This large building in Drogheda town centre is built out on stilts over the river and, although the development may seem incongruous when seen against the old town from across the river, it is a rather handsome building and a very popular meeting place ... more...
In a new building, right on the pier where the boats arrive, Maura and Padraig Joyce run this large well-kept guesthouse on the Aran Islands.
Kilronan is the action centre of the island and Pier House (or Teach na Cheibhe) is around the corner from p ... more...
Peter and Emma McCleery's attractive café bistro on Comber's historic town square has earned a loyal following since opening in 2006. It’s warm, friendly and casual - but the food is taken seriously and, under the personal management ... more...
This colourful and funky little cafe/bar on Howth's west pier has a couple of tables outside and, inside, it’s small, simple and cosy with a seating bar along the wide window overlooking the harbour, where diners can sit on high stools watch the ... more...
With its jaunty blue and white awning, pretty pavement tables and a cheerful window display always themed for the season, the Johnston family’s Jolly Sandwich Bar is hard to pass by.
A beacon of simple excellence, it’s a lunch place of cho ... more...
In new ownership since 2015, this small family-run Dublin hotels been completely refurbished and has a stylish, boutique feel to it.
Located in a double-fronted Edwardian redbrick building on a pretty residential street lined with similar stately redb ... more...
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...
Once a branch of the famous Youkstetter’s pork butcher shops immortalisd by James Joyce in Ulysses, this handsome tiled shopfront with dark green paintwork, matching awning and outside seating, has been home to Aidan and Karen McNeice’s pop ... more...
Run by a young couple, Olivier and Anne Marie Queva - the chef and restaurant manager respectively - Max’s has a loyal following in the locality, and it’s a happy find for visitors too.
Returning visitors may remember it as a more cottagey ... more...
Nestling between the Ox and Nephin mountains, Foxford is situated on the River Moy, famous for its fishing - and this atrractive town is also synonymous with woollens, especially ‘the Foxford blanket’.
Established in 1892, this is one of o ... more...