Dublin city centre has very few dedicated seafood restaurants, but this buzzy seafood bar and grill has upped the ante with its exciting menus packed with delicious fish and shellfish dishes - and an unrelated claim to fame is that Michelle Obama and h ... more...
Located near Cork Opera House and one of Cork’s main shopping streets, Opera Lane, the former Shandon Hotel is now one of the Maldron group, offering budget accommodation just a short walk from the city centre.
The comfortable rooms are suitable ... more...
Tom and Ernestine McKeever's family-run B&B in Portstewart has lovely views and offers a stylish alternative to hotel accommodation on the Causeway Coast.
With lovely décor in subtle creams and beiges, it has generous lounging space for gu ... more...
Kathleen Noonan first took a stall in the Market in 1955 and is now semi-retired, so her daughter Pauline Mulcahy has taken up the baton, selling traditional pork products.
It is now the only stall dealing exclusively in pig meat – crubeens ( ... more...
No ordinary supermarket - central to the community and supportive of local suppliers, Fields is a must-visit shop when in West Cork.
It's an amazing shop, unlike most supermarkets it's right in the centre of the town and with its comfortably tradition ... more...
Carlow is one of Ireland’s loveliest counties yet - surprisingly, considering its convenience to the capital - perhaps also one of the most underrated. But that may be a plus for visitors, who will find an idyllically lush and unspoilt place with ... more...
A recommendation from some very happy guests led us to Michael and Anna McDonald’s delightful property just outside the attractive town of Castlecomer – a place long admired for its elegantly wide tree-lined main street and, more recently, ... more...
Way out on the Inishowen peninsula, Joyce and Mervyn Norris’s farmhouse is tucked into a sheltered corner in stone-walled countryside beside the sea. Surrounded by a large garden with mature trees and welcoming flowers, it is a substantial house ... more...
Chef-proprietor Barry Sun Jian (ex-Etto) brings his assured and highly acclaimed cooking to this stylishly understated suburban newcomer. Building upon his fine reputation, Jian also brings with him an exemplary front-of-house team lead by Darren Darcy ... more...
When touring Clare you will be pleased to find this charming spot - the perfumery is beautifully laid out, with a herb garden (where many native plants are grown - and later used in the organic herbal teas), pleasing old buildings and lovely biodynamic ... more...