Ireland’s most famous country house, Ballymaloe was one of the first to open its doors to guests when the late Myrtle and her husband, Ivan Allen, opened The Yeats Room restaurant in 1964.
Accommodation followed in 1967 and since then a unique n ... more...
The clue is in the name: Pearl Brasserie is just that – a pearl of a place, almost hidden from view and beloved by savvy diners for over 25 years. Next door to The Merrion Hotel Sebastien and Kirsten Masi’s chic Dublin restaurants a worth ... more...
It may seem like no time at all to many of its longtime fans, but the internationally renowned Ballymaloe Cookery School founded by Darina Allen and her brother Rory O'Connell has been in business since 1983. In 2023 Darina announced her intent ... more...
The pub is as old as it looks, going back to 1846, and has been in the energetic and hospitable ownership of Fergus and Patricia O'Mahony since 1988; they have loved it and maintained it well (it is not unusual to find Fergus up a ladder with a ... more...
After 11 years at their much loved Jarrow Café in Castlecomer Discovery Park, Evan and Anna Stewart moved to this lovely building in the town centre early in 2019 - a well timed move as they are now at the heart of what has recently become a s ... more...
In the same family ownership as Dublin’s stylish Saba (see entry) and Saba to Go, Mark Cadden’s gastropub is the busiest bar food venue in the Castlebar area - and that is as it should be as their parents, Mary and Michael, were pioneers of ... more...
Set amidst beautiful scenery, with the River Maine running through the grounds, this former gentleman’s residence is one of Northern Ireland’s best known country house hotels and, following major redevelopment, it emerged much larger and mo ... more...
Just a stone’s throw from the sea at Cromane, where the mussels that the area is famous for are landed, this handsome stone building is smartly maintained and sends out all the right signals from the outset. Jack's celebrated 50 years in business ... more...
Right in the heart of Georgian Dublin, opposite Government Buildings, this luxurious hotel comprises four meticulously restored Grade 1 listed townhouses built in the 1760s and, behind them, a contemporary garden wing overlooks formal landscaped garden ... more...
Although the Wall family’s gloriously remote country guesthouse is now a very substantial building, the spirit of the ancestral home around which Hanora’s is built remains a strong presence.
This a very special place - equally wonderful fo ... more...