Standing on the land that has been the home of the O’Conors, Kings of Connacht, for 1,500 years, this 45-room Victorian Italianate mansion on the edge of Castlerea town may seem a little daunting on arrival, but it’s magic - and the warmly ... more...
Known locally as 'Day's', this family run hotel on Inishbofin pier has been the first port of call for the many visitors to the island over the years. It overlooks the inner harbour and has in recent years been transformed into a large luxury hotel (a ... more...
Frank and Gudrun Shinnick have been making cheese on their farm near Fermoy since 1996, and now produce a range of eight cows’ milk cheeses varying from soft to mature hard cheeses - all produced from the milk of Frank’s herd of pedigree Ho ... more...
Timing can be crucial in the hospitality game – and the time is nigh for wine bars in Dublin. Several years ago, the owners of the excellent Baggot Street Wine off-licence decided that Dublin needed more wine bars and they opened Cavern in the lo ... more...
A mecca for lovers of sourdough breads and patisserie, a visit to Sarah Richards's brilliant little bakery in the centre of Tramore is worth planning a journey around if you're in the area.
Sarah's story is one of best laid plans and all that. A gradu ... more...
Where there is good home baking, delicious handmade preserves are unlikely to be far away – and this is certainly true of the North-West of Ireland.
Since 1997, for example, Filligans, one of Ireland’s most respected ranges of traditionall ... 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...
Set in landscaped grounds on an elevated site overlooking Westport town, Adrian and Geraldine Noonan's Victorian-style hotel has been welcoming guests to this lovely town since 1997. Meanwhile, the hotel has built up an enviable reputation for good foo ... more...
'Three star hotel, five star hospitality' just about sums up Tim and Marion Looney's welcoming hotel, on the western side of Skibbereen town.
Old fashioned in the best possible way, it's at the heart of everything that goes on in the area and en ... more...
Rathmines is a suburb on the up, as evidenced by what is easily Dublin’s swishest cinema experience at the re-incarnated Stella Cinema.
The painstaking refurbishment of the famous 1920s cinema exemplifies the considerable investment put into pro ... more...