Avoca handweavers, established in 1723, is Ireland’s oldest business. It’s a family owned craft design company which now has half a dozen branches throughout Ireland (most of which feature in this Guide) and the business originated here, at ... more...
Quietly situated on the south of the city and very convenient to Cork airport and the Jack Lynch Tunnel, this Cork hotels got a fine country house at its heart and is set in its own garden.
The main entrance is via the original flight of steps up to t ... more...
Thanks to the Butler family, who farm near Castlebar and run Cuinneog Dairy Products, Mayo is home to some once familiar dairy products, which had all but disappeared but are now beginning to be made again - Irish farmhouse country butter and natural ... more...
A sister property to Galway Bay Hote, Sheraton Athlone Hotel and Hyatt Centric Hotel Dublin, this family-owned waterside hotel adjoins Athlone Golf Club on the western shores of Lough Ree, just four miles outside Athlone town.
With lovely lake and isl ... more...
You can’t miss this pretty white cottage pub with its cheerful red paintwork, at Garrykennedy’s charming little harbour. Maura and Cormac Boyle have gradually done a little gentle modernisation since they took over ownership of Larkins in 2 ... more...
Craig and Karen Shipman had been making cider for friends and family for years before they started to sell it to the public in 2008.
Toby’s Handcrafted Cider is made only from apples grown within walking distance of the farm. From apple tree to ... more...
Tagged 'Limerick’s oldest and best known seafood suppliers' this family business is run by Paul Cusack, who has been in the fish business since he was nine years old, and was founded his great grandfather over a hundred years ago.
They offer a w ... more...
The name ‘Tulsi’ refers to a basil plant sacred to Hindus, and this is a younger sister of the successful Tulsi in Galway.
Like many businesses in Ennis, it lies behind a handsome, traditional shopfront and its inviting denim blue desi ... more...
With its lush parklands, mature woodlands and a proper little narrow gauge steam railway winding through the grounds, Oakfield Park is a wonderful place to visit - and it's just a 15 minute drive from Letterkenny.
The 100-acre demesne is a beautiful s ... more...
Dublin chef Oliver Dunne’s admirably focused offer of (almost exclusively) beef or lobster delivers on its promise to execute a small range of dishes very well, and serve them up by friendly and capable staff.
Located on quite a smart corner of ... more...