5 hours Ago By [email protected] (Joe O'Shea)
Seafood - of course - is big over the Easter weekend and it's traditionally been a time when Fish n'Chips from our favourite chippers is the go to choice. Local fry shops do a roaring trade at this time of year, and many fish supper fans will be posting pics to social media or chatting online about the best spots in Ireland. A recent Top 10 list put together by online gaming spot Betway was based on an analysis of social media sites - primarily Instagram, TripAdvisor and Google Reviews.
They crunched the numbers and came up with the most talked-about and most positively reviewed chippers in Ireland over the past two years. And while three places in Munster - two in Cork and one in Kerry - made the Top 10, the list makes bitter reading for Leesiders as it still includes Jackie Lennox's on the Bandon Road, which, of course, closed in October with the final weekend seeing crazy queues around the block. Such is the lingering sadness around that cataclysmic event, fans of the old Lennox's have been posting links on social media to the still live Jackie Lennox's website, with one saying: "I know they are gone, I know I can't order a Jackie Deluxe, but seeing the video with the chips and the old Jackie's branded paper bags is a comfort.
" The site will surely be taken down soon and the former premises is now looking for a new purpose. The good news for those who love their classic chippers in Cork and Munster is that there are still plenty of good ones out there. The Top 10 list sees The Fish Box in Dingle rated at No.
1 while Douglas village gets the nod with KC & Son & Sons tied in joint third with The Fish Shop in Dublin. When Lennox's closed down, we asked Cork which chipper was worthy of taking the crown - and in a public vote, it was indeed KC's of Douglas that came out well on top with 30% of the vote. Kiely's of Maylor Street was 2nd with 17% while the Golden Fry in Ballinlough was third on 15% of the vote.
Top 10 fish and chip shops in Ireland.
