Founded as a radical alternative community project in 1982, Cork’s original organic food store, in-house bakery and vegetarian restaurant is more rounded now but has retained its character and - far from being a dated concept - continues to gain ... more...
Bang restaurant is the restaurant version of the Irish boom and bust.
After being wound up in the depths of the Irish recession, this Dublin restaurants bounced back through investment from Bobby Kerr and the Barrett family. Its prime location on ... more...
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...
This four-star hotel on the edge of Portlaoise town dates back to the 1970s and - having been bought by the Galway businessman Pat McDonagh in 2015 - it is now part of his S0 Hotels group, well known for their friendly welcome and good value. &nbs ... more...
Surrounded by formal gardens and parkland, Glin Castle stands proudly on the south bank of the Shannon; the FitzGeralds, hereditary Knights of Glin, have lived here for 700 years and it is now the home of Catherine Fitzgerald, daughter of the late Desm ... more...
Close to Limerick City Gallery of Art, Canteen is a tiny, but popular café on a street in the picturesque Georgian part of town with its sights clearly set on sustainability and local produce.
Originally opened as a ‘pop-up’, chef-p ... more...
This stylish modern hotel is in a lovely location overlooking the Slaney estuary and has excellent amenities, including a superb health and fitness club, and the new Riverwood Treatment Rooms.
Public areas include an appealing contemporary bar, The Dr ... more...
John and Lucy Finn's attractive restaurant is on the river, in a charming little award-winning tidy town a few miles north of Tuam - a welcome sight for hungry travellers between Galway and Sligo.
John cooks an eclectic mix of international and tradit ... more...
Cork abounds with iconic names in food and drink, and it was exciting to see two of the greats - K O'Connell fishmongers and chef Kate Lawlor - coming together in 2025 to bring a casual but very classy act to the foodhall in Dunnes Stores on Patrick St ... more...
Chris McCauley's atmospheric little restaurant just up the street from The House of McDonnell has an unusual barrel vaulted roof and cosy snugs separated by traditional etched glass dividers.
Seafood, especially lobster, is the speciality on the daily ... more...
