In the same family for 150 years, O'Neill's - The Point Bar, is beside the Valentia Island car ferry.
Renovated in true character in recent years, it's always neat and makes an appealing place to drop into for a quick one while you're waiting for the ... more...
The Kelly family transformed their elegant basement brasserie into a casual-smart hideaway where guests can choose between cocktails and sharing platters at the chi-chi bar, or accomplished cooking enjoyed in the spacious low-ceilinged restaurant or it ... more...
You can't miss this landmark project as you drive in to Ballycotton - although the former St Colman's Church of Ireland building may not give too much away from the outside, the old schoolhouse beside it has been given an enticing makeover to create a ... more...
In the centre of Drogheda town, Sonia Micalef and Damien Leddy’s relaxed basement restaurant has long been a favourite for its atmospheric setting, lively menus and the obliging, good-humoured staff, who ease customers into the way that things ar ... more...
Set in one of the most historic buildings in Dublin's redeveloped inner docklands, Urban Brewing was established in 2017 by the celebrated Co Carlow craft brewing pioneers, O’Hara’s Brewery, and is the first of its kind in Dublin. Over th ... more...
A first venture for husband-and-wife team Zsolt Lukács and Edel McMahon-Lukács, Darog ('small oak tree') was warmly welcomed when it opened in late 2023 - not least because it is such a fitting successor to Tartare, the former occup ... more...
The Central is a popular, buzzing town centre venue that has something for everyone. At the main entrance on Trimgate Street there’s a little café serving coffees and pastries in a sheltered outdoor seating area, just what’s wanted o ... more...
First opened as a licensed premises back in the 18th century, The Purty Kitchen has undergone many different iterations over the years, but its core offering of hearty fare served up in a convivial atmosphere has remained a constant. Its current incarn ... more...
Green Man Wines is one of the best examples of a new breed of hybrid wine-bar-shops to develop around Ireland and its capital city in particular.
Owner David Gallagher is one of the nicest people you could meet in Ireland’s world of wine. His ... more...
Although often seriously over-crowded with tourists in summer, this famous and genuinely characterful old pub in the shadow of Bunratty Castle somehow manages to provide cheerful service and consistently above-average food to the great numbers who pass ... more...