Happy the food lover visiting Ireland’s western capital who happens on Aoibheann MacNamara’s trio of Galway restaurants at Spanish Arch.
A wonderful stone-built medieval customs house overlooking the Claddagh Basin is home to Ard Bia (&lsq ... more...
This stylish modern hotel is in a lovely location overlooking the Slaney estuary and has excellent amenities, including a superb health and fitness club, and the new Riverwood Treatment Rooms.
Public areas include an appealing contemporary bar, The Dr ... 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...
Although many questioned the wisdom of allowing a development including a large modern hotel to be built along the quay below Bantry House, it has brought welcome amenities and a standard of accommodation not previously available in the area.
Smart an ... more...
Discerning visitors to this attractive seaside town have been making a beeline to the Waterworth family's great quayside pub for years - Denis and Margaret Waterworth opened their Donaghadee stalwart in 1999, and it seems to have been there for ever, e ... more...
Since the original Saba opened on Clarendon Street in 2006, followed by several Saba To Go takeaway locations, Saba has become synonymous with stylish dining offering flavourful and, above all, healthy Thai cooking. The very name Saba means “happ ... more...
Located on the edge of Loughrea town about 20 minutes drive from Galway city, this locally owned modern hotel offers a comprehensive range of facilities including the impressive Shore Island Spa and a range of well equipped conference/meeting/function ... 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...
Peter Bark keeps raising the bar at his popular restaurant on Sandymount Green, so that it's gone well beyond being a good daytime café and neighbourhood restaurant in the evening. The secret is well and truly out these days, and it attracts g ... more...
Famous for their irresistible cakes and desserts, the French Quarter Café has been delighting the lucky people of Tipperary Town since 2007 - and, increasingly, attracting visitors too.
It's run by Tipperary native, Annemarie, and her pa ... more...
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