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Waterfall Farms Co. Cork, South West
A name to look out for on menus in the Cork region, Declan and Rosemary Martin started Waterfall Farms in 1967 growing just a few vegetables and s ...
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Ballyvolane House Fermoy, Co. Cork
‘Proper country houses’ that have not been over-modernised and remain true to their roots are becoming a rarity these days, but Justin ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Foyles Hotel Clifden, Co. Galway
As many will know, the Guide has a soft spot for traditional three-star hotels, which so often provide an unassuming, authentically Irish and kind ...
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McWilliam Park Hotel Claremorris, Co. Mayo
In new ownership since 2018 and recently revamped, this well located, well-run and fairly priced hotel makes a good base for exploring the wider r ...
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No. 14 at the Georgian House Comber, Co. Down
A lovely listed building dating back to 1722, No. 14 Georgian House makes an atmospheric setting for this thoughtfully structured enterprise by th ...
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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 ...
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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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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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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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Deerpark Inn Virginia, Co. Cavan
Nobody does it better than Richard Corrigan when it comes to creating a sense of authentic Irish atmosphere - and with terrific local food, friend ...
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POTA Café Inverin, Co. Galway
Half an hour west of Galway city on the Wild Atlantic Way, Cork chef Diarmuid O’Mathúna’s vibrant bi-lingual café is bil ...
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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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Higgins Family Butchers Dublin 13
Rick Higgins is the fourth generation to run this business and it is no ordinary butchers. How many butchers have a glass-walled dry-ageing room a ...
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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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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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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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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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Castle Grove Country House Hotel Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
Simple as it may sound, The Irish Bread Award is one of our most important accolades. Originally the idea of Donegal native and former Director Ge ...
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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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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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Horse and Jockey Hotel Thurles, Co. Tipperary
Once discovered, few would travel between Cork and Dublin without a stop at the Horse & Jockey and there are good reasons for that. A hotel of ...
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Pyke’N'Pommes - 53-55 Strand Road Londonderry, Co. Londonderry
A legend for his authentic, quality-driven street food in Derry since 2013, the internationally-experienced chef and entrepreneur Kevin Pyke devel ...
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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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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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OX Co. Antrim
Consistency is one of the main themes of this year’s awards and - when a respected reviewer comments that “We had dined here before an ...
