Renowned throughout the Ireland for their excellent home baking, this great craft bakery has received widespread recognition through the years (including a Good Food Award from the Irish Food Writers’ Guild) for the quality of their products.
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A supermarket with a difference, this excellent well-stocked independent grocers and speciality food store is the place northsiders head for when they want a good range of artisan foods from all around Ireland.
It's a fantastic shop, managing to be bo ... more...
Established in 1757, the old Locke’s Distillery has recently been restored and, after a 50 year closure, whiskey production began here once more in 2007.
The Kilbeggan Distillery Experience is open to the public and, although not the smoothly c ... more...
Happy the food lover visiting Ireland’s western capital who happens on Aoibheann MacNamara’s trio of Galway restaurants at Spanish Arch.
A wonderful stone-built medieval customs house overlooking the Claddagh Basin is home to Ard Bia (&lsq ... more...
Not far from Nenagh, on the eastern shore of Lough Derg, the green fields of the Cooney family's farm provide plenty of the lush grass that their herd of Frieisan-Jersey cross cows needs to produce their abundant, creamy milk.
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At J.J. Killeen’s wonderful pub and shop weary travellers can be restored, particularly by the house special of hot rum and chocolate - perfect after a damp day on the river.
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Self-confessed food lover Billie O'Shea owns and runs this beautifully located purpose built cookery school, offering a wide range of cookery classes and courses for everyone from beginners to experienced cooks wanting to upgrade their skills.
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Down a long drive off a by-road between Collinstown and Castlepollard, in a beautifully scenic area awash with lakes, gentle hills and rich farmland, you’ll find Lough Bishop - a working organic farm where Helen and Christopher Kelly offer a warm ... more...
Set in 170 acres of mature parklands on the outskirts of Kilkenny city, this mainly modern hotel has a 17th century house at its heart - and it has recently completed an impressive refurbishment programme that makes it a real five star destination.
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This remarkable pub near the Odyssey Arena is in one of Belfast’s few remaining 18th century buildings; built in 1711, it is the city’s oldest listed building.
It has been extensively and carefully renovated allowing the original bar (whic ... more...