One of Ireland's first seawater spa destinations, this famous hotel enjoys great views over the two ‘Blue Flag’ beaches at Inchydoney, which bring crowds to the area in summer, so many guests prefer it off-season.
Although architecturally ... more...
Mount Falcon will be fondly remembered by many for its lovable eccentricity under the previous owner, the late Connie Aldridge (whose husband, Major Robert Aldridge, was a keen archaeologist and helped to discover the Céidhe Fields) and it is no ... more...
Café / Food Market / Restaurant / Speciality Store
Under a stone archway and through an attractive iron gateway off busy North Street in Skibbereen, Majella and Shane O'Neill's intriguing café allows passers by to catch a promising glimpse of a prettily planted laneway, with tables set up at the ... more...
Lorna Tyther's unusual restaurant exudes great charm with its rambling gardens - you can choose whether to eat beneath trailing honeysuckle and fairy lights, or inside in the relaxed and cheerful dining area.
The vegetarian menu, which includes local ... more...
The beautifully restored MV Cill Airne provides a uniquely atmospheric setting for this bar/bistro and restaurant on the fast developing north quays.
A 1960s liner tender which once carried trans-Atlantic passengers, including Laurel and Hardy and Pre ... more...
This characterful little thatched pub and restaurant just outside Birr shows just how pleasing a genuine, well-run country pub can be.
Des Connole, proprietor since 1991, has achieved a well-earned reputation for the immaculate maintenance and atmosph ... more...
The leading restaurant of the area since opening in 2006, The Oak Room moved into more spacious new premises in 2017, providing a smart modern setting for properietor-chef Norbert Neylon's good cooking.
Wooden floors, bare topped tables with minimal s ... more...
This aptly named hotel just across the road from the river has a dramatic lobby with a large marble and granite fountain feature - and an imposing cast-iron staircase creates a certain expectation.
Bedrooms, many of which have views over the Shannon, ... more...
Exciting developments in County Wicklow of late, with The Coach House in Roundwood re-opening in new ownership - and not just new ownership, but a seriously promising change of direction. After Simon Pratt, his wife Monique and two former Avoca associa ... more...
With its impressive entrance accessed up external steps and looking down over the top end of High Street, you are unlikely to miss this stylish restaurant alongside its 'parent', the Ring family's plush Killarney Plaza Hotel & Spa - and that is as ... more...