A growing number of people now see Athlone as a destination for holidays or short breaks and, for many, it would be unthinkable to visit the area or even pass through it without a visit to Annie McNamara and Mary McCullagh’s elegantly informal co ... more...
Nicholas Lynch is one of the most experienced fish suppliers in the business, having already supplied quality fish and seafood to leading restaurants for over 20 years when the first retail fish shop opened here in 2007.
Nick, a former fisherman himse ... more...
Baking/Bakery / Café / Deli / Food Market / Speciality Store
Sarah Kennedy’s popular food store on Fairview Strand has proved a success on several levels. Deli, bakery, takeaway and daytime café, this attractive place has many faces - but the common denominator is the genuine home cooked style of th ... more...
No ordinary supermarket - central to the community and supportive of local suppliers, Fields is a must-visit shop when in West Cork.
It's an amazing shop, unlike most supermarkets it's right in the centre of the town and with its comfortably tradition ... more...
Run by Dominic Doyle, Ballymaloe trained grandson of one of the founders of what is now Newbridge Silverware, the popular restaurant and foodhall at this unique visitor centre focuses on top quality ingredients - mainly Irish, local where possible - in ... more...
Firehouse Bakery is well-established as one of the country’s leading producers of new-wave artisan breads and an active member of the Real Bread network that advocates for better bread for all. Their website promises "at the Firehouse a smil ... more...
Avoca handweavers, established in 1723, is Ireland’s oldest business. It’s a family owned craft design company which now has half a dozen branches throughout Ireland (most of which feature in this Guide) and the business originated here, at ... more...
Fish & Seafood / Fish Shop / Food Market / Online Shop
Renowned throughout the North-West and beyond, 'Clarke's Master Fishmongers & Salmon Smokers since1945' has recently been transformed into Clarke's Seafood Delicatessen, a bright modern shop offering wines, Irish farmhouse cheeses and other special ... more...
Visitors to this 2-million-year-old cave will see more than the amazing illuminated tunnels and waterfalls, for there is also much of interest to food lovers.
Cheese-making demonstrations show how the local Burren Gold cheese is made and, even if the ... more...
This well known shop was established in 1982 by Kate Pettit and Frank Hopper and is now run by local girl Kate O'Hara who, with her younger sisters Beth and Jane, has taken on the challenge of sourcing and selling a wide range of the finest foods avail ... more...
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