On the edge of the town and set well back from the road, this is a hotel with a difference: how many hotels have a welcoming array of exotic animals like Jacobs sheep and alpacas grazing in grassy enclosures? Beside them, a well laid out (and well li ... more...
As relocations go, the move of Liam and Justina Gavin’s modest but deservedly popular Drumanilra Farm Kitchen in Boyle to smart new premises in Carrick-on-Shannon - where the reimagined business opened in late 2021 as Honestly by Drumanilra ... more...
Built into steep cliffs beside the pretty village of Ardmore and overlooking Ardmore Bay and the Irish Sea, this boutique hotel has brought a new focus to an area of outstanding hospitality and unspoilt natural beauty which has somehow remained a well- ... more...
Half an hour or so west of Galway city and handily located next door to TG4’s headquarters, Cork chef Diarmuid O'Mathúna's vibrant bi-lingual café is billed as 'the last stop before the Aran Islands' - and, scenically set in the tha ... more...
A chic new casual dining destination in the grounds of Sheen Falls Lodge, the former stables have been stylishly converted to create an elegant restaurant and bar that's equally appealing for a casual get together or a special occasion.
Beautifully de ... more...
This handsome waterside Georgian house was built on the early 1800's and completely rehabilitated by the present owner operators Victoria and David Bohan, before opening as Tea Rooms and Guest Accommodation in October 2011.
It is wonderfully located i ... more...
Chef Niall McKenna, owner of leading Belfast restaurant group James St & Co, relocated his famous cookery school to the city’s Cathedral Quarter in 2021 - and renamed it Waterman House Cookery School after the Grade B listed building that was ... more...
Established in 1985 as a restaurant by that great Limerick hotelier, Dan Mullane,The Mustard Seed started life in Adare and later moved just ten minutes drive away to Echo Lodge, a spacious Victorian hideaway set on seven acres of lovely gardens, wi ... more...
Next door to, and in common ownership with, John Magnier's Cashel Palace Hotel, this gorgeous traditional pub and casual dining destination hit the round running when it opened under its prestigious new ownership in 2017.
With the galloping horse logo ... more...
It may be small but The Clare Island Oven packs quite a punch. Started in 2021 by a young couple, Alice Capponi and Niall McCabe (a native islander and musician), this rescued and re-purposed shipping container has become the first port of call on the ... more...