Although Terenure has no shortage of restaurants, good daytime cafés have tended to be thin on the ground - until Stephen Slattery Foam stepped up to the plate, with his quality-led Foam Coffeehouse. It filled the niche and was an instant succes ... more...
At the foot of Croagh Patrick, just cross the road from the Great Famine national monument, this characterful old pub has been in the same family for generations and dates back to the mid eighteenth century.
Flagged as a 'museum pub', the photographs ... more...
Just outside Adare, this low, grey-tiled building is set in immaculately maintained gardens and presents a neat and welcoming appearance on arrival.
It has grown dramatically since the Fitzgerald family opened it in 1983 and - although Mary herself re ... more...
Christine and Eric Thezé’s elegant restaurant in the vaulted basement of Waterford’s Chamber of Commerce building is cleverly flooded in light, with white arched ceilings giving the room a wonderful feeling of height.
The feeli ... more...
Skibbereen's iconic Dillon’s Corner reopened in 2021 under the stewardship of partners Ruairí Melvin Dunne and Dawn Price-Latorre, who returned to West Cork from London after stints at Italian restaurants Trullo and Padella.
Dillon’ ... more...
Despite recent development at this seaside village, Barna has retained some of its old charm around the harbour area – and its location, handy to both Connemara and Galway City, is a huge attraction. And so is this unique hotel which, alt ... more...
The legacy of Edith, Lady Londonderry, whose celebrated gardens attract visitors from many far-flung places, Mount Stewart is a real gem in the National Trust’s collection of properties.
Thanks to its location alongside Strangford Lough, it enjo ... more...
At the entrance to Laragh on the right side of the green Clodagh Duff’s shop/café looks humble enough from the outside but - with clear signs flagging it as an organic Café/Deli – it draws you in for a further look. And it is ... more...
This family-run business has been well known in the area as a supplier of top quality Irish fish and seafood products since 1996 and, since the opening of their ‘seafood emporium’ in the centre of The Spa village, it's been reaching a much ... more...
A new venture by the Cornstore Restaurant Group and Mike Ryan, Head Chef of Cornstore Cork, this Chicken & Burger concept is expected to be the first of many, with plans for a London branch already under way.
Judging by its instant success in ... more...