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...
Conveniently located right in the centre of Kilkenny (and with secure free parking for residents) this boutique hotel is named after the Earl of Pembroke, for whom Kilkenny Castle was built, and is just a stone’s throw from the Castle and other K ... more...
Easily spotted by its grey-slated mansard-style wraparound roof feature, this landmark building is prominnetly situated on a fork in the road on Waterville's seafront. Known for many years as The Huntsman, it is now owned by experienced hospitality cou ... more...
Just a couple of minutes walk from Kilkenny Castle en route to the bridge, you can't miss Florin Sima's long established wine and tapas bar.
With its frontage freshly painted in vibrant colours, it's a real come-on-in kind of place - and, o ... more...
Opened in December 2022 by Mark Commins and Conor Graham - of Linnanes Lobster Bar across the bay at New Quay in Co Clare, and now also of Flaggy Shore Oysters - this imposing 3-storey building opposite Salthill Catholic Church would be hard to miss, w ... more...
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...
Situated just off the Newport Road and near the riverside walk linking Hotel Westport and the Demesne to the town, Pat O’Reilly’s popular bakery is handier to the town centre than it seems – and when you get there it feels like ... more...
Alix Gardener offers practical, fun, and informal cookery classes in Ballsbridge, in central Dublin.
Trained at The Cordon Bleu and Leith’s in London, Alix Gardner is a founder member of Euro-Toques Ireland (est. 1989) and was the first to ... more...
"Hello and welcome" is the perfect opener on the website of this recently re-opened restaurant on the shores of Lough Swilly, conveying in three words the hospitality and warm welcome you will find here. After reading their (regularly up ... more...
Dating back to the 1870s, and currently run by Adrienne MacCarthy, this famous old pub and grocery store really is the genuine article - and the family history is both intriguing and inspiring (just ask about her father's Japanese sword - or buy the bo ... 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 ...