Originally opened in 2009 on the hilly street which looks down over the bridge between Killaloe and Ballina, Laura Kilkenny's lovely café and bakery moved across to the Ballina side of the river in 2019 and now operates from spacious premis ... more...
Owen McMahon's north city shop is the only Elite Butchers Association (www.elitebutchers.com) member in Belfast; sells not only meats but, like many Northern Ireland butchers, also fish, poultry and fresh fruit and vegetables.
But the specialities the ... more...
Way out on the Inishowen peninsula, Joyce and Mervyn Norris’s farmhouse is tucked into a sheltered corner in stone-walled countryside beside the sea. Surrounded by a large garden with mature trees and welcoming flowers, it is a substantial house ... more...
Renowned medical herbalists, Jorg Muller and Karin Wieland, specialise in blending organic and herbal teas for discerning, health-conscious tea-lovers.
Accolades include a Euro Toques award in 2009, for their organic whole leaf: “an innovativ ... more...
Gorgeous Gort is what they call the town these days and, since it was lucky enough to be by-passed in 2010, that’s just what it is - and it is well worth leaving the M18 for a bite at Sarah Harty’s famously funky all day café.
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One of the great characters of the Market, Ken Barrett has held a stall since 1980 and he farms the cattle, sheep and pigs that are butchered here, so the food chain is as short as it gets. As well as all the regular cuts, you’ll find the old tra ... more...
This wonderful place on the most tranquil and least visited of the Aran Islands group was our Newcomer of the Year in 2008, after it first opened as a restaurant with rooms in 2007, and it has since earned an international reputation as one of Irelan ... more...
A distinctive black and white three-storey building in downtown Salthill, just a stone’s throw from the Atlantic Ocean, Joanna Paszkiewicz and Chef Leon Mellsop's Black Cat has been a casual dining destination of choice for discerning Galwegians ... 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...
Family connections in India source top quality, ultra-fresh spices for Arun Kapil and his Green Saffron team, who then distribute them nationally, use them for their in-house curry nights (see website) and do things which make them peculiarly Irish - e ... more...