Yvonnes Cottage

This landmark hotel, originally built by the Midland Great Western Railways, first opened for business in March 1897 and it became a famous destination during the lifetime of the railway between Westport and Achill Island – something which has taken on a new lease ...

Speciality pork products have long been a strength in Ireland but some producers seem to have a unique magic ingredient, and Kelly's of Newport would certainly be up there among the chosen few. An excellent traditional butchers with a licensed abattoir where they slaugh ...

Next door to Kelly's Butchers, this homely café on the Great Western Greenway is run by Sean Kelly’s daughter, Shauna - whose appealing cooking includes many ingredients from her dad’s shop, as well as lovely desserts and cakes to enjoy with a cup of t ...

The Great Western Greenway brings a lot of people to Newport, and the town is the better for it. The Blue Bicycle is on the ground floor of an impressive stone building with steps leading up to it, on the right as you head for Achill - and many of the visitors who are l ...

Not a lot of people know this, but An Port Mor is named after Portmor House in Blackwatertown, Co Armagh, which is proprietor-chef Frankie Mallon’s home town – a pleasingly familiar place to us, from researching our Taste of the Waterways Guide. The name has ...

Back in his home town of Balla in mid-Mayo, after working in top restaurants abroad and in the west of Ireland, Chef Patrick McEllin has fulfilled his dream of establishing a destination restaurant that is also a home from home for local diners. Oxtail Kitchen, which Pa ...