Brocka-on-the-Water Restaurant

Not far from Nenagh, on the eastern shore of Lough Derg, the green fields of the Cooney family's farm provide plenty of the lush grass that their herd of Frieisan-Jersey cross cows needs to produce their abundant, creamy milk. Just  a few years ago, in 2012, Padd ...

Food-lovers from all over the country plan journeys around a visit to Peter and Mary Ward’s unique shop in Nenagh. Having paused for a moment to admire the seasonal window display, old hands head for the little café at the back first, fortifying themselves ...

When former dairy farmers Paul and Siobhan Lawless started their farmhouse bakery, “The Foods of Athenry” in 2000, a converted bicycle shed on their Co Galway farm was the unlikely setting for the new business. By 2004, however, growing demand led to them mov ...

In the heart of East Galway, you will find Rafterys Bar, a family run pub located in the picturesque village of Craughwell on the old N6 Galway to Dublin road. This award-winning premises is now run by Rachel Raftery who is the 4th generation of Rafterys here and contin ...

Hand crafted using the traditional methods honed in the kitchens of her family home, Inch House near Thurles, Mairin Byrne now makes her Inch House Traditional Black Pudding in a modern production unit in Templemore. But it is still the same product, based on a family re ...

An attractive stone building in the centre of the lovely old walled Heritage Town of Athenry, The Old Barracks has only been a restaurant since it was opened by Fiona King and her late husband Cathal O'Malley in October 2010, but it is proving to be a popular venue for b ...