The Nallen family's pleasant hotel is attractively located in its own grounds, overlooking the River Suir and Clonmel town.
When checking in, a friendly tone is established from the outset, with an invitation to guests to help themselves to fruit from ... more...
Build it and they will come - PJ Rigney has proven this adage with his remarkable visitor centre in deepest Leitrim.
A leading figure in the Irish drinks industry since way back when, serial entrepreneur PJ Rigney had invented a host of drinks - mos ... more...
Although Thomas Connolly's was first licensed in 1861, there's been a pub on this site since 1780 and the premises – which runs right through the block - is most easily accessed by its original entrance on Holborn Street, where the traffic is qui ... 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...
This smart modern premises west of the Foyle in Derry city is now Kemal Scarpello's main business location - a proud development from the original sourdough bakery near Burt in Co Donegal, where it all started for this legendary baker.
The small ... more...
Appropriately located in the former catering centre of the old Ebrington military barracks, brothers David and Shaun Mc Elhone brought a treat of a new dining and socialising destination to Derry when they opened Stitch and Weave in the spring ... more...
A compact corner café in the shadow of the old Central Bank, Niall Sabongi’s smart seafood restaurant is as cool and clever as its reputation suggests. The glass walled box wraps around a booths-and-bar counter set-up, from where the cooki ... more...
Neatly located between Grafton Street and Government Buildings, this Dublin restaurants been a favourite since 1997, making it one of the capital's longest established dining destinations. Tucked into a quiet laneway in a smartly refurbished ... more...
Ann and Tom Crosbie’s large nineteenth century farmhouse is approached up a driveway off the main road to Arthurstown, and has magnificent views across the estuary.
It is a spacious house and makes a very comfortable and hospitable place to stay ... more...
One of the region's most highly-regarded restaurants is to be found in the old courthouse of the attractive village of Kinlough. With an open fire in the main room, which makes it especially appealing on chilly evenings, this much loved little res ... more...