This chocolate bar and shop is the main retail outlet for these well known hand made chocolates, which are made by third generation chocolatier Casey O'Conaill in Carrigaline (+353 21 437 3407), just south of Cork city. Only the highest quality ingredi ... more...
Opened with justifiable pride by brothers Jack and Stephen Teeling in June 2015, Teelings Whiskey Distillery is in the heart of the south inner city in Newmarket, an ancient market square. And the location of this handsome venue is no coincidence as t ... more...
Just beside the bridge over the Shannon in Tarmonbarry, this well-run bar and restaurant is a favourite watering hole for river folk and makes a great place to break a journey between Dublin and the north-west.
The bar is comfortably set up for food, ... more...
The first craft brewery to operate in Derry city centre for over 100 years, the Walled City Brewery was launched at the Culturetech Craft Beer Festival in 2014, and - located just across the Peace Bridge from the Walled City area - this ambi ... more...
At the foot of Mount Brandon on the Dingle Peninsula, this welcoming fifth-generation family-run pub is right on the pier in Brandon village, with views over Brandon Bay and the mountains.
It's open all year round and you can often get a bite to ... more...
Billing itself originally as a wine café, this quirky riverside venue run by Beverley Mathews is part tapas bar, part wine bar and it has always had a distinctly continental flair.
Re-opening in November 2020 following a long closure after ... more...
With its sandy Blue Flag beach, ruggedly picturesque coastline and the famous Narin & Portnoo Links, Portnoo is a favourite family holiday and golfing destination for those in the know - and, thanks to the warm welcome and good food offered ... more...
Just ten minutes drive from Sligo, close to the airport and one of Europe’s most magnificent surfing beaches, this well-known bar has a big welcoming turf fire, cosy snugs and friendly staff. No children after 9pm. The daily bar menu offer ... more...
John and Lucy Finn's attractive restaurant is on the river, in a charming little award-winning tidy town a few miles north of Tuam - a welcome sight for hungry travellers between Galway and Sligo.
John cooks an eclectic mix of international and tradit ... more...
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...