Whether to pick up the morning newspaper or drop in for something much tastier, the Manning family’s roadside Aladdin’s cave of good things is not a place to pass by.
A supporter of local West Cork artisan produce for many years, Val Mann ... more...
There are catering facilities in the Visitor Centre, but this terrific tearoom in the castle courtyard is the place to head to for really tasty home cooking.
Whether it’s a bowl of hearty soup and some freshly baked brown bread on a chilly day o ... more...
A rambling old coaching inn set in lovely gardens alongside the River Vartry, this much-loved hotel has a long and fascinating history - it’s one of Ireland’s oldest coaching inns, with records indicating that it was built around 1720. In ... more...
When Santander-born chef Luis Martin took over The Old Couch Café in the centre of Waterford in 2023, it was a quirky little restaurant with a big reputation for doing things differently - but always with finesse. It was a good match for a chef ... more...
The gleaming glass Gloun Cross Dairy milk bottles (with the cream on top as nature intended) will catch your eye when shopping in West Cork's quality food stores, such as Field's SuperValu in Skibbereen and the wonderful little URRU beside the river in ... more...
An appealing restaurant in a pair of rooms above Heffernans Fine Foods, Poacher Restaurant was opened recently by a talented young couple, Yvonne Kathrein and Daniel Mayr. They have a following in the region from their time at The Waterfront in Ennsicr ... 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...
The extraordinary Airfield Estate is a unique oasis of food production and farming in the south Dublin suburb of Dundrum – as it has been since long before the two inspirational sisters Naomi and Letitia Overend established a charitable trust in ... more...
Starting life as a fish and chip shack in Blackrock Market, Fish Shop is a brilliantly-conceived fish and chip shop-cum wine bar by Londoner Jumoke Akintola and Tramore man Peter Hogan. The couple moved to Co Waterford in 2020 to open their new Beach H ... more...
Everybody loves Burkes pub in Clonbur - this characterful old family-run pub is one of this attractive village’s greatest assets, well known for atmosphere, music and homely food.
It’s a friendly, welcoming place no matter when you might d ... more...