They do quirky traditional very well in County Clare - and nowhere better than at this grey-painted two-storey house in Ennistymon, which has charmed visitors and locals alike since it reopened in May 2018.
Pot Duggan is a venture by publican Trev O&r ... more...
The delightfully homely cookery school adjoining MacNean House & Restaurant offers a range of classes suitable for people of all cookery levels, with small numbers allowing hands-on instruction and assistance from Neven Maguire and his dedicated te ... more...
Surrounded by dairy farms and fruit fields in the eastern tip of County Meath, Nicola Smyth works out of her home kitchen to produce small batches of award-winning homemade jams, jellies, marmalades, curds, chutneys and dessert sauces.
One taste of he ... more...
French couple Tanguy and Isabelle de Toulgoet are well known in gardening circles for the beautiful natural-looking and productive garden that they have created here in just a few years - visitors to the lovely gardens at nearby Castle Durrow will also ... more...
Sister restaurant to Portobello’s popular Seagrass, The Vintage Kitchen follows the same appealing MO of great cooking, superb value and a no-corkage BYO policy. Short menus brim with the best of Irish ingredients and, despite the casual setting, ... more...
The folk at Clandeboye Estate are inordinately proud of their cows. And so they should be, as their small herd of 80 pedigree Holstein and Jersey cows has won an outrageous amount of rosettes - and it's the rich milk they make from the lush grass on th ... more...
This cheerfully cosmopolitan little restaurant is run by a multinational team of personalities who are well known on the local dining scene. Although quite small, the décor in has a pleasantly contemporary airy feel, and a very large window ... more...
A lovely old creeper-clad building on Castlecomer's handsome main street, the Avalon House Hotel lay empty for some years until the Comerford family brought it back to life and re-opened as a four-star hotel in spring 2019.
A lot of TLC has gone ... more...
The secret seems to be out as far as Dunany Flour is concerned, as it’s surprising where their beautifully understated brown paper packaging will catch your eye - and, when it does, snap it up at once in case it’s some time before you see i ... more...
Just beside the canal harbour in Naas town, Franck Amand's small French restaurant and wine bar has simple décor with a sprinkling of French chic and tables that are quite tightly packed to meet demand - it struck a chord from the outset with l ... more...
