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Ballynahinch Castle Hotel Recess, Co. Galway
Hailing originally from Northern Ireland, Danni Barry worked in many acclaimed kitchens including Simon Rogan’s L’Enclume before retur ...
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Ursa Minor Ballycastle, Co. Antrim
All over Ireland, there’s been an exciting increase in the number of small bakeries with a deli or café in recent years and this one, ...
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Stitch & Weave Londonderry, Co. Londonderry
When it comes to restaurants, they don’t do more historic than the delightful Stitch and Weave. Situated on historic Ebrington Square, right ...
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Purple Onion Bar & Restaurant, The Tarmonbarry, Co. Roscommon
Ireland’s inland waterways are nothing short of a national treasure yet – despite the very welcome recent opening of greenways and blu ...
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Ballyvolane House Fermoy, Co. Cork
‘Proper country houses’ that have not been over-modernised and remain true to their roots are becoming a rarity these days, but Justin ...
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Gregans Castle Hotel Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare
One of Ireland’s top food destinations for many years, Simon and Freddie Haden’s quietly luxurious and restorative country house hotel ...
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POTA Café Inverin, Co. Galway
Half an hour west of Galway city on the Wild Atlantic Way, Cork chef Diarmuid O’Mathúna’s vibrant bi-lingual café is bil ...
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Hanora's Cottage Ballymacarbry, Co. Waterford
It’s been a tough time for Irish hospitality over the last few years - but the resilience of the industry is extraordinary and the way that ...
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Nightmarket Dublin 6
Restaurateur Conor Sexton and his partner Juturat Suwankeeree (aka R) bring deeply flavoured regional Thai cooking of the rustic food of Chiang Ma ...
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The Shed Distillery & Jackalope Café Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim
Build it and they will come could have been the mantra for P.J. Rigney whose vision conceived The Shed Distillery in Drumshanbo. Taking quality an ...
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Foyles Hotel Clifden, Co. Galway
As many will know, the Guide has a soft spot for traditional three-star hotels, which so often provide an unassuming, authentically Irish and kind ...
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Horse and Jockey Hotel Thurles, Co. Tipperary
Once discovered, few would travel between Cork and Dublin without a stop at the Horse & Jockey and there are good reasons for that. A hotel of ...
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Sadlers Restaurant & Bar Fethard, Co. Tipperary
A new venture from the team behind the Cashel Palace Hotel (and with a good kitchen team overseen by their Director of Culinary, Stephen Hayes) an ...
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Ashford Castle Cong, Co. Mayo
The ‘Memorable Experience’ award is one that resonates with everyone – and it’s interesting to see how many of those exper ...
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The Glass Curtain
What do you mean ‘smart-casual dining’ I hear you say… Well it’s the way people so often describe The Glass Curtain a ...
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Thomas Connolly Sligo, Co. Sligo
Everybody loves a good old fashioned Irish pub complete with cosy snugs and grocery shelves behind the bar, but too many are closing and we need t ...
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Elephant Rock Hotel Portrush, Co. Antrim
The rise of the boutique hotel is a welcome trend in Irish hospitality and, at its best, this is a genre that is providing a wonderfully quirky mi ...
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Woodcock Smokery Castletownshend, Co. Cork
A passionate believer in the value of tradition when it comes to indigenous food – and especially fish - the legendary West Cork fish smoker ...
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Seaview House Hotel Ballylickey, Co. Cork
Finding the right place to stay can make all the difference to a holiday or short break when travelling with your four-legged friend. But it&rsquo ...
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Lemon Tree Restaurant Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
A Letterkenny favourite since 1999, this family-run restaurant celebrates 25 years in business this year although it has been in a spacious new se ...
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Restaurant Chestnut Ballydehob, Co. Cork
‘Small’ is not the word for this famously big-hearted little restaurant – but ‘bijou’ describes the former pub well, ...
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Higgins Family Butchers Dublin 13
Rick Higgins is the fourth generation to run this business and it is no ordinary butchers. How many butchers have a glass-walled dry-ageing room a ...
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Sheen Falls Lodge Kenmare, Co. Kerry
Open since 1991 and set in a 300-acre estate across the river from Kenmare town, this gently contemporary hotel has welcoming fires burning in the ...
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Quinlan & Cooke Boutique Townhouse & QCs Seafood Restaurant Cahirciveen, Co. Kerry
With its welcoming fire, striking modern zinc-topped bar and nautical antiques and pictures, Kate Cooke’s atmospheric bar and restaurant wit ...
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Ballykilcavan Farm & Brewing Company Stradbally, Co. Laois
It's hard to get your head around the story of a place like Ballykilcavan Farm in deepest Laois, where the Walsh family has worked the land since ...
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Kilkea Castle Hotel & Golf Resort Castledermot, Co. Kildare
Ireland’s oldest inhabited castle, Kilkea dates back to the 12th century. The original structure is surprisingly small - a ‘boutique c ...
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Osteria Lucio Dublin 2
‘The food of friendship’ is what they say on their website and, when it comes to explaining why Osteria Lucio might be the restaurant ...
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Waterfall Farms Co. Cork, South West
A name to look out for on menus in the Cork region, Declan and Rosemary Martin started Waterfall Farms in 1967 growing just a few vegetables and s ...
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Teach de Broc Ballybunion, Co. Kerry
Ballybunion has long been a popular seaside resort, welcoming visitors from near and far since the 19th century. And, since 1994, many have wisely ...
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No. 1 Pery Square Hotel & Spa Limerick, Co. Limerick
There is something seriously enticing about the idea of a hideaway in a city, somewhere special to retreat to away from the hustle and bustle. And ...