James Ellis

VAT and other costs, plus staff shortages, contribute to unprecedented shutdown rate

Artists and activists are searching for a national character lost in the boom and forgotten in the recession

The actor and director talks Shakespeare ‘trutherism’ and his working-class upbringing

Video

Michelin awards: Three very different restaurants have earned a coveted star

Number of Michelin starred restaurants operating in Ireland increases to 16

With more than one closure a week, ‘staying alive’ is restaurateurs’ new motto

A new breed of Irish food professionals are taking the plunge and opening their own restaurants

This year’s list awards more-out-of Dublin restaurants than any previous one

Three friends have taken over a dusty old coachhouse and turned it into a wonderful food adventure

James Ellis: March 15th, 1931 - March 8th, 2014