting instalment of Ireland's premier carvery/roast podcast, we continue to discuss the most mundane and pointless of topics all in the name of gentle entertainment. This week: a new Aldi for Stoneybatter, Esther falls in love with a tiny bus and Emer talks about gondolas. It's got something for everyone/nothing for anyone.And of course, we also conducted an investigation into The 51 Dublin, Haddington Road, home of navy wearing men and multiple sports blaring, flatscreen TVs. Did we love or loathe our experience? Well my little roast potato, there is only...2023-05-0725 min
Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & EstherLADY IN BEIGEThe Taj Mahal, the Grand Canyon, the Kildare/Dublin border. All three are magical destinations for those in search of inspiration and reset. But at only one of these great places, can you order yourself a tip top carvery meal and enjoy more Michelle de Brun memorabilia per square inch than anywhere else on earth. Which is why we pointed Emer's Nissan Juke west and headed for the Poitin Stil, off the N7.What did we think of our carv experience?! You'll just have to listen to find out.As always, thanks so...2023-04-3024 min
Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & EstherTWO GUARDS IN LOVEHello Roast Potatoes, Like two spring lambs, this week we gambled and pranced to the magical land of Palmerstown in Dublin 20, just off the N4. The focus of our carvery investigation for this episode was Palmerstown House on the Old Lucan Road and a good time was had by all. Chief Wally, Esther, forgot to turn the mics on for the first 15 minutes of the pod so this one is a bit shorter than usual but we'll be on our A game again next week.Thanks so much for listening! Oh, and if...2023-04-2322 min
Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & EstherINTO THE WEST: Part 2 EMER & ESTHER LAND ON THEIR FEETWell, kiss us on the lips and call us Joe Biden.This week we continued our journey into the West but this time, we were kicking it up a notch. We were thrilled and jammy enough to be - hashtag gifted - a stay at The Lodge at Ashford Castle in order to sample their incredible three course Sunday roast menu. And what can we say - it was a work of culinary art. But not only was the food and service top drawer - the grounds were stunning too. Imagine a dream Sunday where you...2023-04-1637 min
Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & EstherINTO THE WEST PART 1: CAR PARKS, CAVERY & CONFUSIONDon't call it a comeback - call it season 2 of Ireland's only podcast dedicated to the art of carvery and roast lunches hosted by two women called Emer and Esther We took a little break to digest life (oh, and Emer wrote a book) but now we have returned, committed to travelling the island of Ireland and seek out brave new carvery confections. In this two part episode, we hit the road in Emer's Nissan Juke and head west to Corrib Oil in Castlebar, County Mayo where a listener assured us a great time w...2023-04-0932 min
Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & Esther3-2-1 - LET'S CHRISTMAS ROAST!You didn't think we'd leave you hanging on Christmas Day did you?! We would never let you down on the most important day in the roast dinner calendar - no way.Maybe you're having a huge celebration surrounded by 6 million of your closest friends and family or maybe you're cosied up at home alone - regardless, we are here to keep you company. Emer's done a quiz which Esther fails miserably at and there's even a Christmas gift exchange. We're taking a break for January as Emer is finishing off the latest OMGWACA...2022-12-2542 min
Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & EstherBERTIE, WHERE ARE YOU?Ahoy! On this, the second last episode before the Christmas break, we climbed into Emer's blacked out Nissan Juke and headed northside, to Fagan's Pub, Drumcondra. We had joy, we had fun, we had a carvery and we hope you enjoy!If you have any great roast/carvery lunch recommendations you'd like to share, email helloroastpotatoes@gmail.com. We also have a playlist to get you in a carvery state of mind each week so if you have any great song recs, throw them our way too. We'd also love if you subscribed to...2022-12-1841 min
Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & EstherJUSTICE FOR PIGEONSIn this episode we share your potato tips, consider branding Emer's Nissan Juke and Emer demands justice for pigeons. Oh, and we also visit FX Buckley at Bull & Castle in Dublin. We hope you enjoy Potatoes! As always, if you have any great roast/carvery lunch recommendations or seasonal Christmas offerings you'd like to share, email helloroastpotatoes@gmail.com. We also have a playlist to get you in a carvery state of mind each week so if you have any great song recs, throw them our way too. We'd also love if you subscribed to the...2022-12-1135 min
Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & EstherCROQUETTES THE SIZE OF SLIOTARSThis week our intrepid duo hopped into Emer's Nissan Juke and headed down the M50 and M1 in search of carvery deliciousness at The Coachmans Inn, Airport Road. This one came highly recommended but what did E & E think of it all? There's only one way to find out...3-2-1 LET'S ROAST!As always, if you have any great roast/carvery lunch recommendations or seasonal Christmas offerings you'd like to share, email helloroastpotatoes@gmail.com. We also have a playlist to get you in a carvery state of mind each week so if you have...2022-12-0632 min
Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & EstherCROQUETTES THE SIZE OF SLIOTARSThis week our intrepid duo hopped into Emer's Nissan Juke and headed down the M50 and M1 in search of carvery deliciousness at The Coachmans Inn, Airport Road. This one came highly recommended but what did E & E think of it all? There's only one way to find out...3-2-1 LET'S ROAST!
As always, if you have any great roast/carvery lunch recommendations or seasonal Christmas offerings you'd like to share, email helloroastpotatoes@gmail.com. We also have a playlist to get you in a carvery state of mind each week so if you have any...2022-12-0432 min
Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & EstherHOTEL KETTLES & PROSECCO CHEESEThis week on E&ESRWE&E, we hit the Long Mile Road and went for an emergency mid-week roast to the Halfway House on the Walkinstown Road. We talked about hotel kettles, unhinged Christmas offerings and our now beloved, Armomat Arochat.As always, if you have any great roast/carvery lunch recommendations or seasonal Christmas offerings you'd like to share, email helloroastpotatoes@gmail.com. We also have a playlist to get you in a carvery state of mind each week so if you have any great song recs, throw them our way too. We'd also love if...2022-11-2728 min
Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & EstherLAZY RIVER OF SH*TEIt's that time of the week again when we twirl our carrot batons skyward and settle down to another episode of the unnecessarily long titled, Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & Esther. This week we talked about vegan and veggie roast options, the flavourings mystery that is Aromat, buying things we don't need in Sostrene and Grene and of course, we investigate the carvery offering at The Templeogue Inn a.k.a The Morgue in Templeogue Village.If you have any great roast/carvery lunch intelligence, recommendations, tips, news or general nonsense you want to s...2022-11-2032 min
Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & EstherTROT A MOUSE ON ITCiao tutti!This week on the pod, Esther went to Venice and came back with food poisoning, Emer went to the Poitin Stil in Kildare and had a lovely soup and we both came together to discuss yet another roast dinner all in the name of Emer & Esther’s Sunday Roast Potatoes. This week's Insta Sticker was all about condiments and let's just say, there are a lot of big feelings out there. Lumpy sauces, wet topping, gravy that a mouse could trot across - we covered it all. Oh and we also discussed the stu...2022-11-1329 min
Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & EstherSWIFT WITH THE TONGSAhoy!We hopped into our gravy boats this week and sailed all the way to The Halfway House on the Navan Road in Dublin for another edition of Emer & Esther’s Sunday Roast Potatoes. We recorded this late Saturday night after Emer had driven all day across the country so we're a bit chaotic but normal service will resume next week. We talked the price of Strepsils, skilled tongsmiths and Esther's teenage experience as a lounge-girl.As always, if you have any great roast dinner/carvery lunch intelligence, recommendations, tips, news or general non...2022-11-0626 min
Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & EstherA KNIGHT IN A WHITE SHIRTGreetings Potatoes!Welcome to another Emer & Esther’s Sunday Roast Potatoes with Emer & Esther. In this week's episode, we talk about all the big topics i.e mashed potatoes, share the latest roasts news from around the world (Birmingham, England) and most importantly discuss our experience of premier carvery venue, The Yacht in Clontarf.Big thanks to the GastroGays for including us as one of their new favourite podcasts in their newsletter, which you can sign up to here. You can also read about the gravy jug drama story that we mentioned in the episode he...2022-10-3033 min
Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & EstherHAPPINESS IS A WARM POTATOHello Roast Potatoes!Welcome to Emer & Esther’s Sunday Roast Potatoes with Emer & Esther, a podcast about the joy of roast potatoes and carvery lunches.In this episode we went to Grainger’s at Hanlon’s Corner on NCR in Dublin where Esther somehow put away 96% of her plate despite having gone for brunch 16 minutes beforehand. We also talked about sheets of bacon fries, Emer exclusively reveals her top three supermarkets and introduces Esther to ‘a bachelor’ handbag’. Yes. We are intellectuals, thank you!This is our first/pilot episode so we’re still tweaking...2022-10-2331 min
Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & EstherEmer & Esther's Sunday Roast Podcast with Emer & Esther coming soon!At last - Emer & Esther's Sunday Roast with Emer & Esther - podcast about roast potatoes, carrot batons and gravy boats - that absolutely no one asked us to make is on its way!Each week, we'll investigate carvery roasts all over the world (Dublin). Join us each Sunday until the 25th of December - the ultimate roast dinner - and we'll talk nonsense and eat roasties. Correct. We are living the dream.Follow @sundayroastpotatoes @emerthescreamer and @esthertwonames on all socials for the launch date. See you soon!E & E...2022-10-1300 min
The 80% with Esther O'Moore Donohoe#41 Emer McLysaghtEMER-gency! EMER-gency! LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!This week's guest is...Emer McLysaght, co-author (with former guest Sarah Breen) of the number best selling, Oh My God What a Complete Aisling. I couldn't resent her success more if I tried!We’ve had Ant and Dec. Kim and Kanye. Twink and a unzipped mickey. All iconic partnerships. Now, we can add Breen and McLysaght to those illustrious pairings.In this week's episode hear me and Emer talk about traffic on the M7, chopstick performance anxiety, drying tights, oh and her upcoming screenplay and follow up to OMGWACA. Je...2018-03-2034 min