It may have been three years in the making but Harnen - Mark Jennings and Sadie Pearce's keenly-anticipated new bakery-cafe-shop in the West Cork village of Leap - was well worth waiting for.
The couple built a stellar reputation at their much loved P ... more...
Using the milk from their shorthorn cows, which are native to the Burren, Brid and Roger Fahy started making ice cream in 2006 the name inspired by the farm's waterside location, Linn-alla' meaning 'swan lake'.
Made with fresh cream, and fruits and nu ... more...
Established over a quarter if a century ago, this well loved store came into new ownership in 2016 when Geoff Caird and Cathy Melvin took it on as a going concern, with Susie Coughlan as chef.
A pleasing display of freshly baked breads immediately att ... more...
Easily spotted opposite Christchurch cathedral by its colourful facade, the Bull and Castle is a medieval style timber-beamed and stone-floored ‘gastro pub’ with various ground floor seating areas, and a more open plan ‘Beer Hall&rsqu ... more...
Everyone loves Max Delaloubie's friendly brasserie, an almost too-perfect reproduction of 1940s' Paris, opening onto a cobbled street at the entrance to Dublin Castle.
This Dublin restaurants food, too, has that ring of Parisian authenticity - rillett ... more...
A contemporary space that has become established as a benchmark of modern dining in the Dublin 8 neighbourhood of Leonard’s Corner, Bastible’s proprietor Barry Fitzgerald is a chef with serious form (as head chef at London’s Har ... more...
The latest venture by Sheerin Wilde of Donnybrook's much-missed Avalon, The Harbour Kitchen is an appealing destination and, with its emphasis on fish and seafood, a welcome addition to the dining choices in the Greystones area.
With exposed b ... more...
Its location in the former Turkish baths creates a highly unusual and atmospheric contemporary dining space for one of Cork's most popular restaurants.
Modern European cooking with an emphasis on locally-sourced, free-range and organic products is the ... more...
Those who like contemporary hotels and enjoy the buzz of the city centre will love the Clayton. In a brilliant central location with a wide terrace and boardwalk along the River Lee, this striking hotel embodies many of the best features of other recen ... more...
No longer trading in Donnybrook; AD2 is opening at 55 Pembroke Lane in October.
Located above Donnybrook Fair, one of the city’s smartest foodstores, Avalon is in good company.
As soon as you make your way up the stairs to the elegantly fitted ... more...