The Slattery family’s unique property is an old railway junction, which was closed in 1963, and all the various buildings were converted to a make an hotel of charm and character.
Set in the heart of the Boyne Valley on 12 acres of woodlan ... more...
Sad as Dubliners were to see the 2012 closure of one of the city’s most iconic businesses, the Dublin Woollen Mills (where James Joyce, no less, once worked), it is cheering to see Elaine Murphy and the team from the equally iconic Winding Stair ... more...
Although it is in the Kildare Village designer shopping outlet, this outpost of the small chain of high quality Italian restaurants run by Dunne & Crescenzi (see Dublin entries) is the only Italian restaurant in Kildare town and attracts diners who ... more...
Relocating from Dunmanway, where they will be much missed, Ann Marie Butler and Patrick Kiely re-opened the lovely Wild Garlic in the heart of bustling Bantry town early in 2025 and it's going down a treat. With Patrick front of house and Ann M ... more...
Nightmarket restaurant is the story of the Thai-Limerick partnership of Conor Sexton and Jutarat Suwankeeree (R to her friends). Having worked together for several years at Conor’s previous restaurant, Koh, the birth of their daughter Emily drove ... more...
Founded in 2015 by Donegal native Chris Healy, Goose & Gander was originally located in the small village of Carrigart but has since found a busier home on the Main Street in the centre of the small town of Downings. Located in the former Tramore I ... more...
Tucked in below the soaring slopes of Croagh Patrick, just outside Westport,The Tavern is set back from the lovely tree-lined coast road – but, with its trademark deep pink paintwork and come-on-in signage, this smartly maintained premises can&rs ... more...
A hot daytime destination in the Wexford area, this bright and stylish café with speciality food and wine store in Meadows & Byrne is an outpost of the legendary Kelly’s Hotel and bears all of the parent business’s hallmarks of q ... more...
Legend has it the original owner of Scannell’s Pub used to open just for maintenance hours to keep the licence, and no-one could get in. In 2002, friends and business partners, Kevin O’Donovan and Shane Lowney took over Scannell’s and ... more...
Going strong since it was established by Tomas Kinsella in 2008, this excellent craft butchers reinvented itself in 2022 when Tomas made a major investment in refreshing the business with an impressive re-design and store refurbishment.
The funda ... more...