Lying amidst 1500 acres of unspoilt woodland, pasture and formal gardens beside the River Nore, Mount Juliet House is one of Ireland’s finest Georgian houses, and one of Europe’s greatest country estates. Even today this five star property ... more...
One of Ireland’s most famous sporting lodges, Delphi Lodge was built in the early 19th-century by the Marquis of Sligo, and is magnificently located in an unspoilt valley, surrounded by the region’s highest mountains (with the high rainfall ... more...
In common ownership with the renowned seafood restaurant O’Grady’s of Barna (see entry), Michael O’Grady’s place in the city is a little oasis just off Galway’s main shopping thoroughfare - on a fine day you can sit outsid ... more...
'Three star hotel, five star hospitality' just about sums up Tim and Marion Looney's welcoming hotel, on the western side of Skibbereen town.
Old fashioned in the best possible way, it's at the heart of everything that goes on in the area and en ... more...
Established over a quarter if a century ago, this well loved store came into new ownership in 2016 when Geoff Caird and Cathy Melvin took it on as a going concern, with Susie Coughlan as chef.
A pleasing display of freshly baked breads immediately att ... more...
This privately owned modern hotel is close to the sea, overlooking Rosscarbery Bay (although not on the sea side of the road), and it's an attractive building with spacious public areas enhanced by artwork of local interest, and the comfortable bedroo ... more...
In an imaginatively renovated Georgian townhouse just off St Stephen's Green, this was the original of Erik and Michelle Robson's 'series' of Ely wine bars and restaurants. Since it first opened in 1999, they have built on their commitment to offer som ... more...
When Jane and the late Michael O’Callaghan opened Longueville House to guests in 1967, it was one of the first Irish country houses to do so - and, today, it is one of Ireland’s finest country house hotels.
Its history is wonderfully roma ... more...
When you walk into a restaurant on a wet Wednesday night in the middle of winter and the place is hopping, you know it's a good sign. Now more than a decade in business, Zucchini's is obviously a firm favourite in the town.
It's owned by local couple ... more...
Using the milk from their shorthorn cows, which are native to the Burren, Brid and Roger Fahy started making ice cream in 2006 the name inspired by the farm's waterside location, Linn-alla' meaning 'swan lake'.
Made with fresh cream, and fruits and nu ... more...
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