In a prime location overlooking Dungarvan harbour, The Old Bank is an impressive 19th century building that has been restored by the current owners and smartly re-invented as a restaurant and cocktail bar.
It's now a multi-purpose venue for all-year s ... more...
Just paces away from one of Dublin's busiest train stations, this pleasant coffee shop with pavement-side tables fronts one of the city's least known but most authentic Italian restaurants. Descend a broad staircase at the rear to find a smart Ne ... more...
A useful place for visitors to the area to know about, this impressive venue has been pleasing customers in Sallybrook since 2000 and the warm welcome and the good food keeps them coming back. Inside what was once a traditional inn, the interior is now ... more...
Peter and Mary Huggard’s hotel dominates the seafront at Waterville; it is one of several to have strong links with Charlie Chaplin and is one of Ireland’s best-known hotels.
Like many hotels that have been owner-run for several generation ... more...
Mairead and Robert Gill’s popular restaurant in Nenagh lies behind an elegant grey-green frontage, you’ll find a smart but comfortable wine bar where a Tapas menu is served downstairs and a fine contemporary restaurant on the first fl ... more...
Garret Fitzgerald and his partner James Boland have been very busy. Back in 2012, they opened their petite Capel Street café Brother Hubbard for breakfast and lunch to celebrate their love of the food they found on their travels of the Middle ... more...
Peter and Shelley Stokes’ substantial 18th century country house midway between Dublin and Cork is an impressive building with some magnificent period features, and offers comfort and relaxation with style.
A large marbled reception area with fr ... more...
Peter Bark keeps raising the bar at his popular restaurant on Sandymount Green, so that it's gone well beyond being a good daytime café and neighbourhood restaurant in the evening. The secret is well and truly out these days, and it attracts g ... more...
Tucked away down a laneway in the centre of Athlone, just east of the bridge, there's a sense of discovery when you arrive at Steven and Martina Linehen's unpretentious Shannonside cafe-restaurant for the first time - and it's well worth seeking out.&n ... more...
Just a short scenic drive beyond Castetownbere, near Allihies, Dzogchen Beara offers all of the spiritual supports, activities and events that would be expected of a Tibetan Buddhist retreat centre - but it is also a very beautiful destination ... more...