Show time! After all the planing, day one of the squad in France for the Rugby World Cup is finally here. With some very early food deliveries, my sous chef Alan Reilly & I getting ready for the team’s arrival later today. Go Ireland ☘️🏉 #shouldertoshoulder #thenowastechef #irfu

The atmosphere was electric and 3 days on I’m still buzzing after the game. Well done to all the lads for that great win. 🏉☘️ #rugby #rugbyworldcup2023 #rwc2023 #ireland #irishrugby #shouldertoshoulder

Just some of the quality seasonal produce that I am able to work with in France. Beautiful corn fed chickens, fresh mackerel, heirloom tomatoes. It’s great to get celery with all the leaf! When I had my restaurant in Brasil it always came in like this.Great for salsa & pestos

A little taste of home while in camp. Cured Irish style lean bacon. One, dry cured with herbs honey & garlic and the other, aromatic wet cured. #bacon #irishbacon #thenowastechef #irfu #rwc2023

If you were in #Bordeaux for the Romania game then chances are you came across these little golden brown beauties called “Canelé”. They are the city's iconic pastry, with a crusty outside & a soft interior. These cakes combine flour, milk, eggs, sugar, butter, vanilla, and rum.

Total respect 🤝 #RWC2023 | #RSAvTGA

Fuelling the Irish squad with flavoursome & nutritious dishes. By setting ourselves up in the @chateaubelmont kitchen we can recreate many of the dishes that the squad is familiar with from back in our HPC in Dublin. Ramen is one of the dishes that is a huge favourite. #RWC2023

Over the past six weeks we have been busy in the @chateaubelmont kitchen producing nutritious international menus plus some home favourites for the squad, with the support of the hotel’s chefs and staff. #shouldertoshoulder #RWC2023

I want to say a big thank you to the Château Belmont The Crest Collection team for all the support over the past 6 weeks in Tours. It’s been an amazing experience working alongside everybody over that time, and I wish you all the best. I’ll definitely be coming back but just for a good meal next time

What a class welcome at Dublin airport. Fair play to everyone, friends, and family. It really was great to see 👏☘️🏉❤️ #welcomehome #family #dublinairport #togetherstandingtall

Proud! 🟢 #TeamOfUs

Please please please share this. These babies are begging us to protect them. Every sinew of my body aches

Focaccia pizza, a popular high carb snack for the sevens squads this week. A really light and fluffy focaccia topped with crushed Sam Marzano tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, basil, and black olives. Served with a basil and roasted garlic yogurt. #focaccia #pizza #irishrugby

Our Women’s 15s squad enjoyed a colourful dish for today’s gloomy weather. Chinese salt roast #salmon with a lychee & turmeric coconut sauce, roasted carrots with fermented chilli paste, sesame oil & honey with cabbage & mung bean noodles 🍜 🌶️ #irfu #thenowastechef #womensrugby

A dish combining #sustainability with #performancenutrition: Salmon veloute Cajun Fricassee.Simmering fish trimmings for 6-8 hours to extract flavours, collagen, & healthy fish oil. Using olive oil & fish oil to make the roux, thickening the stock. An example of #usingeverything

Delighted to see the butternut squash & broccoli salad recipe from my cook book “Home” being promoted during Aldi’s healthy eating week. Every year Aldi Ireland celebrates healthy living and encourages people to make positive changes and sustainable choices, from 10 - 14 June.

Celebrating the 4th of July with a USA-themed pre-fuel snack for the Sevens squads today: Kansas-style BBQ 16-hour slow-cooked pork shoulder, with reduced-fat mac & cheese made with Parmesan, and topped with purple slaw. A fun snack to get the carbs in before a big days training.

With the #Olympics in full swing, I reflect on my cousin John McGeehan's legacy in #IrishRowing. John was a former President of Rowing Ireland and managed the 1988 Seoul Olympics team. Wishing all the Irish rowers the best of luck! #RIP John. westmeathindependent.ie/2024/07/17/dea…

So happy to be involved with the Ronald McDonald Hse! At their last #Christmas Ball, Pri & I auctioned a #charitydinner with me, Niall Hill and Ryan Baird to raise funds for the house, and we got to make it happen a few weeks ago, to an amazing group of people! 💛 #thenowasteschef

Wild #venison tartare with tarragon, #fermented beetroot, blackberry vinegar, topped with grated frozen horseradish on a mushroom cracker for the Ronald McDonald Hse dinner. So excited about this dish, as it was sourced at my hometown of Fintown, #Donegal, where it grazed in the hills