Willie Allshire is well known for his free range pork products, including dry cure rashers.
The Allshires - Willie and Avril and their sons, William and Maurice - probably have the oldest commercial herd of free range outdoor pigs in Ireland as they b ... more...
Originally Capella Castlemartyr, this luxurious East Cork Resort' is now owned by Singapore-based investors, Peng Lo and Dr Stanley Queck.
It is a fantastically spacious, well-appointed hotel, built around a 17th century manor house and the ruin ... more...
Established in 1966 by Tadgh O'Meara, Kish Fish is currently under the stewardship of his three sons Bill, Tadgh and Damien, ably assisted by their mother Fedelma, who looks after the shop with Jimmy Smith - attached to the processing plant, it offers ... more...
Julien Lefebvre is from Lille in Northern France; his wife, Alison hails from Greystones. They met in Dublin some years ago, then moved to France where Julien worked in a crêperie In Annecy. Having honed his trade – he first learned how to ... more...
Prominently located on the promenade of this heritage town, the Sir Walter Raleigh has its origins in three 18th century townhouses and has been run as an hotel since 1902.
Named after the Elizabethan adventurer who was so famously associated with You ... more...
Undoubtedly one of the most delightful and superbly comfortable Georgian houses in Ireland, this sturdy granite mansion was built to withstand the rigours of a Sligo winter but it’s a warm and friendly place.
Peacocks wander elegantly on the cro ... more...
This lively, youthful café-restaurant just off Grafton Street does quality informal food at reasonable prices and is specially noted for its gourmet pizzas - try the Bowery, for example, an Italian sausage pizza with roasted cherry tomatoes, moz ... more...
This attractive daytime restaurant has been a welcoming presence on the harbour front in Westport for quite a few years and, although it has changed hands several times, each owner has opted to keep the name which - referring to the traditional wicker ... more...
A lot of things about Natasha Czopor’s ‘Natasha's Living Food’ are out of the ordinary, beginning with Natasha herself, who is representative of Ireland’s energetic and enterprising young cosmopolitan population.
Speciali ... more...
Although it is well signed near north Clare’s famous Flaggy Shore, John and Kasha Connolly’s charming little chocolate factory, bakery and café still comes as a surprise. John, who knows The Burren like the back of his hand, is well ... more...