No nation has embraced tea drinking more enthusiastically than the Irish, and this iconic brand accounts for 40% of tea sales in Ireland. It’s invariably listed by ex-pats among the things they miss most about Ireland when away, and the internati ... more...
John Rogers leads an unlikely double life, practising as a Dublin barrister during the week - and also producing a premium range of seed oils on his 90-acre farm in County Meath.
Set on a hillside overlooking the River Boyne, with the ancient passage ... more...
Slow Food farmers Martin and Noreen Conroy are renowned for the free range pork, bacon and sausages that they produce, with the help of their five children, on their small mixed farm near Midleton - and for which they received a very well-deserved Euro ... more...
Quietly situated on the banks of the Grand Canal, the Clayton Charlemont Hotel opened in November 2018 following two years of painstaking work, during which three Georgian houses dating back to the 18th century were restored and sympathetically married ... more...
Willie Allshire is well known for his free range pork products, including dry cure rashers.
The Allshires - Willie and Avril and their sons, William and Maurice - probably have the oldest commercial herd of free range outdoor pigs in Ireland as they b ... more...
James Lawlor's highly regarded butchers shop is famous for its well aged steaks, free range poultry and pork - and great service.
Also in Ranelagh, at: Mortons@Beechwood (www.mortons.ie/beechwood). more...
As implied by the whimsical name of her business, there is indeed a touch of magic about chef Mary Teehan’s chocolate creations, and chocoholics visiting the Kilkenny area would do well to seek them out.
Mary is something of a legend in her area ... more...
The jewel in the region's hospitality crown, Lough Erne Resort attracted worldwide attention in 2013, when it was the venue for the G8 summit. A golf resort of international standards, it has the additional advantage of a stunning setting in Coun ... more...
Brian O’Caoimh and Kevin Powell are the barista-and-chef A-Team behind Dublin’s deservedly lauded Meet Me in the Morning cafe and adjacent Reference Coffee, just off Camden Street’s casual dining hub; with Loose Canon they have stripp ... more...
It is interesting that one of Ireland’s oldest hotels, The Bush Hotel in Carrick-on-Shannon, should be the first hotel in Ireland to receive the EU Eco-label ‘Flower’ award in recognition of its commitment to sustainable tourism and p ... more...