A tree-lined driveway in the centre of the charming village of Clonegal leads to this fine property, and it is well worth venturing up the leafy avenue (and past the pot-bellied pig in its little arc) as there is plenty here to interest and enchant peo ... more...
Very conveniently situated just outside Dublin, between Bray and Greystones, Killruddery has been home to the Brabazon Family (the Earls of Meath) since 1618. The estate was designed on a large scale with a view to impressing visitors and, these days, ... more...
Peter Callaghan’s great-grandfather started trading in Ardee in 1906 and Peter continues that tradition today as a fourth-generation butcher.
More than 100 years later, Peter is still doing things much the same way his great-grandfather did: buy ... more...
This extraordinary place is well worth a visit, whether to attend one of its courses - covering a wide range of life skills, including cookery courses, and offered on a regular basis - or just to have a look.
Their Eco-Shop offers seasonal produce fro ... more...
Farmshop / Fruit & Veg / Internet/Phone Mail Order
The cutaway peat bogs on the Irish midlands may look barren to the untrained eye but the acidic growing conditions favour certain crops, such as blueberries - a relative of the smaller native Irish fraughan or bilberry.
Widely recognised as a 'supe ... more...
Gallery only (by appointment) until further notice
This is a fantastic little place and, even if the stunningly beautiful Loop Head (and its lighthouse) weren't such a magnet, it would be worth heading to the peninsula just for the pleasure of a visit ... more...
Since 1934 Mortons has been supplying provisions to discerning Dubliners and, in the caring hands of Gary Morton, this third generation store continues to hold its place as one of the great Dublin food stores.
Fresh fruit, veg, meat and fish; Irish or ... more...
Dick & Helene Willems began making cheese here in the Cork Gaeltacht in 1979, and their famous gouda style cheese is now made by their son Dicky.
Made with the pasteurised milk of a neighbouring herd, it is a typically smooth, dense-textured chees ... more...
Peter O'Sullivan is currently carrying on the proud tradition of the O'Sullivan family meat business, which dates back to 1958 and continues to make his family recipe for Sneem Black Pudding by hand and sell it direct from the shop and through a few ot ... more...
Talented young chef Grainne O’Keefe has taken up residence in the open kitchen above one of Dublin’s original wine bar-cum-wine shops, The French Paradox; her all-female culinary team despatches the flavour-intense seasonal menus, while exp ... more...
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