Katherine and John Dougherty's well-named delicatessen and café near the gates of Killyleagh Castle offers simple, delicious food to eat in or out.
A constantly changing range of local and international stock is complemented by wholesome menus ... more...
The extraordinary Airfield Estate is a unique oasis of food production and farming in the south Dublin suburb of Dundrum – as it has been since long before the two inspirational sisters Naomi and Letitia Overend established a charitable trust in ... more...
Originally established by French chef Franck Pasquier 2008, he left this popular continental bakery in good hands when it was taken over by Clotilde Rambaud and Tomasz Giderewicz in 2012.
Clotilde, who is from Nantes in southern Brittany, had worked ... more...
On the hilly street which looks down over the bridge between Killaloe and Ballina, Laura Kilkenny's lovely café and bakery opened in 2009 and moved across the road to the former Gravitas premises in 2014.
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In 2015 the original Gourmet Food Parlour made a big move - from its quirky premises on Cumberland Street in the town centre, to a lovely bright almost-harbourside location on Crofton Road.
Here, although the building is light and modern, the usual GF ... more...
Toby Simmonds is a legend at The English Market and his Real Olive Company – which he started in 1994 to offer discerning shoppers the best in olives, oils, and Mediterranean fare at a time when choice in Ireland was limited - has become a popula ... more...
Designed and managed as a showcase for organic farming and sustainable tourism in Ireland, Rock Farm Slane is on the Slane Castle Estate and it was established by Carina and Alex Conyngham (Earl and Countess of Mount Charles) as an ecotourism destinati ... more...
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Husband-and-wife team Padraig Fahy and Una Ní Bhroin run their renowned National Organic Demonstration Farm in a very open, visitor-friendly way and hold courses and farm walks several times a year; although mainly geared towards other growers, ... more...
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Organic since 1999, the animals on Michael Seymour's farm near Borrisokane are allowed to mature naturally on old pastures, producing wonderfully flavoursome meat - Texel cross lamb and Aberdeen Angus beef - all year round.
They are members of the Tip ... more...
Organically certified since 1989, Hilda Crampton and Dominic Quinn run one of the longest established organic farms in Ireland and have been an inspiration for many others, especially in the Wicklow area where there are now many organic holdings.
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