With Galway to the west, Clare to the south-west and Athlone and the Shannon lakes to the north-east, there’s an entire region to be enjoyed from Ballinasloe and this modern four star hotel would make a good base for exploring it.
While not exac ... more...
The smartly presented traditional frontage of The Spinnaker would draw any hungry passer-by in to Niall and Maria Edmondson’s attractive neighbourhood pub/restaurant. And once inside the little porch it’s a welcome sight, with its rustic na ... more...
With its quirky window display of crockery and antiques giving a hint of the TLC that proprietor John Ward put into its conversion in 2002, it would be hard to walk past this former jewellers shop.
Called after Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe (there is a fami ... more...
Blink and you could miss the narrow entrance to this unexpectedly spacious two-storey restaurant above a bookies shop in downtown Clonmel - but it's well worth seeking out.
It's a younger sister of Waterford city's first Japanese restaurant, which was ... more...
Adjacent to (and part of) The Old Ground Hotel, this lovely café-bistro has a separate street entrance and, despite the historic setting, it has a contemporary feel.
The old town hall has been well restored and this high-ceilinged room makes an ... more...
Formerly The Reginald and one of Waterford's best loved bars, this landmark property beside Reginald's Tower was closed for several years so there was big excitement when local businessman (and chairman of the city's popular Winterv ... more...
Well off the busy main West Cork road, this unique restaurant is on the square of the old village of Rosscarbery and has a previous commercial history that’s almost tangible.
Exposed stone walls, old fishing nets and glass floats, mismatched fur ... more...
The Step Inn is one of those places that has been around so long, it has become an intrinsic part of the village. There's live music on Saturday nights and lives sports in the bar on a 60in high definition TV with surround sound.
Typically, it's buz ... more...
Belfast’s most famous pub, The Crown Liquor Saloon, was perhaps the greatest of all the Victorian gin palaces which once flourished in Britain’s industrial cities. Although now owned by the National Trust (and run by Nicholson's Pubs, fam ... more...
Café owners Domini and Peaches Kemp have form when it comes to creating atmospheric locavore cafes in St Stephen’s Green basements (think the excellent Hatch & Sons) as well as serving above-average food in national cultural institutio ... more...