Established in 1914, this welcoming family-run pub and restaurant has come a long way since it started off as a traditional grocery-bar, but it has lost none of its friendly appeal.
An open fire immediately makes visitors feel at home in the cosy bar ... more...
Originally the Curran family home, this popular and well-located establishment dates back to 1791 and, in recent times, has earned a reputation for fine food, under the guidance of Paula Mahon, (née Curran).
Today, it not only has a 60-seater ... more...
One of Ireland's finest and best-loved pubs, Morrissey's is a handsome building on the wide main street of this attractive little town. It's a great place to lift the spirits while taking a break between Dublin and Cork - food is not its strength but ... more...
Easily spotted opposite Christchurch cathedral by its colourful facade, the Bull and Castle is a medieval style timber-beamed and stone-floored ‘gastro pub’ with various ground floor seating areas, and a more open plan ‘Beer Hall&rsqu ... more...
The Step Inn is one of those places that has been around so long, it has become an intrinsic part of the village. There's live music on Saturday nights and lives sports in the bar on a 60in high definition TV with surround sound.
Typically, it's buz ... more...
One of Dublin's most historic bars spans three floors of a tall, narrow building overlooking Christchurch Cathedral.
Traditional in a decidedly old-fashioned way, The Lord Edward provides a complete contrast to the current wave of trendy places that h ... more...
It may look a traditional bar with its many snugs, deep red walls, shelves stacked with books and long wooden bar, but closer inspection reveals a collection of bison-themed items, including a wall-mounted head, alongside genuine saddles fixed atop bar ... more...
Although it's now styled cafe-bar and more of a busy lunchtime spot and after-work watering hole for local business people and shoppers, this famous Victorian pub has a special place in the history of Dublin life - literary, social, political - and att ... more...
Serial Dublin-based restaurateur John Farrell has transformed a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it coffee shop at the entrance to Drury Street Carpark into an Aladdin’s Cave of a wine bar boasting big-flavoured small plates and some of the best peopl ... more...
A covered area with outside seating and views of the working harbour just across the road beckons customers in to this nautically themed café-bar and, inside, window tables in the bright front rooms also offer harbour views.
Further back, the m ... more...