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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 ...

Two places in Westport feel like walking into a Parisian establishment – one of those is Cornrue Bakery, of award-winning sourdough fame, and the other is Savoir Fare on Bridge Street. Savoir Fare is not easy to buttonhole - for a small shop, it packs a pretty big ...

Unique is an overused word but it really does apply in this modest roadside pub in Co. Mayo - a place that you could easily drive past, as classical fine dining is the last thing you’d expect here. Pleasant but plain, this is a very unusual set up where the old pu ...

The opening of La Casa brought a joyful new arrival to Claremorris in late 2023 - and, having hit the ground running, it soon became the go-to place for the area's lovers of Mediterranean food and hospitality. And that should be no surprise, as - having run several esta ...

Good quality pork is hard to find in Ireland, so producers of high quality pork and bacon deserve great praise. Near Claremorris, Co Mayo, Dave and Diana Milestone of Andarl Farm famously started off on their ‘great pig adventure’, with a Great White sow cal ...

Set in the grounds of Ashford Castle, with which it has been in common ownership since 2014,The Lodge enjoys one of the most beautiful locations in Ireland, with views down Lough Corrib and, adding interest in the foreground, Lisloughrey Quay with small boats in the harb ...