In one of the most peaceful and beautiful locations in Ireland, this delightfully old-fashioned family-run hotel is set in a Forest Park overlooking Gougane Barra Lake (famous for its monastic settlements).
The Lucey family has run the hotel since 193 ... 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...
3 Leaves started life in 2016 as a simple street food stall in Blackrock Market, yet chef Santosh Thomas’s cooking was too good to stay a casual secret. The 12 seats were constantly full, with lunchtime queues snaking through the market daily. Wo ... more...
The origins of Straffan House go back a long way - the history is known as far back as 550 AD - but it was the arrival of the Barton wine family in 1831 that established the tone of today’s magnificent building, by giving it a distinctively Frenc ... more...
Deep within the Kildare countryside, diners won’t stumble across Alumni Kitchen Table & Rooms by chance. Secreted behind large gates and deep hedging on a country road, Alumni is a new self-styled destination restaurant, serving just eight gu ... more...
Set in spacious grounds just outside Ballycastle, with sea views across the town, this four-star eco hotel opened in 2019 and, since then, owner Denis McHenry and family have continued to develop it to create a unique eco-destination with wi ... more...
When the late Youen Jacob acquired the pub next door to his long-established restaurant Chez Youen in 2004, this new venture turned out to be the beginning of something much bigger that would transform the centre of Baltimore.
Youen and his family lin ... more...
Formerly Finín’s, The Blue Haven Collection of Kinsale took over this Midleton institution of 45 years in 2022 and have since re-branded it The Black Barrel in honour of the the town's whiskey heritage - and it is more than a passing nod, ... more...
Appealingly presented with smart paintwork complementing the old stone frontage, Paul and Leonie Granville’s family-run bar and restaurant is the oldest licensed premises in Macroom - and, situated just off the town square and in the footprint of ... more...
Chefs Eamon Connors and Roisin O’Connor started their little café and larder in the Waterford village of Kilmacthomas realtively recently and were quick to make their mark, with their talents already earning them an invitation to contribut ... more...
A selective companion guide to our famous broad-based online collection, the ‘glovebox bible’ includes a uniquely diverse range of Ireland's greatest places to ...