Lough Derg House and The Lake Café

From the moment you turn off the busy Nenagh - Borrisokane road, you enter a time warp. Margaret (née Mounsey) and David Mackenzie's home, Ashley Park, is one of those beautiful 18th century houses where all is elegance and comfort. Dating back to 1700, Ashley Pa ...

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 ...

Above The Mill Bar at Annacotty, Seema and Brian Conroy's attractively named restaurant is very pleasantly located in a restored mill overlooking the Mulcair River, and well away from the traffic. Agreeable staff are quick to welcome arriving guests and Indian backgro ...

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 ...

Set back from the road, with an attractive planted plaza set up with seating and umbrellas in front, the Delaney family’s fine early 18th-century building in the heart of Cashel is a very pleasant place to stay and to experience Irish hospitality and good cooking. ...

Since 2008 Claire Staunton's popular bakery and daytime café, The Good Room Café, has been one of the many good reasons to make a point of visiting Adare. The pretty 19th century cottage - which is just across the road from another favourite destinatio ...