The Gastropub Company

Sitting at the Beggar's Bush end of Bath Avenue, The Old Spot cuts a dash in this leafy neighbourhood, its trendy teal country pub exterior festooned with a spectacular collection of hanging baskets. In many ways the Instagram-friendly exterior conveys exactly what you'l ...

Right in the heart of Georgian Dublin, opposite Government Buildings, this luxurious hotel comprises four meticulously restored Grade 1 listed townhouses built in the 1760s and, behind them, a contemporary garden wing overlooks formal landscaped gardens. Luxurious publi ...

The clue is in the name: Pearl Brasserie is just that – a pearl of a place, almost hidden from view and beloved by savvy diners for 16 years. Next door to The Merrion Hotel Sebastien Masi and Kirsten Batt’s chic Dublin restaurants a worthy neighbour to such ...

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 ...

The late Jurgen and Aine Schwalm took on this atmospheric 17th century inn in the highest village in the Wicklow Hills in 1980 and their caring hands-on management, backed up by dedicated long-serving staff, has earned this unique bar and restaurant a lot of friends. Th ...

Exciting developments in County Wicklow of late, with The Coach House in Roundwood re-opening in new ownership - and not just new ownership, but a seriously promising change of direction. After Simon Pratt, his wife Monique and two former Avoca associates opened The ...