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EPISODE · Jan 21, 2026 · 5 MIN

Is the traditional family dinner getting the axe?

from Newstalk Breakfast

Newbridge Cutlery has announced it will cease the production of silver-plated cutlery in April.  They say it comes after several years of falling sales driven by “changing tastes and dining habits at home”.  Is the traditional family dinner getting the axe? All to chat about with Noel Cunningham, Hotelier, TV personality and author of Guide to Modern Irish Manners. 

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Newbridge Cutlery has announced it will cease the production of silver-plated cutlery in April.  They say it comes after several years of falling sales driven by “changing tastes and dining habits at home”.  Is the traditional family dinner getting...

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