Deservedly lauded as a 'great garden of the world' and now becomingone of the South-East’s (and Ireland’s) most exceptional visitor attractions following a €7m redevelopment, Mount Congreve’s beautiful 70-acre woodland gardens an ... more...
On a busy street corner just a short walk from the railway station and across the road from the Titanic Centre, the smart turquoise frontage of this interesting daytime café (by local graphic designer Grip Visuals) is sure draw the eye.
A ... more...
On the edge of the town and set well back from the road, this is a hotel with a difference: how many hotels have a welcoming array of exotic animals like Jacobs sheep and alpacas grazing in grassy enclosures? Beside them, a well laid out (and well li ... more...
Away from the main road to anywhere, the pretty and well-preserved riverside village of Clonegal is on the borders of Wexford, Carlow and Wicklow. And here, in a fine 18th century building, you will find Henry and Stephanie Stone's small but beautifull ... more...
Hidden away next to the Aras an Uachtaráin Visitor Centre, you'll find the Phoenix Café. The modern building is sympathetic to the lush green surroundings and the first floor has a dramatic double height roof, floor to ceiling windows a ... more...
This much-loved café and bookshop overlooking the Ha'penny Bridge re-opened in 2006 after a long closure and, to everybody's delight, since then it has been better than ever.
Although now a proper restaurant with gleaming wine glasses and a fin ... more...
A stylish and warmly welcoming sister restaurant to the popular Aroi in Kilkenny, Aroi Carrigaline opened just in time for Christmas 2022. Here, behind a deceptively narrow frontage, the building opens up to reveal an impressive two-storey restaur ... more...
Heaven for design lovers is to be found at this beautifully located south-facing boutique B&B on Horn Head, just a short distance from Dunfanagahy.
Opened in 2017 by former Dublin accountants Cathrine Burke and Niall Campbell (and ten years in the ... more...
Opened to great excitement in March 2023 this new Thoroughbred Country 4-star is the latest venture from industry leaders Eoin Doyle and Ray Byrne - of County Wicklow gem BrookLodge and Westmeath's lovely lakeside Wineport, respectively, among other ex ... more...
It may be small but The Clare Island Oven packs quite a punch. Started in 2021 by a young couple, Alice Capponi and Niall McCabe (a native islander and musician), this rescued and re-purposed shipping container has become the first port of call on the ... more...
A selective companion guide to our famous broad-based online collection, the ‘glovebox bible’ includes a uniquely diverse range of Ireland's greatest places to ...