Like many other Irish brewers, owners Emma Devlin and Cathal O’Donoghue’s love of good craft beer began abroad, when they were living in New Zealand. After returning to Ireland, not one but two home brewing competition awards in 2013 spurre ... 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...
John Kavanagh's lays claim to being the oldest family pub in Dublin - it was established in 1833 and the current family are the 6th generation in the business. Also known as "The Gravediggers' because of its location next to the Glasnevin cemetery ... more...
In the same family for 150 years, O'Neill's - The Point Bar, is beside the Valentia Island car ferry.
Renovated in true character in recent years, it's always neat and makes an appealing place to drop into for a quick one while you're waiting for the ... more...
Now run by 7th generation owner Catherine Moran, this is just the kind of Irish pub that people everywhere dream about. It’s as pretty as a picture, with a well-kept thatched roof and a lovely waterside location (with plenty of seats outside wher ... 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...
This attractive stone-built restaurant is on the corner of Market Yard, with access from the yard or the main street, and run by husband and wife team Jason (head chef) and Jo O'Brien (restaurant manager).
They chose the location well as, like the Mar ... 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...
French chef Nick Denis and his partner Natasha Hughes own and run this excellent restaurant in the heart of Oranmore - and they open for breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week.
They have parking at the back and direct access to the reception ar ... more...
There is much to love about this ambitious refit of a landmark Dublin pub dating back to 1837 that has been revived after 20 empty years. The Press Up Entertainment group – run by Paddy McKillen Jnr and Matthew Ryan – have done a characteri ... more...