Slow Food member Thomas Murphy's shop is a hard place to pass by.
Supported by a loyal local clientele for three decades, it's also become a destination for food lovers from further afield who value its appealing balance of artisan, organic and other quality foods from Ireland and abroad - and well-chosen wines too.
Sad as Dubliners were to see the 2012 closure of one of the city’s most iconic businesses, the Dublin Woollen Mills (where James Joyce, no less, once worked), it is cheering to see Elaine Murphy and the team from the equally iconic Winding Stair next door serving u ...
Going through Sutton Cross is enjoyable these days, with the pretty sage green frontage of Higgins Family Butchers to distract the eye when waiting at the lights - and there's a lovely bakery counter too, which will tempt you to try one of their gorgeous pastries while d ...
This is the last fish shop on the West Pier of Howth harbour, and many regulars make a beeline for it. A family run concern with a long tradition in the fish business in Howth, it was founded by Nicky McLoughlin (recipient of the Irish Food Writers' Guild Lifetime Achie ...
Malahide has never been short of good eating places, but locals Adriana and Mark Fitzpatrick proved that there is always room for more quality when they opened here in 2017. With vision, drive and serious investment, they created a stylish and very comfortable contempo ...
Beautifully situated alongside the Grand Canal, with the entrance - guarded by stone lions and a new lodge which sports the trademark soft Lyons green - just beside the 14th lock, the former Lyons Demesne is currently owned by the CLIFF group (Cliff House Hotel, Co Water ...
This unusual enterprise is a nomadic Irish food trailer set up in 2019 by Kildare-based chef, Caomhán de Bri. Since launching he has travelled around the country for events, pop-ups and takeovers, at beaches, pubs and scenic spots all over Ireland, taken part in ...
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