Lisdonagh House

The name of Sorcha Molloy’s delightful accommodation is far from fanciful - when looking for it along the Longwalk, you may well find it signed by Arthur the visiting heron, sitting on a car roof at her door. The location must be the best of anywhere you could sta ...

Easy to find on the main street with its striking blue exterior and orange door, Kevin Stirzaker and his wife Shirley opened the Dining Room in Mayo’s county town of Castlebar in 2016. It was the fulfilment of a long-held dream for the couple, who have worked in r ...

Emily Furey realised her dream of owning a coffee house and café when she opened Kelly’s in Mountbellew in spring 2021. She says it just felt right when she first walked into this former pub on the square in the thriving market town - there's a cast-iron pla ...

Half an hour or so west of Galway city and handily located next door to TG4’s headquarters, Cork chef Diarmuid O'Mathúna's vibrant bi-lingual café is billed as 'the last stop before the Aran Islands' - and, scenically set in the thatched two storey bu ...

Handily located about halfway between the Dublin-Galway motorway and Loughrea, chef Danny Africano's unusual restaurant, Lignum, opened to well-deserved acclaim in September 2019. Instantly making rural East Galway a must-visit destination for food lovers, Lignum quickl ...

Down an atmospheric little laneway in the heart of the town, this pleasant bistro brings an interesting Irish/French fusion flavour to the Westport dining scene. Named for the owner Arnaud Vaccani, who is from France, Arno’s is small but attractively presented wit ...