Owned since 2013 by the Kang family of Xiu Lan Hotels, who also own the Kingsley Hotel in Cork city, this is one of Ireland's most desirable destinations.
A beautiful tree-lined driveway curves its way onto this private island in East Cork setting the ... more...
Situated just off the Newport Road and near the riverside walk linking Hotel Westport and the Demesne to the town, Pat O’Reilly’s popular bakery is handier to the town centre than it seems – and when you get there it feels like ... more...
There's no shortage of good food in Dunfanaghy but Tara Alcorn and her Brazilian partner Anderson Rodrigues brought something different to this popular holiday destination when they opened Casa Café and Deli in April 2021. Opening a new bus ... more...
Just a few miles from Wexford town, the Mernagh family’s magical country house offers a tranquil retreat for couples looking for an alternative to the hotel experience and it's the perfect place for stressed townies – a real castle to ... more...
A familiar product on many of the country's best menus, and winners of more awards than most products ever enter - Great Taste Awards, British Cheese Awards, National Organics Awards, Irish Food Writers' Guild and many more - St Tola Irish Goat Cheese ... more...
In the heart of this historic city's medieval quarter, an 18th century bonded warehouse with the remains of a 15th century tower house provide an atmospheric setting for talented chef Peter Everett and his partner, Keith Noonan's first restaurant.
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Relocating from Dunmanway, where they will be much missed, Ann Marie Butler and Patrick Kiely re-opened the lovely Wild Garlic in the heart of bustling Bantry town early in 2025 and it's going down a treat. With Patrick front of house and Ann M ... more...
Fans of China Sichuan enjoy this Dublin restaurants modern interpretations of classic Sichuan cuisine - which is better than ever - with the wide-ranging à la carte menu complemented by value menus both at lunchtime and in the evening.
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At the heart of Frank and Mary Slattery's sensitively extended Victorian house just off the Ring of Kerry lies a hunting lodge once owned by a Lord Brocket (of the famed Brocket Hall country estate in Hertfordshire) - and he chose well, as it is very a ... 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...