Arriving on Inis Meain in the Aran Islands by boat, you will see Tig Congaile on the hill above the original harbour. It is a lovely pale primrose painted, green-silled house with a perfectly manicured lawn surrounding it, and it’s just a 3-minut ... more...
A smartly welcoming entrance beside the Iona Health Food Shop beckons hungry diners up the stairs, past the chefs busy at work in their glass-walled kitchen to the rear, and round the corner into this small but quietly stylish restaurant.
The good vib ... more...
Yvonne and James Murphy’s slightly scarily named Devour Bakery turns out to be a little honey once you get there, with cheery greetings for the steady stream of customers coming in to buy from their daily baking of breads, scones and pastries, to ... more...
A sister property to the famous Langton’s Bar & Restaurant and Langton House Hotel on John Street, the Langton family’s historic bar was re-designed some years ago by the internationally acclaimed Irish designer, the late David Collins ... more...
It's all about local seasonal food - and especially food produced on site - at the brilliant food truck at Ballymaloe Cookery School (the mothership).
'Truck' isn't an adequate word for this casually chic (and equally seasonal) operation - the cool si ... more...
Just outside the traditional seaside holiday town of Newcastle, and close to the championship links of the Royal County Down golf course, this friendly hotel on the edge of the Mourne mountains has a pleasingly remote atmosphere and spacious public are ... more...
This atmospheric 200-year old traditional cottage between Doolin and the Cliffs of Moher was formerly home to Karen Courtney and Myles Duffy's delightful Stone Cutter's Kitchen Family Restaurant. In May 2023 chef Robbie McCauley and his French wif ... more...
Behind Yvonne and Regina Fallon's quaint traditional shopfront near Dublin Castle lies an equally quaint traditional tea room, with warmly welcoming friendly and efficient staff, and wonderful smells wafting across the room as they struggle to make spa ... more...
Funky younger sister to the Neville family's long-established Riverside Park Hotel in Enniscorthy, Crown Quarter opened in 2021 right beside the bridge in the heart of Wexford Town, on the vibrant pedestrianised Monck Street - which boasts a retractabl ... more...