Ireland has many excellent smokehouses, and some outstanding ones, but few would disagree that the benchmark has been set by Sally Barnes whose iconic Woodcock Smokery dates back to 1981.
At the time she had taken to tinkering around with smoking in o ... more...
Enjoying a picturesque location beside the Royal Canal, this boutique hotel near Blanchardstown offers contemporary accommodation, a pleasant bar and restaurant, and a large heated deck with outdoor seating overlooking the lock.
Under new ownership si ... more...
Café / Eggs / Farmshop / Fruit & Veg / Meat & Game / Poultry
No ordinary farm - Tom and Patricia Gilbert's farm, near Carrickfergus, was the first in Co Antrim to achieve organic certification from the Soil Association in the early '90s, and then the first in Northern Ireland to have an organic farm outlet - and ... more...
Situated just outside Ballina amidst 1,000 acres of woodland and forestry, on the banks of the River Moy, Paul Doran’s castle was the ancestral home of the Earl of Arran and, with a 16th century armoury, big open fires and massive chandeliers amo ... more...
Peter and Emma McCleery's attractive café bistro on Comber's historic town square has earned a loyal following since opening in 2006. It’s warm, friendly and casual - but the food is taken seriously and, under the personal management ... more...
Any parent worried about the weather when deciding whether to holiday in Ireland, should consider the growing number of hotels that have opted to specialise in family holidays. West Cork is an ever-popular destination and many happy families vote with ... more...
Inspired by a farms tour in Holland some years ago, innovative young dairy farmer Thomas Baldwin established an alternative enterprise on the family farm near Knockanore village in beautiful West Waterford,
Together with his parents John and Maria, h ... more...
Sister restaurant to Portobello’s popular Seagrass, The Vintage Kitchen follows the same appealing MO of great cooking, superb value and a no-corkage BYO policy. Short menus brim with the best of Irish ingredients and, despite the casual setting, ... more...
Easy to spot with its white walls and beautiful hanging baskets - and the cast iron farm gates wide open in a welcoming, “Come say Hello”, type of way - cheesemaker Helen Finnegan's café is at Knockdrinna Farm on the main street of ... more...
Valentia Island Farmhouse Ice Cream is made with full fat milk and cream from the Daly family’s 70-strong pedigree Holstein Friesian herd, which you will see contentedly grazing in the fields that run down to the sea below the farm.
With no arti ... more...