If you meet the gorgeous 'welcoming committee' Cockapoo, Florence, when checking in, you're sure to be smitten by this unusual hotel. Friendly greetings don't get any warmer - and she has the cheerful reception staff well trained too.
Formerly the Tem ... more...
Just a couple of minutes walk from Kilkenny Castle en route to the bridge, you can't miss Florin Sima's long established wine and tapas bar.
With its frontage freshly painted in vibrant colours, it's a real come-on-in kind of place - and, o ... more...
In an almost rural location at edge of the city, the Dolan family's restaurant has had a devoted clientèle since it opened in 1980.
For four decades they came for the famously old-fashioned atmosphere, French/Irish cooking and exceptionally pro ... more...
'A hop, skip and a jump' from its famous sister property Virginia Park Lodge is how Richard Corrigan's Deerpark Inn is described on the VPL website - and that's as nice a way as any to explain the relationship to first-time guests, many of whom will be ... more...
Café / Fish & Seafood / Fish Shop / Online Shop / Producers Shop
Founded in 1979 by John and Bridget Roberts, this famous and beautifully located smokehouse near Clifden is now run very successfully by their son Graham and his wife Saoirse.
They offer an appealing range of products and have earned a reputation for ... more...
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 ... more...
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 f ... more...
Relocating from Dunmanway, where they will be much missed, Ann Marie Butler and Patrick Kiely re-opened the lovely Wild Garlic in the heart of bustling Bantry town early in 2025 and it's going down a treat. With Patrick front of house and Ann M ... more...
Set in spacious grounds just outside Ballycastle, with sea views across the town, this four-star eco hotel opened in 2019 and, since then, owner Denis McHenry and family have continued to develop it to create a unique eco-destination with wi ... more...
Although the Strand Road restaurant closed in early 2026 ,the original street food concept is still alive and doing very well on the quayside, where the Pyke'n'Pommes POD - 'Decky' as they call it - is a heated double-decker bus with tables, comfo ... more...
