Ireland’s original sheep’s milk cheese, Cratloe Hills cheese has been made by Sean and Deirdre Fitzgerald since 1988 and is an early example of the diversification that has since become the norm for Irish family farm.
Produced seasonally a ... more...
Although Gerard and Patricia Kennedy's quayside bar and restaurant has always been known for excellent local seafood, the ante has been upped considerably - with the arrival of head chef Noel Dennehy in the kitchen.
Skilful cooking and flavour cormbin ... more...
Greenacres started off, predictably enough, as a greengrocers – but it is now part of a complex that includes a wine shop, deli and an impressive modern art gallery.
It’s heaven for any wine buff, with nearly 2,500 thousand bottles in the ... more...
This wonderful place on the most tranquil and least visited of the Aran Islands group was our Newcomer of the Year in 2008, after it first opened as a restaurant with rooms in 2007, and it has since earned an international reputation as one of Irelan ... more...
Joe and Eileen Condon's organic hill farm on the edge of the Knockmealdown mountains, in Co Tipperary, is a model farm for “Farming with Altitude”, a state initiative to encourage sustainable use of commonage in Ireland.
Wishing to produce ... more...
The brother and sister duo behind The Strand Inn in Dunmore East – Clifden and Louise Foyle – brought a contemporary new look to the building that used to house The Bowery pub when they opened here in late 2023. Wonderful high ceilings and ... more...
This is the restaurant of choice at Glenlo Abbey - perhaps the country’s most novel dinner venue, it was our Atmospheric Restaurant of the Year in 2005: four carriages, two of them from the original Orient Express that featured in scenes from &ld ... more...
Neil and Noreen Harrington's guestrooms in the centre of town are famous for their big comfortable beds, and have everything you could need including phone, television, safe and tea/coffee trays - and en-suite power showers.
Now offered on a room-only ... more...
Masses of well-maintained flowers and a neat frontage with fresh paintwork always draw attention to Danny and Dympna Fitzpatrick’s attractive and well-run bar and restaurant on the Carlingford road (R174).
There’s plenty of parking and the ... more...
In burgeoning south county Dublin, Sandyford has become the focus for extensive development, and this Dublin hotels located within sight of the M50 motorway, five minutes walk from the Luas tramline, (15 minutes to the city centre) and about 20 minutes ... more...