Occupying a prominent position on a rise beside the Waterfront Hall, the interior of this landmark 5-star Belfast hotels impressive: the scale is grand, the style throughout is of contemporary clean-lined elegance - the best of modern materials have be ... more...
Having lain unloved for many years, this beautiful property in the attractive mediaeval village of Castlebellingham was finally rescued by the Corscadden family (Cabra Castle, Kingscourt; Ballyseede Castle, Tralee), who re-opened it in 2013, following ... more...
For more than forty years this spacious, elegant French restaurant in a Georgian townhouse adjoining the Merrion Hotel has been the leading fine dining restaurant in Ireland.
Approached from the street or directly from the hotel through an elegant dra ... more...
With its quirky window display of crockery and antiques giving a hint of the TLC that proprietor John Ward put into its conversion in 2002, it would be hard to walk past this former jewellers shop.
Called after Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe (there is a fami ... more...
This appealing privately-owned hotel just outside Tralee presents a neat face to arriving guests and also has extensive landscaped gardens at the back; although it's on the main Tralee-Killarney road, a slip road makes it easy to access and eases traff ... more...
Look out for John and Sara Devoy’s organic vegetables, fruit and eggs at farmers’ markets (Clonakilty & Skibbereen, Fri & Sat respectively) and local shops including Scallys of Clonakilty, Fields of Skibbereen and URRU in Bando ... more...
One of Ireland's first seawater spa destinations, this famous hotel enjoys great views over the two ‘Blue Flag’ beaches at Inchydoney, which bring crowds to the area in summer, so many guests prefer it off-season.
Although architecturally ... 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...
Hidden away next to the Aras an Uachtaráin Visitor Centre, you'll find the Phoenix Café. The modern building is sympathetic to the lush green surroundings and the first floor has a dramatic double height roof, floor to ceiling windows a ... more...
Hands on owner-management is a big plus at this conveniently central four star hotel. Within easy walking distance of Enniskillen’s shops and attractions, it’s on a compact site close to the road (parking at the rear), so don’t expect ... more...