2009 "...From Connemara Smokehouse come good, smoked tuna, both farmed and organic smoked salmon, and three fillets of plain and peppered smoked mackerel, 6.50, which is easy to make into paté, with cream cheese and lemon juice for starters and nibbles.." Roz Crowley, Irish Examiner (December 2009). The winter issue of Aer Aran's Ireland of the Welcomes gives advice on spending 24 hours in the capital of Connemara. (see more on our Facebook Pages). (Nov'09) "..A few minutes' drive away, smoked and marinated fish is cured in the traditional way at the Connemara Smokehouse. (Yorkshire Post: 9 Oct'09) Connemara company takes major prize at Good Food Ireland Awards (Connacht Tribune 25/9/2009) Ireland's unforgettable west coast "A few minutes' drive away, smoked and marinated fish is cured in the traditional way at the Connemara Smokehouse..." Jul 24 2009 Liverpool Daily Post Correspondent Georgina Campbell's Guide (July 2009) includes a nice recipe for Smoked Salmon Tagliatelle with Parmesan Cream at the bottom of the article! Food & Wine Jan 2009.

2008 Glór Chonamara - South Connemara monthly newspaper; Nov'08 Past the signs for the ponytrekking back towards the main road you will see the smokehouse signposted on your right, overlooking the castle of Grace O'Malley. Owner Graham Roberts is one of chef Rick Stein's food heroes and the smoked tuna appears on the menu in Stein's restaurant. Graham fillets the fish himself before it is salted to take out the excess water and then smoked with beechwood. Here you can talk to the man himself and buy wild smoked salmon, gravadlax or honey roast smoked tuna for your Christmas table. Antonia Windsor guardian.co.uk (Oct'08) Tuam Market brings producers face to face with consumers! DAVID BURKE, Tuam Herald, 12th June 2008 A trip to Connemara would not be complete without stopping at the Connemara Smokehouse near Ballyconeely. The family-run smokehouse has become one of the worlds leading names in high quality seafood. Every product is hand-produced in the traditional way. It is great fun and really interesting to visit and see the process of how they smoke the fish and sample some of the delicious products too. Dee Laffen, Irish Independent 28th May 2008 Graham appeared in an advertisement for the local Supervalu Supermarket in Clifden. "Joe's a local" Joe Lynch, Supervalu Manager, Clifden; Connaught Tribune (25/1/2008) Artisans: Where there's smoke, there's flavour! Emma Kennedy in The Sunday Business Post (20 January 2008)

2007 Story telling! How Clodagh McKenna found us; Food & Wine - (Dec07/Jan08). Clodagh has also featured us on her Friends' Page SSside ways Rachel Allen in Sunday Tribune magazine (9/12/2007) smokin' in birmingham! Marie-Claire Digby; Irish Times (24/11/2007) Large scale success Roz Crowley; Irish Examiner (23/11/2007) Connemara artisan hits the big stage at BBC Good Food Show Galway First (19/11/2007) A sea of tranquility: Chill out in Connemara Caroline Fitton; Ultimate Guide to Summer (Spring 2007) Graham talks to Greatfood.ie Producer Feature; Greatfood.ie (27/3/2007) Connemara Smokehouse Wins Again! RTÉ Seascapes 9/3/2007 2006 Simply sumptuous salmon Irish News (14/11/2006) Local man goes to BBC Food Show Clifden.ie (3/10/2006) "....simply the best presentation of this dish I have ever seen" Galway Advertiser (20/7/2006) Prior to 2006 on our Other Reports Page