Very conveniently situated just outside Dublin, between Bray and Greystones, Killruddery has been home to the Brabazon Family (the Earls of Meath) since 1618. The estate was designed on a large scale with a view to impressing visitors and, these days, ... more...
'Not your average chipper' is how Eunice Power describes her stylish fish and chip restaurant on the quays of Dungarvan town and it would be hard to put it better.
It's not big - mainly takeaway and with just eight seats at a counter for eating in - a ... more...
Handily located just an hour from Dublin or Belfast airports, the Carroll family's welcoming 18th century house is attractively situated in its own walled grounds on the edge of Carlingford village, with views across the lough to the Mountains of Mourn ... more...
A first restaurant for chef Killian Durkin (formerly of several well known Dublin establishments, including Chapter One) and Jess D'Arcy (front of house at the much-loved Etto, among others), Mamo caused quite a stir when it opened on the Howth ha ... more...
Beautifully situated overlooking Lough Corrib and set in 180 acres of woodlands and gardens, the Hodgson family’s gracious early Victorian manor house was built in 1846 as a wedding present for the present owner, Henry Hodgson’s, great, gre ... more...
This smart modern premises west of the Foyle in Derry city is now Kemal Scarpello's main business location - a proud development from the original sourdough bakery near Burt in Co Donegal, where it all started for this legendary baker.
The small ... more...
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 ... more...
Solas Tapas and Wine Bar opened in 2019 to immediate acclaim, attracting the admiration of local diners and visiting tourists alike. Chef Nicky Foley has brought a winning combination of Spanish-inspired tapas dishes and quality Irish ingredients to Di ... more...
A growing number of people now see Athlone as a destination for holidays or short breaks and, for many, it would be unthinkable to visit the area or even pass through it without a visit to Annie McNamara and Mary McCullagh’s elegantly informal co ... more...
In the same family ownership as Dublin’s stylish Saba (see entry) and Saba to Go, Mark Cadden’s gastropub is the busiest bar food venue in the Castlebar area - and that is as it should be as their parents, Mary and Michael, were pioneers of ... more...