The name ‘Tulsi’ refers to a basil plant sacred to Hindus, and this is a younger sister of the successful Tulsi in Galway.
Like many businesses in Ennis, it lies behind a handsome, traditional shopfront and its inviting denim blue desi ... more...
This long-established seafront restaurant has been in family ownership for 130 years, and is currently run by Johnny Redmond, who is the chef, and his wife Caroline.
In a dream of a location, it is a long building with outside seating under a neat awn ... more...
Fans of the Doherty family's famously unlikely culinary hotspsot, Harry's Restaurant, in the 'blink and you've missed it' village of Bridgend were thrilled to find this new coastal offshoot at Portstewart in 2014. Sadly, Harry's in Bridgend has since c ... more...
Little more than an energetic stone's throw from the shores of Killary Fjord on the Wild Atlantic Way, the latest development by the enterprising Young family is The Killary Lodge - a beautiful purpose-built 'nature lodge' on the grounds of their famou ... more...
A gem worth seeking out in this charming little planned town, Niall O'Leary's small and friendly bakery and grocery-deli dates back to the 1930s and is jam-packed with good things.
Home baking is still an important part of the business, with Catherine ... more...
Tucked between Strabane's main street and the Mourne River, just 15 minutes drive from Derry City, this buzzy contemporary restaurant hit the ground running when it opened at the end of the pandemic - and it's been picking up new fans a-plenty ev ... more...
Opening a new restaurant is never easy yet, even in what was the most challenging year ever for the hospitality industry, 2020 saw a surprising number of promising restaurants opening in Ireland - including Café Logr, which opened in the former ... more...
Everybody loves Burkes pub in Clonbur - this characterful old family-run pub is one of this attractive village’s greatest assets, well known for atmosphere, music and homely food.
It’s a friendly, welcoming place no matter when you might d ... more...
This small cut stone hotel is on a height overlooking Kileany Bay and Kilronan harbour; just 3 minutes walk from the main centre, Ostan Arann is the only hotel on the biggest of the Aran Islands and is becoming very popular with both visitors and loca ... more...
The Fallons have been involved in the hospitality business in Kildare since 1922 and, when their much loved Newbridge hotel, The Red House Inn, was destroyed by fire some years ago, Brian Fallon (of Fallon & Byrne in Dublin, see entry) brought the ... more...