Dating back to the 1870s, and currently run by Adrienne MacCarthy, this famous old pub and grocery store really is the genuine article - and the family history is both intriguing and inspiring (just ask about her father's Japanese sword - or buy the bo ... more...
Located in Sligo’s town centre, Pat Grimes's family-run Bistro Bianconi has been a favourite ever since they opened in 1993.
And it’s not hard to see why. Pasta and steaks are a specialty, including their spaghetti Bolognese - which is s ... more...
Just 10 minutes' walk up the hill from the bustle of Baltimore village and the harbour, Rolf's Country House and Restaurant is an oasis of calm. Established by the Haffner family in 1979, it is set in several acres of lovely mature gardens, with views ... more...
Yet another reason to explore the beautiful, unspoilt and relatively undiscovered North-West of Ireland, the W8 Centre is an imaginative modern tourist and cultural hub in the friendly town of Manorhamilton.
Sustainable tourism is the name of the game ... more...
Heading into Dunmore East from the Waterford side, you can’t miss this attractive ivy-clad restaurant with its striking blue and white paintwork. The Ship has been a fond fixture in Dunmore East for many years and, now run by the Cavaliere family ... more...
This long established gift shop and tea room was set up by the artist Beryl Suitor in 1990 and it’s a great testament to the consistently high standards that it remains popular after so many years.
A converted barn in a small orchard provides an ... more...
Abernethy Butter is one of the great recent success stories of Northern Ireland’s artisan food revival.
Since turning their hand-churned butter making hobby into a business in 2005, and initially selling at markets, Will and Allison Abernethy&rs ... more...
Tables set up outside Michael and Joyce Soden’s popular Derg Inn please the summer crowd, and a crackling fire is a welcome sight on a cold day - like many country pubs this is, perhaps, a place seen at its best off-season.
This is one of the ar ... more...
A licensed member of the Irish Organic Farmers and Growers Association, Margaret McDonnell rears her quality birds on the Curragh and they are the chicken of choice for many discerning chefs, including Georgina O'Sullivan of the Ballymore Inn and Coola ... more...
Talented young chef Grainne O’Keefe has taken up residence in the open kitchen above one of Dublin’s original wine bar-cum-wine shops, The French Paradox; her all-female culinary team despatches the flavour-intense seasonal menus, while exp ... more...
