Anyone visiting Sligo should make a point of calling into the magnificently traditional Lyons Department Store, in business since 1835 and still with its original shopfront. It’s a joy to find a quirky owner-run store these days and, on the first ... more...
Jim McCarthy’s attractive stone-built restaurant has been one of Dingle’s favourite dining destinations since 1997.
Right from the time of opening, they set the bar high and - even in an area so well-endowed with good eating places - the ... more...
It is easy to be cynical and imagine that a successful brand could be trading on a famous connection, and Ballymaloe Country Relish is a case in point.
But it is not like that at all, like everything to do with Ballymaloe, it’s based on a genuin ... more...
At the foot of Croagh Patrick, just cross the road from the Great Famine national monument, this characterful old pub has been in the same family for generations and dates back to the mid eighteenth century.
Flagged as a 'museum pub', the photographs ... more...
After nearly two decades on Lower Main Street, the Molloy family's popular restaurant in the centre of Letterkenny moved around the corner in 2017, to spacious new premises (with parking) at the Courtyard Shopping Centre.
As they say themselves, much ... 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...
Former award-winning chef from Delphi Lodge, Cliodhna Prendergast’s latest project is Breaking Eggs (www.breakingeggs.com), an innovative online cookery programme for parents and children championing family cooking.
Each attractive 10-minute vi ... more...
Mrs. Anne Neary has offered cookery classes at her lovely 19th century farmhouse near Kilkenny since 1991 and they have never been more popular.
Very well known in the South-East thanks to her weekly cookery slot on local radio (KCLR 96FM), she has al ... more...
Just along the shore road towards Galway, Armin and Bernadette Moloney Grefkes' attractive purpose-built accommodation makes a comfortable and moderately-priced base for a break in this lovely area and it is a delightful place to stay.
Being a little ... more...
This large, modern purpose-built guesthouse is beside the River Lee Hotel, and there is secure parking in the grounds.
Built to offer hotel quality accommodation at a moderate price, it is comparable to a budget hotel; public areas are not grand but r ... more...