When the bread is as light and fluffy as you could dream of and comes with cool, whipped ricotta you know you’re onto something extra special. Then come three ‘snacks’ to get your palate excited, maybe smoked cod roe on toast or blue ... more...
Bring your binoculars when heading for this quirky hotel, as the wildlife in the River Moy and wooded banks beyond the huge sliding windows of your room is perhaps its most fascinating feature - and could well keep you ensconced there in a comfy chair ... more...
Convenient to the bustling town of Naas, owners Jean Grace and Eugene Brennan have been running this pleasing bar and restaurant since 2008. A smart modern building with ample parking, it is built on Eugene’s family farm and, while the ... more...
This stylish modern hotel is in a lovely location overlooking the Slaney estuary and has excellent amenities, including a superb health and fitness club, and the new Riverwood Treatment Rooms.
Public areas include an appealing contemporary bar, The Dr ... more...
In north County Meath, on the border with Cavan and Westmeath, the extraordinary Loughcrew Estate is the location of the largest complex of ancient passage graves in Ireland - and also home to a very modern adventure centre, complete with zipwire.
And ... more...
At the foot of Croagh Patrick, just cross the road from the Great Famine national monument, this characterful old pub has been in the same family for generations and dates back to the mid eighteenth century.
Flagged as a 'museum pub', the photographs ... more...
In the heart of Drumcondra you’ll find this homely and cosy restaurant, a little piece of France tucked off the busy main road (and with great parking outside).
As the younger sibling of Noel Delany and Patricia Van der Veldef's Andersons Food H ... more...
Toby Simmonds and his Real Olive Company team not only sell the quality imports (olives, cheese etc) that are familiar at the English Market in Cork and farmers’ markets all around Ireland, but also make a range of cheeses here at Toons Bridge ... more...
They do quirky traditional very well in County Clare - and nowhere better than at this grey-painted two-storey house in Ennistymon, which has charmed visitors and locals alike since it reopened in May 2018.
Pot Duggan is a venture by publican Trev O&r ... more...
Klaw is something of a passion project for owner Niall Sabongi, a committed seafood fan who doesn’t believe that great shellfish should be confined to a formal white linen setting.
The original of what soon became a stable of three city centre s ... more...