Author: Tom
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Amy Ruth’s Harlem review: The best soul food in NYC?
One of the many places in New York City that I didn’t get to on my first trip was Harlem. With the focus of that visit primarily being on more touristy activities and generally soaking up the festive atmosphere of the Big Apple in December, we didn’t often stray far from Midtown Manhattan. Of course Read more
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Is Aer Lingus Business Class worth it?
I’ve never flown business class before. In fact, most of the budget airlines I’ve flown with during my life don’t even have business class on their planes. You hear stories of couples on their honeymoon getting upgraded for free but we had no such luck during our first trip to New York in December 2024. Read more
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Preclearing US customs at Dublin Airport
When Mrs Molloy and I first visited New York – for our honeymoon – in December 2024, one of the only negative experiences we had was clearing customs at JFK Airport. In short, it took us around 2 hours to get to the front of the queue and it’s just not what you really need Read more
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Everything I watched, read and did in January 2026
This blog turned one year old in January 2026. Some of you will have been with me from the very start, while others will have found your way here at another point in the past 12 months, but I’m grateful for every single one of you that’s taken the time to read any of my Read more
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My New York food and drink bucket list
In three weeks, I’ll be heading back to New York for the second time. As my last trip was just over a year ago, it is still relatively fresh in my mind and I’m really looking forward to revisiting some of my favourite spots. That being said, New York is somewhere you’re completely spoiled for Read more
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The Housemaid: Book vs Film #1
Over the past two years, I’ve read just short of 100 books and a significant number of these have been turned into films or TV shows. There’s a long-standing belief that ‘the book is always better’ but in my experience, I haven’t always found that to be the case. While some adaptations elevate the source Read more
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My top 5 books read in 2025
The final part of my review of 2025 is looking at the five best books I read last year. I started 2025 hoping to read 50 books. While I fell just short at 44, there were still plenty of interesting reads in there, across a range of genres. It’s been hard to pick just five Read more
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My top 5 films watched at the cinema in 2025
I watched 37 films in 2025, with 14 of these being at the cinema; from my first visit on the 6th January right through to my last film of the year on New Year’s Eve. While not the biggest sample size in the world, I thought it would be a nice idea to share some Read more
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My top 5 gigs of 2025
Over the course of the next few days, I’ll be sharing with you my top five films, books and gigs of 2025. While there’s still time to fit in another book or film that could sneak their way into my list, my last gig was mid-December and so nothing is going to unfairly miss out Read more
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Neighbourhood Weekender 2026 line-up – first impressions
After this year’s Neighbourhood Weekender, I said that I’d probably have to wait until the stage splits are announced before I commit to going in 2026. But has the first wave announcement changed my mind at all? First things first, I’m made up for Blossoms finally getting the chance to headline on Sunday. They were Read more