A smart casual younger sister to Derry’s leading dining destination, Ian Orr’s well established Browns Bonds Hill across the river at Waterside, this city centre venue gives off all the right vibes with its chic, contemporary dé ... more...
Born in Israel to Israeli-Irish parents, chef-proprietor Alon Salman lived in Wexford before opening Shouk in Drumcondra in 2017. Embracing his heritage, which includes Iraqi grandparents, he brings all the fresh and zesty flavours of the Middle East t ... more...
Both locals and holidaymakers enjoy visiting Brian and Teresa Kennedy’s farm guesthouse which, unusually, not only offers good food and accommodation, but also Leitrim’s only museum.
For a token entrance fee you can revel in Glenvi ... more...
Very popular with local people (but perhaps harder for visitors to find) the McDonnell family’s well-named old-world bar and restaurant is in a row of traditional cottages east of Oysterhaven, en route from Crosshaven to Kinsale.
It can look unc ... more...
At this lovely waterside location, the Neuville family offers residential fishing holidays; the restaurant is not open to the public in the usual way, but people on boating holidays may come in off the river when there is room - there are pontoons at t ... more...
The pretty village of Clonbur lies between Lough Corrib and Lough Mask in Connemara, in a wonderfully scenic and restful area that attracts fisherfolk, walkers, cyclists and nature lovers.
In the centre of the village is the Lynch family’s frien ... more...
Mark and Claire Woods' appealing restaurant at the heritage centre in Carlingford has a well-earned local following and - with welcoming pavement menu boards and plenty of space at the front for a very pleasant outside seating area it's an enticing pro ... more...
This large, modern purpose-built guesthouse is beside the River Lee Hotel, and there is secure parking in the grounds.
Built to offer hotel quality accommodation at a moderate price, it is comparable to a budget hotel; public areas are not grand but r ... more...
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For many people holidaying in Ireland, an island stay is the ultimate escape - so a stay in a clifftop lighthouse at the northern tip of a mountainous island four miles off the rugged west coast should fulfil the dream very nicel ... more...
Owner Geoff Nordell did much to liven up this stretch of Aungier Street with his cheerful and hugely popular Whitefriar Grill, which was later joined next door by the equally popular Bow Lane. Now he has merged the two, to create the larger Bow Lane Gr ... more...