If you had to pick one pub in this pretty town, this soothingly dark atmospheric one would do very nicely - not least because it is owned by Matt Molloy of The Chieftains, a man who clearly has respect for the real pub: no TV (and no children after 9 p ... more...
Attached to Gerry Byrne's popular bar, The Left Bank, this lively restaurant in the centre of Medieval Kilkenny cleverly echoes the name and has an opulent French feel to it - which is matched on the plate by the high quality ingredients used by the k ... more...
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Set in one of the most historic buildings in Dublin's redeveloped inner docklands, Urban Brewing was established in 2017 by the celebrated Co Carlow craft brewing pioneers, O’Hara’s Brewery, and is the first of its kind in Dublin. Over th ... more...
The 2007 closure of Andrew's Lane Theatre caused a lot of angst, but its eventual replacement with 'Dublin's most sustainable hotel' has proved to be a very happy outcome - and its memory lives on here too, in the hotel restaurant's name, ALT.
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The Hunt’ familys famous clifftop inn enjoys a remarkable location right beside the world famous championship Waterville Golf Links. Gradual refurbishment of the premises has seen big improvements in recent years; including upgrading the whole fr ... more...
Dating back to 1611, Grace Neill’s lays a fair claim to be one of the oldest inns in all Ireland; Grace Neill herself was born when the pub was more than two hundred years old and died in 1916 at the age of 98.
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Open since 1964, and run by Grainne O’Connell since 1975, informal restaurant/bar was among the first to establish a reputation for good food in Kenmare, and is a daytime sister restaurant to Packie’s (see entry).
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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...
Resplendent with abundant window boxes spilling over pink and black paintwork, this handsome traditional pub in Galway occupies a prominent corner position on Middle Street and Cross Street and proudly proclaims its establishment in 1759 beneath an ele ... more...