Trevor Browne and Gerard Foote's well-known almost-canalside Dublin restaurants designed to meet the current demand for quality informal food or 'everyday dining', but the philosophy has always been to use only the best ingredients - organic beef and l ... more...
With its smart blue and white frontage and welcoming signage, it would be hard to drive past Barry and Catherine McLaughlin’s attractive roadside bar and restaurant just outside Bandon.
What they took on way back in 2006 was a typical pub, but - ... more...
Freshly made breakfasts, salads, sandwiches, soups and hot specials are a winning formula in this Galway café, which has two branches, in Tuam and here in Headford. Owner-manager Damien Cosgrove opened the first Leaf and Bean in Tuam (see entr ... more...
And then there were three... Not content with their famously high flying fine dining destination, dede at The Custom House, and its more casual younger sister Baba'de, Ahmet Dede and Maria Archer went on to introduce the new baby in the family,&nb ... more...
This delightful harbourside pub has been owned by the Arundel family for over 100 years. Following several months closure in 2020, brothers Michael and Tom Moloney from Cork city took over the management and re-opened it in time for the short summer se ... more...
Small but bright, Oxmantown is a simple little cafe located along the Luas tracks, with two big windows and a grey exterior.
There's no dizzying menu: just five sandwiches that are written directly on the white tiled wall, plus one special, one soup, ... more...
The opening of Cask, a cocktail-heavy bar billing itself as a drinks, food and entertainment venue, was something of a coup for sister establishments, Isaac’s Hotel and Greene’s Restaurant – especially with accomplished mixologist And ... more...
Situated in a particularly attractive listed Victorian building - just opposite the City Hall, and within walking distance of the whole city centre area - this boutique hotel has established a special niche for discerning visitors to Belfast.
This Bel ... more...
A brightly painted and, in summer, flower-bedecked traditional pub frontage sets a welcoming tone at Spitalfields. Situated in the heart of The Liberties - the 'auld Dublin' of song and legend - it's near St Patrick's and Christchurch cathedrals and a ... more...
Formerly the Stillorgan Park Hotel, this inviting property is a sister establishment to the famous Talbot Hotel in Wexford and, more recently, several other hotels of the same name have joined the group in Wexford, Carlow and East Cork.
It has always ... more...