Mary and Jim Kirk, who are from the well-known fishing port of Clogherhead, now run this retail outlet in Co. Monaghan, where they offer a fine range of seafood sourced from their own home port. more...
Galway Hooker Brewery is an independent artisan west of Ireland brewery, dedicated to the production of high-quality, natural and full-flavoured beers. Their beers have received numerous awards, including being twice named as Ireland’s Best Beer ... more...
Near Cork city, at Carrigtwohill, Jane and Gerard Murphy and their family have run Ardsallagh Goats Farm since 1996 - an operation that began with one goat to provide milk for one of their children who suffered from eczema, and is now the premium ... more...
Leonardo Hotel (formerly Jurys Galway Inn) is magnificently sited to make the most of both the river - which rushes atmospherically past almost all the bedroom windows - and the great buzz of the Spanish Arch area of the city (just outside the ... more...
Small scale farm production is both a strength and weakness in Irish agriculture and, whatever its advantages, it has certainly made it particularly difficult for organic producers to compete efficiently with conventional farmers.
In 1989 Josef Finke, ... more...
Visitors to this 2-million-year-old cave will see more than the amazing illuminated tunnels and waterfalls, for there is also much of interest to food lovers.
Cheese-making demonstrations show how the local Burren Gold cheese is made and, even if the ... more...
While renowned as a food-lovers' destination - and there is certainly no shortage of outstanding places to eat and to shop for food in this charming town - there is always room for more excellence and Liz and Brendan Byrne's new townhouse and rest ... more...
Located in a former Quaker workshop in the village of Letterfrack, on the edge of Connemara National Park, Books At One Letterfrack is part of a growing network of local community-based bookshops supported by The One Foundation - a private philanthropi ... more...
Ballybrado has been known for its stoneground organic flour since 1983 and, more recently, also for baked products and mixes.
One of Ireland’s most famous organic veterans, Josef Finke, his wife Marianne and their family moved lock, stock and ba ... more...
Golfers, in particular, could well think they’ve died and gone to heaven when staying at Frank and Hilary Casey’s renowned hotel on the shores of Sheephaven Bay.
With comfortable and exceptionally spacious public areas, and guest rooms tha ... more...