Joe and Eileen Condon's organic hill farm on the edge of the Knockmealdown mountains, in Co Tipperary, is a model farm for “Farming with Altitude”, a state initiative to encourage sustainable use of commonage in Ireland.
Wishing to produce ... more...
This beautiful building (especially striking when lit up at night) is now owned by the stylish UK group Malmaison who introduced a wow factor to Belfast accommodation choices when they took this hotel over in 2005, beginning with the reception area whe ... more...
Based in a stunning modern premises with state-of-the-art facilities in Blackrock County Dublin Lynda Booth’s Dublin Cookery School is recognised as a top venue for cookery courses.
They teach great modern Irish and International cooking in a cu ... more...
Surrounded by dairy farms and fruit fields in the eastern tip of County Meath, Nicola Smyth works out of her home kitchen to produce small batches of award-winning homemade jams, jellies, marmalades, curds, chutneys and dessert sauces.
One taste of he ... more...
Opened with aplomb in 2005, this large luxury hotel is set in the Laois countryside, just off the main Dublin-Cork road (M7).
In 2014 it was purchased by the current owner, the American software developer, Adrian Carmack; the adjacent golf complex was ... more...
Formerly the Madron Hotel, this well-located 4* Dublin hotels right in the heart of Dublin city. Close to the Grand Canal Basin and its Bord Gais Energy Theatre, it has the benefit of an attractive waterside position along with convenience to both th ... more...
Bakery / Baking/Bakery / Café / Deli / Speciality Store
Just a few miles inland from the beaches and surfers of Garrettstown, you’ll find the village of Ballinspittle and the Diva Boutique Bakery. Shannen Keane also found this village a few years back and named her enterprise after a coffee house in h ... more...
This famous pub has been drawing people along to the pier at Ballyvaughan since 1981.
It's an informal, cottagey kind of a place with several small bars, open fires, an outside dining area and a reputation for informal and friendly service of fresh se ... more...
Set in pretty gardens on the edge of Lisdoonvarna town, this old hotel was re-opened in 2009 by Aidan McGrath and his wife Kate Sweeney, who renamed it The Wild Honey Inn. A well known chef, Aidan had worked at top establishments in Ireland and abro ... more...
Dating back to 1611, Grace Neill’s lays a fair claim to be one of the oldest inns in all Ireland; Grace Neill herself was born when the pub was more than two hundred years old and died in 1916 at the age of 98.
Extensions and improvements in rec ... more...