The Chocolate Shop

In an idyllic location just a mile south of Doolin, you'll find David and Vera Muir's little cottage shop. Their small company packs quite a punch, with over two dozen homemade preserves on offer, and widely distributed in the west of Ireland. Strawberry champagne ja ...

Visit Lahinch on a breezy, sunny day and you'll find dozens of young people surfing the waves - while dozens more of all ages walk the long well kept prom or, having happily queued for the pleasure, sit contentedly among the rocks with long cardboard boxes of Spooney&rsq ...

Although primarily a charming summer spot for traditional Afternoon Tea or a locally-flavoured daytime bite to eat (including their own home grown produce), Cathleen Connole's restaurant just off the Burren Waymarked Walk also offers packed lunches for walkers - and her ...

A familiar product on many of the country's best menus, and winners of more awards than most products ever enter - Great Taste Awards, British Cheese Awards, National Organics Awards, Irish Food Writers' Guild and many more - St Tola Irish Goat Cheese has been made in th ...

Despite recent development at this seaside village, Barna has retained some of its old charm around the harbour area – and its location, handy to both Connemara and Galway City, is a huge attraction. And so is Fergus O’Halloran’s unique hotel which, alt ...

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 ...