In a spectacular location overlooking the safe swimming beach and pier at Cahore Point, and with sweeping views over the sea to Wicklow Head, The Strand Cahore is ony 15 minutes from Gorey - and just an hour from Dublin. Dating back to 1893, Th ... more...
Food-lovers from all over the country plan journeys around a visit to Peter and Mary Ward’s unique shop in Nenagh.
Having paused for a moment to admire the seasonal window display, old hands head for the little café at the back first, for ... more...
You can’t miss this restaurant on the western side of Athlone, near the castle. Its vivid yellow exterior walls on two sides of a street corner and red doors and windows make it a beacon for hungry diners.
Kin Khao Thai is run by Irishman ... more...
An attractive stone building in the centre of the lovely old walled Heritage Town of Athenry, The Old Barracks was opened a restaurant by Fiona King and her late husband Cathal O'Malley in October 2010, and it has proved to be a popular venue for both ... more...
Although the Wall family’s gloriously remote country guesthouse is now a very substantial building, the spirit of the ancestral home around which Hanora’s is built remains a strong presence.
This a very special place - equally wonderful fo ... more...
In an imposing Victorian terrace building that was once home to the British Legion, this boutique hotel was opened in 2022 by enterprising local woman Charlotte Dixon and family – and, with its trademark dark grey and bright pink frontage giving ... more...
Beautifully situated overlooking Lough Corrib and set in 180 acres of woodlands and gardens, the Hodgson family’s gracious early Victorian manor house was built in 1846 as a wedding present for the present owner, Henry Hodgson’s, great, gre ... more...
Set in the grounds of Ashford Castle, with which it has been in common ownership since 2014,The Lodge enjoys one of the most beautiful locations in Ireland, with views down Lough Corrib and, adding interest in the foreground, Lisloughrey Quay with smal ... more...
Even the most jaded traveller would have to agree that a stay at this renowned hotel is always a treat. With a magnificent waterside location in the midst of Ireland’s most scenic landscape, it has views over gardens to the ever-changing mount ... more...
Long-established restaurateur Sinead Byrne and her son Ross run the restaurant in the stunning Visual Centre for Contemporary Art & the George Bernard Shaw Theatre in the heart of Carlow Town and both the restaurant and the venue that provides its ... more...