The McNamaras' purpose-built, family-run hotel presents a neat face to the world.
There's a welcoming turf fire in the lobby and the old and the new combine very pleasantly here, to provide both comfortable accommodation with modern conveniences, and ... more...
Atmospheric is one of the things they do best in the Foley family and this younger sister restaurant to Nick’s (see entry), run by Clíodhna Foley, proves the point.
Located in a former Church of Ireland premises just up the hill a little ... more...
Everybody loves Mary Anne’s Tea Rooms - with its charming period furnishings, oilcloth or linen-covered tables and delightful mismatched chairs and china, it’s an oasis of old world gentility in the heart of Tralee.
Above and in common own ... more...
Well-located on the sea side of a busy junction, this attractive and well-run hotel has ample car parking in front and a lawn reaching down to the foreshore at the rear.
Public areas give a good impression: a smart foyer and adjacent bar, an informal ... more...
Made on the Burgess family’s farm in the Wicklow hills, near Tullow on the border of counties Wicklow and Carlow, Coolattin is one of only a few authentic cheddar style Irish farm cheeses.
Tom Burgess sums up all that is best about a wonderful c ... more...
Known for thir superb smoked speciality foods for nearly half a centrury, the Cresswell family's Ummera Smoked Products earned particular acclaim for eel (when available), organic salmon and, more recently, smoked chicken. The Irish Food Writers' Guild ... more...
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...
In Galway’s busiest restaurant street McDonagh's has been serving fish and chips long before this part of town became a magnet for tourists in search of food and drink.
Nationally renowned as one of the best of its kind, it is today a thriving m ... more...
Since 1989 this highly regarded small family run business in the outskirts of Ardglass has been supplying some of the best fresh local seafood to leading hotels and restaurants in the region.
The range they stock is wide (and includes exotics) b ... more...
Best known for their delicious handmade shortbread, made in Bandon town and using the rich golden butter that the area is famous for, sourced from Bandon Co-Op.
Purists will like the plain shortbread best, but the cranberry & almond variety is exc ... more...