The most spectacular pint of Guinness in Dublin - indeed, in all Ireland - awaits you in Gravity, the modern glass-walled bar providing panoramic views of the city from its unique position atop the impressive Guinness Storehouse, a handsome 1904 buildi ... more...
McCollams, or Johnny Joes as it is known, is one of the great old pubs of Ireland, famed for its friendliness, authenticity - and traditional music sessions on Friday night all year, plus Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday in summer.
As well as the original ... more...
This fine old pub just off the Tralee-Dingle road has been in the family for 200 years and the present owners intend to keep things pretty much the way they've been, at least in the recent past.
It's a delightful place, full of genuine character and h ... 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...
In common ownership with The Front Door and The Dail Bar, this large traditional pub in Galway shares many of the characteristics that spell success for its city sisters, but is at the heart of the western suburbs, catering mainly for a local trad ... 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...
John and Martina Sheedy run one of the west of Ireland's best-loved small hotels - it offers some of the best food in the area and quite luxurious accommodation, and yet it still has the warm ambience and friendly hands-on management which make a hotel ... more...
Fia Larkin's boutique hotel overlooking Dun Laoghaire harbour and Dublin Bay has evolved over several years, and it has become an increasingly favoured destination for independent travellers with a taste for something a bit different - the emphasis is ... more...
One of the few authentic traditional pubs left in Dublin, Toners is definitely worth a visit (or two). Among many other claims to fame, it is said to be the only pub ever frequented by the poet W.B. Yeats.
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One of a flurry of recent hotel openings in Belfast, the AC Hotel by Marriott enjoys an attractive waterside location at Belfast Harbour's City Quays development, just across the river from the Titantic Centre. Although initially a little bare, the ext ... more...