One of the most famous music centres in the west of Ireland, traditional Irish music and set dancing at Vaughan's pub and (previously thatched) barn attract visitors from all over the world. In recent times it has also attracted fans of Father Ted, as ... more...
Quietly set in woodland on the edge of the Clandeboye Estate, this comfortable privately owned modern four star hotel just outside Bangor fits in well with its rural surroundings and not only offers an appealing alternative for those who do not ne ... more...
Originally established by French chef Franck Pasquier 2008, he left this popular continental bakery in good hands when it was taken over by Clotilde Rambaud and Tomasz Giderewicz in 2012.
Clotilde, who is from Nantes in southern Brittany, had worked ... more...
Conveniently located off the main Dublin - Galway road (N6), and only a short drive from Galway Airport and Galway City, this smart modern hotel is within walking distance of the Heritage Town of Athenry town yet attractively situated in a woodland set ... more...
Set back from the road in its own lovely gardens, Christina Byrne’s stone-built Victorian house offers old-fashioned comforts: brass beds, turf fires and home-made bread and preserves for breakfast.
Bedrooms are deliberately left without ameniti ... 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...
Dating back to the 1870s, and currently run by Adrienne MacCarthy, this famous old pub and grocery store really is the genuine article - and the family history is both intriguing and inspiring (just ask about her father's Japanese sword - or buy the bo ... more...
You will see Peggy Gaffney and John Murphy's lamb, beef, free range eggs, buttermilk and homemade butter at local farmers' markets and Dun Laoghaire Farmers' Market (Sun, 10-4pm).
While the meats are excellent and very popular at the markets and ... more...
This 300-year old centrally-located hotel makes a very comfortable base within easy walking distance of the whole of Dingle town.
Bedrooms in the older part of the hotel have a lot of character (some have four-posters) but the spacious newer bedrooms ... more...
This long-established family-run business was founded by Johnny Morgan and is now operated by his son Colm.
Morgan's offers a wide range of fresh whitefish and shellfish sourced from the nearby port of Kilkeel. Closed Sun & Mon. more...
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