Owned by husband and wife team Conrad and Judy Howard and Tracey Corbett (of Market Lane Restaurant & Bar and the Castle Café at Blackrock; Elbow Lane), ORSO Kitchen and Bar brings some very welcome Mediterranean sunshine to Cork city centre ... more...
Timing can be crucial in the hospitality game – and the time is nigh for wine bars in Dublin. Several years ago, the owners of the excellent Baggot Street Wine off-licence decided that Dublin needed more wine bars and they opened Cavern in the lo ... more...
Warmly welcomed by a young clientèle looking for something different in Cork - and despite all the challenges presented by Covid-19 - the city's most hotly anticipated hotel, The Dean Cork, opened pretty much on time in December 2020.
Like its ... more...
In common ownership with the deservedly popular O'Connells pub at the head of Howth's East Pier (which was formerly called The Pier House), this classy little restaurant and wine bar opened quietly in a vacant spot on the West Pier between lockdowns in ... more...
Located in the former offices of the Northern Whig newspaper and convenient to the city’s now fashionable Cathedral Quarter, this is an impressive neo-classical bar of grand proportions.
The high ceilings of the old press hall have been retained ... more...
The Mountain House Bar is a traditional pub in the village of Ardfield, near Clonakilty, and it would be easy pass by - but that would be a mistake if it's a meal time, as this modest premises is well up in the local food league.
It's run by a local f ... more...
Discerning visitors to this attractive seaside town have been making a beeline to the Waterworth family's great quayside pub for years - Denis and Margaret Waterworth opened their Donaghadee stalwart in 1999, and it seems to have been there for ever, e ... more...
In the Cronin family since 1970, this harbour-front pub has oodles of character; with its walls and high shelves crammed with maritime memorabilia, it’s an unofficial exhibition of local history. Ballymaloe-trained chef Denis Cronin, is t ... more...
This well-run pub of character has a great atmosphere and friendly staff - just the place for a pint and welcome reassurance that the great Irish pub is alive and well in Dundalk . more...
Olesya’s is a bright and modern wine bar that’s a cosy spot for a casual meal or drinks. Pleasantly styled with bare wood tables, wall-mounted wine racks, exposed brick and tangled lampshades that throw pretty patterns on the walls, it&rsqu ... more...