Established in 2009, Galway Bay Brewery was Galway’s first microbrewery and is the latest business venture from Jason O’Connell and Niall Walsh, the Galway natives behind The Cottage, The Oslo and The Salthouse.
Situated in the Oslo pub i ... more...
Café / Classes/Courses / Fish & Seafood / Restaurant
A small, bright sushi restaurant tucked away down by the docks, Wa Cafe was opened by Yoshimi Hayakawa on the 08/08/2008 - and this date is no coincidence, as the number 8 is considered a very lucky number in Japanese culture. It's a cosy little spot w ... more...
Billed as "....A celebration of local flavours, sustainable practices, and the vibrant community that surrounds us", this charming place is set in the rolling south Kilkenny countryside, in the former Kilkieran Cottage Restaurant premises. A ... more...
Renowned medical herbalists, Jorg Muller and Karin Wieland, specialise in blending organic and herbal teas for discerning, health-conscious tea-lovers.
Accolades include a Euro Toques award in 2009, for their organic whole leaf: “an innovativ ... more...
Here in the village of Lisbane, close to the shores of Strangford Lough, one of County Down’s prettiest little treasures is to be found at the thatch-roofed Old Post Office, which dates back to the 1840’s.
Having lain derelict for many yea ... more...
Founded in 1995, Mac’s Armagh Cider is the focal point of the Armagh ‘revivalist’ cider movement. Only traditional cider techniques are used – no dyes, no preservatives. Local fruit is crushed, fermented, racked, matured, blende ... more...
This family-run shop began life in the old Fish Market (Smithfield). Run today by the second generation of the Fitzsimons family - Linda, Philip, John and Jennie - "Seasonal fish from the cleanest waters" is the promise, with all fish fully t ... more...
Farmshop / Fruit & Veg / Internet/Phone Mail Order
The cutaway peat bogs on the Irish midlands may look barren to the untrained eye but the acidic growing conditions favour certain crops, such as blueberries - a relative of the smaller native Irish fraughan or bilberry.
Widely recognised as a 'supe ... more...
Many of Northern Ireland’s best artisan producers are in Co Down and the lush green grass that grows so well makes it a good dairy area.
The Taylor family, who are Good Food Ireland and Taste of Ulster members, have had a dairy farm here on the ... more...
This family-run business has been well known in the area as a supplier of top quality Irish fish and seafood products since 1996 and, since the opening of their ‘seafood emporium’ in the centre of The Spa village, it's been reaching a much ... more...