Known for her good baking and delicious daytime meals, Evelyn O'Connor's charming little café is a regular destination for many of the lucky locals - and well worth a stop if you are passing by.
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Colm Healy's high quality chocolate operation is in a remote location at St Finian's Bay on the Ring of Kerry, overlooking the mystical Skellig islands. Yet, thanks to its unique appeal, it - together with Noelle Campbell-Sharp's wonderful Cill Rialaig ... more...
Since opening her Home Ground Café in 2006, Caitriona Dolan has had a loyal following in this north-east Galway town and the reason is simple: she has always insisted on providing home-style food cooked from scratch every day.
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Recreating the charm and elegance of a 1920’s patisserie, this delightful French-style café strives for authenticity. Pass by the counter of delicate pastries and rustic breads before taking a seat in the intimate interior where low lights ... more...
One of Ireland’s most interesting visitor destinations, the Cill Rialaig Arts Centre is the public face of the Cill Rialaig Project which saw the restoration of a remote pre-famine village in the 1990s, to be used as an artists’ retreat.
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A discreet Hollywood style facelift has injected new life into Rhona Teehan's theatrical grande dame of a restaurant, now in its 57th year.
Designer smokey gold walls replace the scarlet flock but the black and white photos of visiting stage and scree ... more...
A favourite destination in Kerry since 1975, the famous Louis Mulcahy Pottery is just off the road on Dingle’s gorgeous Slea Head Drive – you’ll spot a garden containing some examples of thetrademark ceramics and a large carpark ... more...
Open since September 2007, this striking 4 star hotel in Dundalk is conveniently located close to the M1 motorway, halfway between Dublin and Belfast, and - although there is plenty in the area to attract leisure visitors - it has particular appeal for ... more...
A marriage of excellence, creativity and flair, Chapter One by Mickael Viljanen is the most extraordinary restaurant in Ireland at the moment. Bringing together two of the biggest names in fine dining, Ross Lewis and Mickael Viljanen, formerly of the G ... more...
Both locals and holidaymakers enjoy visiting Brian and Teresa Kennedy’s farm guesthouse which, unusually, not only offers good food and accommodation, but also Leitrim’s only museum.
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