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 ...
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 ...
The Clarke family’s 56 acre soft fruit farm is one of the largest in Ireland. producing over 700 tonnes of fruit a year. Strawberries are the main crop, also raspberries, blackberries and blueberries, which are the latest addition to the range. The Clarkes ...
Built on the site of a deserted village in a Wicklow valley, this extraordinary food, drink and leisure complex exists thanks to the vision of three brothers, Evan, Eoin and Bernard Doyle. Below we outline the various strands that make up this very complex operation &nd ...
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