In one of the country's most appealingly remote and beautiful areas, the Coyle family's famous Lutyens-esque house has a romantic and fascinating history, having been home to people as diverse as a Gaelic chieftain and Oliver St. John Gogarty - and it ... more...
Legend has it the original owner of Scannell’s Pub used to open just for maintenance hours to keep the licence, and no-one could get in. In 2002, friends and business partners, Kevin O’Donovan and Shane Lowney took over Scannell’s and ... more...
John and Elizabeth Barrett’s magical beachside house was once a coast guard station and, since 1932, has been the ultimate escape for the many guests who have stayed here.
It’s a low, tucked-in kind of a place with a little wicket gate giv ... more...
'A hop, skip and a jump' from its famous sister property Virginia Park Lodge is how Richard Corrigan's Deerpark Inn is described on the VPL website - and that's as nice a way as any to explain the relationship to first-time guests, many of whom will be ... more...
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Built on the site of a deserted village in a Wicklow valley, this extraordinary food, drink and leisure complex exists thanks to the vision of three brothers, Evan, Eoin and Bernard Doyle.
Below we outline the various strands that make up this ... more...
Beautifully located in the heart of Ireland, in the foothills of the tranquil and unspoilt Slieve Bloom Mountains, this lavish Regency mansion opened as a luxurious small country house hotel in May 2011, following eight years of restoration. Having bee ... more...
During the three centuries that this extraordinary place has been in the Leslie family it has changed remarkably little - and its fascinating history intrigues guests as much as the unique features of Castle Leslie as they find it today.
Guests can ... more...
Next door to Kelly's Butchers, this homely café on the Great Western Greenway is run by Sean Kelly’s daughter, Shauna - whose appealing cooking includes many ingredients from her dad’s shop, as well as lovely desserts and cakes to en ... more...
A hot daytime destination in the Wexford area, this bright and stylish café with speciality food and wine store in Meadows & Byrne is an outpost of the legendary Kelly’s Hotel and bears all of the parent business’s hallmarks of q ... more...
Originally a tiny restaurant, tucked away on the way into the James Street car park, where they had just 3 or 4 tables, Victor Berger and George Murgulet's first Westport venture was very atmospheric and great fun.
Then, in 2020, they took on ... more...