Helen Poff, former head breakfast chef at the nearby Park Hotel, took over Manuela Goeb's much loved continental bakery, The Breadcrumb, in 2015 - and for her too, good food is the passion.
Here at this bright and welcoming café, they - as th ... more...
Famed for its rewilding project, dark skies and vast area of blanket bog among many other wonderful things, the Wild Nephin National Park is also home to an outstanding visitor centre. While the uncompromisingly modern, angular white marble and glass b ... more...
Manus McGonagle has harvested seaweed on the Donegal coast since he was a child and his special hand harvested and air-dried products are keenly sought out by those in the know, in Ireland and beyond.
In 2012, however, he was propelled into the nation ... more...
Aka Wicklow Fine Foods, Jim and Mary Healy's innovative family-run business re-located from Baltinglass in Co Wicklow to customised new premises alongside Rathwood Home and Garden World (www.rathwood.com) and Rath woodlands (where there are recreationa ... more...
Formerly the Hibernian Bank, this handsome Georgian building has been restored to its former glory to become The Kilkenny Hibernian Hotel.
The nine older rooms at the front are particularly spacious and furnished to a very high standard in keeping wit ... more...
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Dublin 18, Dublin City
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In a time when coffee shops are a dime a dozen (and in fact, The Coffee Shot is located only a few shopfronts away from a Starbucks), it’s a wonderful surprise to stumble upon this little gem in Sandyford’s Beacon South Quarter.
Owner and ... more...
The Marine Hotel and Restaurant has been a fixture in this popular North Kerry seaside resort since 1922.
New owners since 2019, Derek Nagle and Elaine Bennett have put a thoroughly modern stamp on the imposing seafront building, painting it in ocean ... more...
In a stunning position, with views over the harbour and beach to distant mountains, Michael O’Grady’s charming seafood restaurant is a favourite destination among Galway diners. It is a lovely spot on a fine summer’s day, with table ... more...
“Apple juice is only as good as the apple”, so say David and Julia Keane, and they should know as they have been producing natural cold-pressed apple juice here to great acclaim since 1992.
Julia manages the business while David mana ... more...
One of the great characters of the Market, Ken Barrett has held a stall since 1980 and he farms the cattle, sheep and pigs that are butchered here, so the food chain is as short as it gets. As well as all the regular cuts, you’ll find the old tra ... more...