This quietly contemporary privately owned hotel is very useful to know about as it offers a good moderately priced place to stay in this beautiful area.
Public areas include an attractive modern bar, where informal food is served and the spacious and ... more...
Founded in 2009, Davy Uprichard makes Tempted? Irish Craft Cider from a blend of the finest Co. Armagh dessert and Bramley apples using traditional farmhouse methods to produce a lightly carbonated pure juice cider.
Some of the juice is bottled and so ... more...
Ireland has many excellent smokehouses, and some outstanding ones, but few would disagree that the benchmark has been set by Sally Barnes whose iconic Woodcock Smokery dates back to 1981.
At the time she had taken to tinkering around with smoking in o ... more...
When Robert Doyle swapped his camera for a kitchen, photography’s loss turned out to be a definite gain for Wicklow town as he opened this small café near the river in 2009 - and, its merits quickly recognised, it earned a loyal foll ... more...
Behind Yvonne and Regina Fallon's quaint traditional shopfront near Dublin Castle lies an equally quaint traditional tea room, with warmly welcoming friendly and efficient staff, and wonderful smells wafting across the room as they struggle to make spa ... more...
At J.J. Killeen’s wonderful pub and shop weary travellers can be restored, particularly by the house special of hot rum and chocolate - perfect after a damp day on the river.
Meanwhile you can also top up on groceries, fishing bait and gas. more...
Whether for a special joint of meat (local Connemara Hill Lamb, perhaps), or to top up with speciality foods, a visit to this wonderful shop is de rigeur for foodies when heading out west from Galway for a break in Connemara - and again when heading b ... more...
Aka Wicklow Fine Foods, Jim and Mary Healy's innovative family-run business re-located from Baltinglass in Co Wicklow to customised new premises alongside Rathwood Home and Garden World (www.rathwood.com) and Rath woodlands (where there are recreationa ... more...
Euro-Toques chef José Barroso from Portugal and his Westport born wife Sinead Lambert run this lively first floor café and restaurant on Bridge Street.
José takes pride in sourcing local and organic food and this is highligh ... more...
Stunningly located in one of the most beautiful and unspoilt areas of the west of Ireland, eleven kilometres northwest of Leenane on the road to Louisburgh (R335), is Delphi Mountain Resort. A sensitively designed hotel, restaurant, spa and adven ... more...