Eileen Gallagher and Neil Hougardy provide a great service for discerning residents and the many visitors to this popular holiday area, by offering a range of hard to find wines and carefully sourced foods, from Ireland and beyond.
Over a thousand pro ... more...
Sligo is a great town for good old-fashioned shop-keeping, and Mary and Norah O'Donnell's excellent wholefood store is one of its best-loved institutions, having supported local producers and supplied the town with a great range of health foods, ... more...
Already well-known fishmongers and restaurateurs in Howth, the Doran family branched out in partnership with the Duignans to open a seafood restaurant above The Beachcomber pub in Killester.
Accessed via a staircase in the middle of the pub, the resta ... more...
Described by Darina Allen as “the patriarch of the artisan cured meat industry in Ireland” and joint recipient (together with Bill Hogan and Sean Ferry’s thermophilic West Cork Natural Cheeses) of the inaugural Euro-Toques Food Awards ... more...
This unusual establishment in the centre of Birr runs through five Georgian townhouses. It was restored and refurbished some years ago, with a central courtyard garden and its surrounding stone arches making a major feature which is still very much a U ... more...
This modern hotel on the Dublin side of Cavan town is an asset to the area, with a health and fitness club, and excellent conference and banqueting facilities making it a focal point for local activities. While very much a contemporary hotel, there&rsq ... more...
Craft bakers since 1957, the current Master Baker, John Edwards, maintains the tradition of using the best of ingredients for the home made breads, cakes buns and biscuits on sale in the shop and served in the café. Outside catering service also ... more...
Renowned in Irish hospitality, the Huggard family celebrated 100 years running hotels in Ireland in 2012 and their history is a proud one. Niall Huggard owns this stunningly located hotel in Killarney and cousins have the famed Butler Arms Hotel in Wat ... more...
Squashed into a row of red brick shopfronts, Junior’s is a laidback Dublin restaurants of the type more often seen in the side streets of Paris or Naples. Run by two brothers, one looks after front of house while the other produces satisfyingly ... more...
Located in the heart of the Bluestack Mountains of southwest Donegal, in the attractive village of Glenties, the Boyle family’s nice old fashioned hotel is very much the centre of the local community.
It’s the type of place that seemed to ... more...