Legend has it the original owner of Scannell’s Pub used to open just for maintenance hours to keep the licence, and no-one could get in. In 2002, friends and business partners, Kevin O’Donovan and Shane Lowney took over Scannell’s and ... more...
This modern four-star hotel in the outskirts of Athlone is part of the So Hotels group which is owned by Pat McDonagh, founder of the popular fast food chain Supermacs.
It is a well-run, well-maintained hotel which deserves its star rating and, while ... more...
A lovely listed building on the main square of this charming little town, No. 14 at the Georgian House dates back to 1722 and provides an atmospheric setting for the first solo enterprise by the highly regarded chef Jim Mulholland and his wife Joanne.
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Right in the heart of Clifden this is one of the town's oldest bars and retains many of its original featured (including welcoming open fires), yet it has a fresh contemporary feeling.
It began life In the early 19th century as a traditional pub-groce ... more...
Just across the road from the Dunraven Arms, this charming restaurant was established by well known chef Wade Murphy and his wife, Elaine, in 2013. Wade - former Commissioner General of Euro-Toques Ireland and well known as the head chef in several pre ... more...
Multyfarnham is a delightful traditional village in the gloriously unspoilt rolling countryside just north of Mullingar, and near Lough Derravaragh – where the mythical Children of Lir spent 300 years of their 900 year exile.
Complete with a 13t ... more...
Neatly located between Grafton Street and Government Buildings, this Dublin restaurants been a favourite since 1997, making it one of the capital's longest established dining destinations. Tucked into a quiet laneway in a smartly refurbished ... more...
Younger sister to the excellent Hartes of Kildare, brothers-in-law Ronan Kinsella and Paul Lenehan have built up another modern classic here just off the N7, in the attractive village of Kill - and this one has its own craft brewery too.
With its expo ... more...
Not a lot of people know this, but An Port Mor is named after Portmor House in Blackwatertown, Co Armagh, which is proprietor-chef Frankie Mallon’s home town – a pleasingly familiar place to us, from researching our Taste of the Waterways G ... more...
The Vaughan family's traditional bar has great character, with open fires and lots of memorabilia - it is a former GCGuides Pub of the Year and it's just the place for some seriously good seafood at fair prices, either in the bar or in the elegantly-ap ... more...