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The Glass Curtain 
				
										
						
														What do you mean ‘smart-casual dining’ I hear you say… Well it’s the way people so often describe The Glass Curtain a ...
							
						 
					 
				 
			 			
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Elephant Rock Hotel Portrush, Co. Antrim
				
										
						
														The rise of the boutique hotel is a welcome trend in Irish hospitality and, at its best, this is a genre that is providing a wonderfully quirky mi ...
							
						 
					 
				 
			 			
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Teach de Broc Ballybunion, Co. Kerry
				
											
											
						
														Ballybunion has long been a popular seaside resort, welcoming visitors from near and far since the 19th century. And, since 1994, many have wisely ...
							
						 
					 
				 
			 			
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Purple Onion Bar & Restaurant, The Tarmonbarry, Co. Roscommon
				
											
											
						
														Ireland’s inland waterways are nothing short of a national treasure yet – despite the very welcome recent opening of greenways and blu ...
							
						 
					 
				 
			 			
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The Cliff House Hotel  Ardmore, Co. Waterford
				
											
											
						
														A bold modern boutique hotel overlooking Ardmore Bay, this chic five-star bolthole near Dungarvan has many strings to its bow, not least its setti ...
							
						 
					 
				 
			 			
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Coach House Boutique B&B Dromore, Co. Down
				
											
											
						
														Exciting developments in County Wicklow saw The Coach House in Roundwood re-opening in new ownership recently - and joining up with the brilliant  ...
							
						 
					 
				 
			 			
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Dromoland Castle Hotel Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co. Clare
				
											
											
						
														The ancestral home of the O’Briens, barons of Inchiquin and direct descendants of Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, Dromoland Castle is one  ...
							
						 
					 
				 
			 			
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Dart Mountain Cheese Claudy, Co. Londonderry
				
											
											
						
														Dart Mountain Cheese is the big dairy success story of the North-West region. Julie and Kevin Hickey’s business on the banks of the Faughan  ...
							
						 
					 
				 
			 			
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Leahy Beekeeping & Sliabh Aughty Honey  Loughrea, Co. Galway
				
										
						
														Near Loughrea in East Galway fourth generation conservationists, Leahy Beekeeping, produce the gorgeous Sliabh Aughty Honey - and it’s not o ...
							
						 
					 
				 
			 			
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Goldie Co. Cork
				
										
						
														At the helm of this small but very exciting fish restaurant in Cork city centre, Goldie, the talented young owner-chef Aishling Moore’s cour ...
							
						 
					 
				 
			 			
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Rathsallagh House  Dunlavin, Co. Kildare
				
											
											
						
														The O’Flynn family’s large, rambling country house on the Wicklow-Kildare border is just an hour from Dublin, but it could be in a dif ...
							
						 
					 
				 
			 			
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Nightmarket Dublin  6
				
										
						
														Restaurateur Conor Sexton and his partner Juturat Suwankeeree (aka R) bring deeply flavoured regional Thai cooking of the rustic food of Chiang Ma ...
							
						 
					 
				 
			 			
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Woodcock Smokery Castletownshend, Co. Cork
				
										
						
														A passionate believer in the value of tradition when it comes to indigenous food – and especially fish - the legendary West Cork fish smoker ...
							
						 
					 
				 
			 			
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Quinlan & Cooke Boutique Townhouse & QCs Seafood Restaurant   Cahirciveen, Co. Kerry
				
											
											
						
														With its welcoming fire, striking modern zinc-topped bar and nautical antiques and pictures, Kate Cooke’s atmospheric bar and restaurant wit ...
							
						 
					 
				 
			 			
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Ballykilcavan Farm & Brewing Company Stradbally, Co. Laois
				
										
						
														It's hard to get your head around the story of a place like Ballykilcavan Farm in deepest Laois, where the Walsh family has worked the land since  ...
							
						 
					 
				 
			 			
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Lemon Tree Restaurant Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
				
											
											
						
														A Letterkenny favourite since 1999, this family-run restaurant celebrates 25 years in business this year although it has been in a spacious new se ...
							
						 
					 
				 
			 			
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Farmgate Lismore Lismore, Co. Waterford
				
										
						
														The Newcomer award is always exciting and every year the nominations list is very long indeed. Even at a time when the talk is mainly of closures, ...
							
						 
					 
				 
			 			
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Ursa Minor Ballycastle, Co. Antrim
				
										
						
														All over Ireland, there’s been an exciting increase in the number of small bakeries with a deli or café in recent years and this one, ...
							
						 
					 
				 
			 			
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Old Inn, The Crawfordsburn, Co. Down
				
											
											
						
														Simply oozing with genuine old-world ambience, this famous 16th century inn - the oldest in continuous use in all Ireland - is sure to steal your  ...
							
						 
					 
				 
			 			
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Thomas Connolly Sligo, Co. Sligo
				
										
						
														Everybody loves a good old fashioned Irish pub complete with cosy snugs and grocery shelves behind the bar, but too many are closing and we need t ...
							
						 
					 
				 
			 			
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Ballynahinch Castle Hotel Recess, Co. Galway
				
											
											
						
														Hailing originally from Northern Ireland, Danni Barry worked in many acclaimed kitchens including Simon Rogan’s L’Enclume before retur ...
							
						 
					 
				 
			 			
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Wren Urban Nest Dublin  2
				
										
						
														The 2007 closure of Andrew's Lane Theatre caused a lot of angst, but its eventual replacement with 'Dublin's most sustainable hotel' has proved a  ...
							
						 
					 
				 
			 			
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Stitch & Weave Londonderry, Co. Londonderry
				
											
											
						
														When it comes to restaurants, they don’t do more historic than the delightful Stitch and Weave. Situated on historic Ebrington Square, right ...
							
						 
					 
				 
			 			
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Sadlers Restaurant & Bar Fethard, Co. Tipperary
				
											
											
						
														A new venture from the team behind the Cashel Palace Hotel (and with a good kitchen team overseen by their Director of Culinary, Stephen Hayes) an ...
							
						 
					 
				 
			 			
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Seaview House Hotel Ballylickey, Co. Cork
				
											
											
						
														Finding the right place to stay can make all the difference to a holiday or short break when travelling with your four-legged friend. But it&rsquo ...
							
						 
					 
				 
			 			
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Castlewood House Dingle, Co. Kerry
				
											
											
						
														Run by Brian and Helen Heaton - who have both worked in some of Ireland’s finest hotels, and for whom nothing is too much trouble to ensure  ...
							
						 
					 
				 
			 			
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Restaurant Chestnut Ballydehob, Co. Cork
				
										
						
														‘Small’ is not the word for this famously big-hearted little restaurant – but ‘bijou’ describes the former pub well, ...
							
						 
					 
				 
			 			
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Hanora's Cottage Ballymacarbry, Co. Waterford
				
											
											
						
														It’s been a tough time for Irish hospitality over the last few years - but the resilience of the industry is extraordinary and the way that  ...
							
						 
					 
				 
			 			
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Marlfield House and The Duck Cafe-Restaurant Gorey, Co. Wexford
				
											
											
						
														The hospitality gene runs strong and deep in the Bowe family, who have operated their Wexford gem, Marlfield House, as ‘the luxury country h ...
							
						 
					 
				 
			 			
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Barnahown Mitchelstown, Co. Cork
				
											
											
						
														You don't have to be seeking an active holiday to love Barnahown, but it must help - with wonderful mountain treks and bike trails nearby, you won ...