A first venture for husband-and-wife team Zsolt Lukács and Edel McMahon-Lukács, Darog ('small oak tree') was warmly welcomed when it opened in late 2023 - not least because it is such a fitting successor to Tartare, the former occup ... 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...
Baking/Bakery / Café / Deli / Speciality Store / Wine Bar
Previously a butchers shop, with its original 1930s' tiled floor, high ceiling and facade, Noel Delaney and Patricia van der Velde's wonderful delicatessen, wine shop and continental style café is quietly situated on a side road, so the unexpect ... more...
With its smart blue and white frontage and welcoming signage, it would be hard to drive past Barry and Catherine McLaughlin’s attractive roadside bar and restaurant just outside Bandon.
What they took on way back in 2006 was a typical pub, but - ... more...
The delightful waterside village of Courtmacsherry has had its ups and downs in recent times, but it's now in the ascendancy once more with the success of its wonderful community shop and a number of other new-ish businesses, including the atmospheric ... more...
In the buzzy Coal Quay renewal area, this Cork restaurants a sister establishment to Padraig Frawley's highly regarded Cornstore in Limerick (see entry) is in a stylishly converted two-storey granite mill building.
Colourful Spanish tiles in the recep ... more...
Dating back to its opening in 1861 as a school, this attractively located canalside building at Mount Street Bridge has seen many changes, and it is now one of Dublin's trendiest small hotels - and an ideal place to stay while exploring Dublin.
A huge ... more...
Rathmines is a suburb on the up, as evidenced by what is easily Dublin’s swishest cinema experience at the re-incarnated Stella Cinema.
The painstaking refurbishment of the famous 1920s cinema exemplifies the considerable investment put into pro ... more...
Open since 2018, Butcher Steakhouse has earned a place as one of the most popular dining destinations in Kilkenny - and, true to its name, that is down to the exceptional quality of the meats served.
Butcher is owned by 6th generation farmer Mark Will ... more...
Formerly The Reginald and one of Waterford's best loved bars, this landmark property beside Reginald's Tower was closed for several years so there was big excitement when local businessman (and chairman of the city's popular Winterv ... more...