Jim Ryan is rightly is proud of the Ryan’s Farm track record as ‘suppliers of farm fresh food since 1928’, but there is nothing old-fashioned about their business.
Believing the way forward for Irish farmers is to deal with customers ... more...
Established in 1759, and in the same (eccentric) family for six generations, John de Bromhead's unusual pub in Waterford is one of the few remaining houses to bottle its own whiskey. Although not the easiest of places to find, once visited it cert ... more...
John and Rose Pierce's inviting stone bar and restaurant on the main street begins with a characterful bar with a welcoming open fire at the front and progresses to the restaurant and conservatory, with a beer garden at the back.
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This fine pub (and 'emporium') has been run by the McCormack family since 1960. It's one of the neatest pubs around, with trees and shrubbery between the car park and an imaginative conservatory extension at the back of the pub, effectively screening ... more...
To grab a table at the front of Eileen and Sam McNicholl's atmospheric pub, Connolly’s of Leap, is to be noticed outside one of West Cork’s coolest venues. Inside, the walls drip with musical history; but for now, the iconic but diminutive ... more...
When Praba Sankaran opened this warmly inviting restaurant in the centre of Gorey in 2019, it was the realisation of a longheld dream for the classically-trained chef and his family - and, although the challenges of the pandemic were soon to follow, th ... more...
Peter and Deirdre Dorrity's charming specialist food shop and café is in the centre of Skerries (Ireland's Tidiest Town 2016), with a wide pavement at the front that allows space for an outside seating area - making a very pleasant place to enjo ... more...
Beautifully located right beside the beach at Woodstown Strand and snugged down in sand dunes for shelter, Sheila Molloy’s early 19th century lodge is built on the mezzanine plan, with reception rooms on the upper floor and bedrooms beneath - and ... more...
Peter and Mary Huggard’s hotel dominates the seafront at Waterville; it is one of several to have strong links with Charlie Chaplin and is one of Ireland’s best-known hotels.
Like many hotels that have been owner-run for several generation ... more...
Husband-and-wife-team Dave Brown (formerly of The Big Cheese Co.) and Cara Lloyd brought their lifelong love of food and baking to fruition when they gave up their respective careers and opened The Corner Bakery on their own home patch in 2005.
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