Eat Local. Drink Local. That’s the motto at O’Mahony’s family run pub in Watergrasshill, about ten minutes drive from the edge of Cork City.
They've been looking after customers here for over 200 years and now Máire O’Ma ... more...
An appealing daytime spot in the centre of Kinsale, Tracy Keoghan’s lovely Lemon Leaf Café is an oasis of calm in an already cool enough town. It’s casual and relaxing, with lots of comfortable seating to choose from and a brig ... more...
Prominently located on the promenade of this heritage town, the Sir Walter Raleigh has its origins in three 18th century townhouses and has been run as an hotel since 1902.
Named after the Elizabethan adventurer who was so famously associated with You ... more...
Run by a young couple, Olivier and Anne Marie Queva - the chef and restaurant manager respectively - Max’s has a loyal following in the locality, and it’s a happy find for visitors too.
Returning visitors may remember it as a more cottagey ... more...
Co-located with with Meadows & Byrne and the excellent Botanical garden centre, Bakestone Café & Pantry was established in 2013 by Joe and Maura Carey of the renowned Ballincollig pub, The White Horse (see entry). It very soon earned a f ... more...
Established over a quarter if a century ago, this well loved store came into new ownership in 2016 when Geoff Caird and Cathy Melvin took it on as a going concern, with Susie Coughlan as chef.
A pleasing display of freshly baked breads immediately att ... more...
Surrounded by beautifully maintained lawns and mature trees, an 18th century manor house is now the heart of Springfort Hall. The proud boast of “Elegance in the country since 1169” may be stretching the imagination a little, but this frien ... more...
This blocky, zinc-and-wood fronted waterside hotel enjoys the best location in Kinsale town and, under the watchful management of Hal McElroy, has long been a well-run, hospitable and comfortable place to stay.
The open-fronted U-shaped design makes b ... more...
It's all about local seasonal food - and especially food produced on site - at the brilliant food truck at Ballymaloe Cookery School (the mothership).
'Truck' isn't an adequate word for this casually chic (and equally seasonal) operation - the cool si ... 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...
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