John and Martina Sheedy run one of the west of Ireland's best-loved small hotels - it offers some of the best food in the area and quite luxurious accommodation, and yet it still has the warm ambience and friendly hands-on management which make a hotel ... more...
Following the launch of the original General Merchants Café in east Belfast a year earlier (see entry), General Merchants opened on the Ormeau Road in 2016.
Just over a mile from the city centre, it's on a corner location and easy to spot with ... more...
Operating their famous stall at the Temple Bar Food Market since 1997 and certified organic since 1998, the McNally Family Farm is one of Ireland’s most celebrated growers. It’s a name that top chefs are proud to credit on their menus and t ... more...
Boasting “a product range of over 4,000 lines with many organic products in all categories”, this highly regarded food store believes in choice and offers carefully sourced deli and grocery ranges; also wines sourced from small independent ... more...
One of Dublin's best, unspoilt traditional pubs, Kehoe's changed hands relatively recently and added another floor upstairs, but without damaging the character of the original bar.
Very busy in the evening - try it for a quieter daytime pint instead.
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The first of the continental style café-bars to open in Dublin in 1993, Café en Seine - which occupies two buildings on one of the city's principle Georgian streets - was also its first superpub.
Yet, in spite of its size, this dis ... more...
Co-located with with Meadows & Byrne and the excellent Botanical garden centre, Bakestone Café & Pantry was established in 2013 by Joe and Maura Carey of the renowned Ballincollig pub, The White Horse (see entry). It very soon earned a f ... more...
Former award-winning chef from Delphi Lodge, Cliodhna Prendergast’s latest project is Breaking Eggs (www.breakingeggs.com), an innovative online cookery programme for parents and children championing family cooking.
Each attractive 10-minute vi ... more...
With views of Ballycotton seen across beautiful East Cork farmland, Geraldine Kidd’s sensitively converted seventeenth century house is located just a stone’s throw from the gates of Ballymaloe House. While renowned as a wedding and private ... more...
Run by Mary Casey, this gloriously old fashioned pub is at the 'top of the town'. A favourite destination for many regular visitors, it only opens in the evenings and is a place for impromptu sessions and late night craic. more...
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