Mella’s fudge is quite an institution in Ireland although it’s not one of those businesses that’s been in the family for generations, far from it in fact. Mella McAuley started making her real butter fudge at her West Cork home, in Ba ... more...
Run by Mark Murphy, a Culinary Arts Teacher in Tralee IT, and native Irish speaker Muireann Nic Giolla Ruaidh, who has many years experience in hospitality - and, like Mark, is very involved with the Dingle Food Festival - the Dingle Cookery School has ... more...
A leading light in Ballycastle for its music and craic, The House of McDonnell is one of only a few architecturally safeguarded pubs in ireland. It was most famously in the caring hands of the late Tom and Eileen O’Neill from 1979 until Tom ... more...
It’s a long way down from the main road to reach the Maharees, but many would make the journey just for a visit to Marilyn and Michael Spillane’s great traditional pub – it’s been in the family since 1875 and they work hard at b ... more...
It’s nearly twenty years since Joel d’Anjou opened this long single storey whitewashed building on a hill overlooking Galway Bay as a hostel and restaurant, and it is still the most talked about place on the Aran islands.
Despite the hoste ... more...
Hidden away next to the Aras an Uachtaráin Visitor Centre, you'll find the Phoenix Café. The modern building is sympathetic to the lush green surroundings and the first floor has a dramatic double height roof, floor to ceiling windows a ... more...
Fruit & Veg / Internet/Phone Mail Order / Meat & Game
Fourth generation farmers, Debbie and David Johnston, believe strongly in sustainability and produce their organic beef and lamb the natural, slow way on their limestone pastures, giving it natural texture and real local flavour.
They also grow fruit ... more...
The latest arrival in Northern Ireland's premier hospitality group, Hastings Hotels, and unarguably the most spectacular, the aptly named Grand Central towers above Belfast city centre and offers unrivalled views of the cityscape below - notably from i ... more...
O’Connell’s renowned fish stall began life over 40 years ago, started by the late Kay O’Connell, mother of Paul and Pat, who run it today.
Pat O'Connell's meeting with Britain's Queen Elizabeth here at their English Market stall on ... more...
Just a short stroll from Westport town centre - and adjacent to Westport House, which is now in common ownership - this large modern hotel on the Wild Atlantic Way offers excellent facilities for both leisure and business guests. The conference and bu ... more...
