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Absolute Hotel & Spa Limerick
Limerick is a great City which has come on in leaps and bounds in the area of food and sleek accom... more
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Aghadoe Heights Hotel & Spa
Aghadoe Heights Hotel at Killarney is not just any ordinary Hotel it is an experience. 5 star unpr... more
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Aldridge Lodge
A great attraction of France are the little restaurants with rooms where you will dine on superb r... more
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Amber Springs Hotel
The sunny South East is always hugely popular with holidaymakers attracted by the myriad of wonder... more
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Arbutus Hotel Killarney
The Arbutus Hotel Killarney is not just any hotel; it is a hotel with a history, a hotel with styl... more
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Ard na Sidhe Country House
One of the most intriguingly beautiful areas in Ireland is tucked away off the beaten track ... more
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Ariel House
When I go abroad to other cities I love to stay in houses frequented by those in the know in those... more
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Ashdown Park Hotel
The sunny South East is always hugely popular with holidaymakers attracted by the myriad of wonder... more
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Ashford Castle
The former country home of the Guinness family, Ashford Castle is on 350 acres of the most fantast... more
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Athenaeum House Hotel
“I watched the Tall Ships sail gracefully by from here – it was absolute heavenly"... more
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Baileys Hotel
Baileys Hotel is a mélange of the best of the old and the new. The original very fine old h... more
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Bansha Castle
I got a tall order from an English PR agency representing the Boss of a large Legal Firm. The Boss... more
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Bayview Hotel
Ballycotton is a completely unspoiled Fishing Village in East Cork dating back to 1250 AD. Not onl... more
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Bellinter House
Bellinter House is a magnificent Palladian pile overlooking the River Boyne. This is not the coun... more
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Blue Haven Hotel
I was at the very first Kinsale Gourmet Festival in the mid 70’s when it was a fledgling eve... more
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Brehon, The
This four star celestial establishment’s manifesto is “grace, elegance and relaxation&... more
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Brook Lane Hotel
The Brook Lane Hotel, which is the only 4 Star boutique hotel in Kenmare, adds an urban chic dim... more
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Brook Manor Lodge
I always feel it is very nice for visitors to stay in Hotels and Guest Houses with a face, family ... more
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Burlington Hotel, The
The Burlington Hotel is one of Dublin’s legendary Hotels, an iconic landmark in an upmarket ... more
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Cahernane House Hotel
My first introduction to the Cahernane House Hotel was over twenty years ago when my better half a... more
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Carlton Kinsale Hotel
Stunningly set in 90 acres of mature wooded parkland, including a walled garden and wonderful walk... more
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Carton House
We have been fair deluged with openings in recent times of Country Estate Hotels with de rigueur S... more
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Cashel House Hotel
Le tout Irlande was mesmerised in 1969 when the late General and Mme de Gaulle came on a two week ... more
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Castle Hotel Macroom, The
We spend a lot of time travelling around Ireland and are always on the lookout for interesting pla... more
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Castle Leslie Estate
Tracing your ancestors and Who Do You Think You are is huge business these days but most people pr... more
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Castle Murray House Hotel and Restaurant
Castle Murray House Hotel is fabulously located on a cliff top, with spectacular sea and stunning ... more
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CastleCourt Hotel, The
The 4 Star CastleCourt Hotel is part of Westport Hotels Resort, which also includes the 4 Star Wes... more
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Castlemartyr Resort
The 220 acre Castlemartyr Resort, with its Ron Kirby designed 18 hole Golf Course, lakes and drift... more
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Castlewood House
The Dingle peninsula is so intensely shatteringly beautiful that one can almost feel its raging te... more
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Celtic Lodge & Le Bon Crubeen Restaurant
You know those wonderful little small hotels you find in the centre of Paris or Rome with just a f... more
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Delphi Mountain Resort
Delphi Mountain Resort is a really very special place. It offers those who want to push themselves... more
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Donegal Manor
I don’t think there is anyone who doesn’t love Donegal and its people. One of th... more
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Downhill House Hotel
Downhill House Hotel was a destination hotel long before people ever heard the phrase “desti... more
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Druids Glen Hotel and Country Club
I thought I had lost him. He thought he was in Heaven. We were in the 5 Star Druids Glen Hotel &am... more
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Drummond Mews
The south coast of Dublin is an upmarket suburban area on the DART line with very pretty villages ... more
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Dunmore House Hotel
Clonakilty in West Cork is definitely worth exploring. With its colourfully painted houses and Geo... more
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Dunraven Arms Hotel
Every November I look forward to an Invitation from my Horsey friends to The Hunt Ball in Adare. W... more
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Dylan Hotel
The Dylan is the hot 5 Star Boutique Hotel which hit the ground running a few years ago. The d&eac... more
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Europe Hotel & Resort, The
When the 5 Star Hotel Europe opened in Killarney many years ago there was a tremenduous fuss - it ... more
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Ferrycarrig Hotel
Ferrycarrig is an area just on the edge of Wexford Town, on the estuary of the Slaney River, of gr... more
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Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel
The first time I was ever in Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel I was very very young! I was there with my p... more
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Fota Island Resort
Fota Island just east of Cork City is one of the most beautiful places in Ireland. It is best know... more
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Foxmount Country House
Our French visitors, Michelle and Zandra, had expressed a definite interest in visiting the Waterf... more
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Friar's Lodge
The first time I met Maureen Tierney we had arrived with two small boys in the car, hot, tired and... more
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G Hotel, The
Le Tout Irelande never mind Le Tout Galway was all agog when it emerged that Philip Treacy, probab... more
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Garryvoe Hotel
Garryvoe in East Cork is to scores of Corkonians what Skerries is to Dubliners, and maybe what Lon... more
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Glasshouse, The
It is easy to see why The Glasshouse caused such a stir when it opened at Swan Point in Sligo for ... more
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Hampton Hotel
One of my best friends lives in Co. Wicklow and her favourite treat is to overnight in the sleek b... more
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Harlequin Hotel
I am on the road an awful lot in the course of my work not only visiting hotels and restaurants ar... more
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Harvey's Point Country Hotel
In 1983 whilst on holidays from Switzerland, Jody Gysling, attracted by the stunning Swiss like sn... more
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Hayfield Manor Hotel
“Thelma and Louise” said the General Manager, of the 5 Star Hayfield Manor Hotel welco... more
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Heaton's Guesthouse
We had intended setting off for Dingle early in the morning but we fell by the wayside. We had sta... more
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Horse and Jockey Hotel
Horse and Jockey is the rather unusual name of a village and prominent crossroads, close to Thurle... more
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Hotel Doolin
Doolin is a very special place in the hearts of many. It’s spectacular rugged location... more
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Hotel Dunloe Castle
Killarney is a special place, a place I visit on a regular basis because of my work but also becau... more
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Hotel Isaac's Cork
The idea for Hotel Isaac’s Cork was inspired. A vast, red bricked, Victorian landmark buildi... more
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Hotel Kilkenny
Everything has changed for the better in the past few years on the accommodation and restaurant sc... more
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Huntsman Inn, The
This was a fairly last minute trip to Galway – not like a long planned holiday – we w... more
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Ice House, The
You only have to look at the cool romantic picture of the Ice House to know that it is a special p... more
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Inch House
Eamonn de Valera was President when I was a child. A very old man at that stage, he was almost bli... more
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Keenan's
Luckily you don’t have to be a ‘ Toad of Toad Hall’ mucking around on the river ... more
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Kelly's Resort Hotel and SeaSpa
Since 1895 four successive generations of the Kelly family have each added their own stamp to Kell... more
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Kilcooly's Country House
Ballybunion is one of the greatest of Irish destinations which has attracted not only the Irish bu... more
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Kilkenny Hibernian Hotel
Kilkenny as a City and as a County rocks as far as I am concerned, but I guess I am kind of biased... more
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Killarney Royal Hotel
“How can you buy Killarney” went the old song made famous by Bing Crosby. Well you can... more
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Kilronan Castle Estate & Spa
Ireland abounds with beautiful old heritage houses and castles and if many of them could speak for... more
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Kinnity Castle Hotel
Walking through the doors of Kinitty Castle is like stepping into a fairytale. This magnificently ... more
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Knockranny House Hotel
“I can resist anything but temptation” quotes Knockranny House Hotel of Oscar Wilde. H... more
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Landmark Hotel, The
The Landmark Hotel is more than aptly named for it is a truly fine landmark not only in Carrick-on... more
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Langton House Hotel
Kilkenny City is a hot hot destination for young and old alike. It has a zing and zest in mediaeva... more
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Laragh House
I make no excuses whatsoever for the fact that I have a penchant for Kilkenny, both City and Count... more
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Limerick Strand Hotel
The Limerick Strand Hotel is a spanking modern hotel which was developed in 2007 on the site of th... more
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Lisloughrey Lodge
Set on ten acres overlooking the stunning Lough Corrib in the heart of Quiet Man country, a stun... more
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Lismore House Hotel
When Prince Charles introduced Camilla Parker Bowles as his fiancee onto the world stage, the firs... more
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Lord Bagenal Inn
As a child my mother regaled me with stories and adventures of how she and her younger brother had... more
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Lough Rynn Castle
County Leitrim remained for many years one of the most beautiful and undiscovered areas of Ireland... more
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Malton, The
The first time I was in Killarney was many years ago, with a gang of girls, for the Circuit of Ire... more
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Manor West Hotel
On the outskirts of Tralee, on the Killarney Road, adjacent to Kerry’s largest shopping comp... more
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Martello Hotel, The
There’s a very thin line in this country between ‘Al Fresco’ dining and what is ... more
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McWilliam Park Hotel
Claremorris in Co. Mayo is an ideal place to base oneself for touring the Western and North Wester... more
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Monart Luxury Destination Spa
Monart is the jewel in the crown of the Griffin Group Hotels. Liam Griffin spotted the beautiful 1... more
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Mount Falcon Country House Hotel
One of the great romantic stories of the 19th Century was that of Elizabeth Empress of Austria, be... more
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Mount Juliet
Mount Juliet is a magnificent Georgian Mansion built by the Earl of Carrick, overlooking the River... more
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Muckross Park Hotel
Jackie Lavin and Bill Cullen are one of Ireland’s celebrity couples. Kerry born Jackie, is l... more
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Mulranny Park Hotel
When I was a kid I remember my father setting off for irregular fishing weekends with his friend H... more
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Muxnaw Lodge
There is a wide variety of accommodation and high prices in Kenmare so finding that something in b... more
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Old Bank House
My favourite place in the whole world is undoubtedly Kinsale. The first time I went away from home... more
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Old Ground Hotel
The Gardening Editor of the up market American magazine, Traditional Home, was visiting Ireland la... more
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Parknasilla Resort
I love Parknasilla so much I always insist we set off a day early, and break the journey, because ... more
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Radisson Blu St. Helen's Hotel
The wonderful thing about the Radisson Blu St. Helen’s Hotel is that glorious feeling of bei... more
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Raheen Woods Hotel
There isn’t a better known or loved Irish song than ‘The Fields of Athenry’ - ju... more
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Renvyle House Hotel
“My house…stands on a lake, but it stands also on the sea – waterlillies meet t... more
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Ritz-Carlton, Powerscourt, The
Powerscourt Estate at Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow, has always held a special place in the hearts of Du... more
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River Lee Hotel, The
I remember many years ago, when my better half was in the Theatrical business, having to get up at... more
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Sandhouse Hotel & Marine Spa
Just off the main road, between Bundoran and Donegal Town, is the magnificent sweeping beach at Ro... more
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Seafield Golf & Spa Hotel
Once you swing left out of Gorey on the road to Ballymoney, it is not long before you realize you ... more
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Seaview House Hotel
“Yes, we do breakfast in bed………if necessary,” said the wonderful ... more
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Shearwater
Without a doubt, Kinsale is on the itinerary of pretty well every tourist who comes to our shores,... more
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Shelbourne Hotel, The
There were a lot of lost sheep wandering around Dublin for the year or so that The Shelbourne Hote... more
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Sneem Hotel
Sneem or, as Gaeilge, An tSnaidhm, means a “knot” and the very pretty village of Sneem... more
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Station House Hotel, The
As the name suggests, this charming hotel was converted from a former railway station in the 1980&... more
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Talbot Hotel, The
There is nothing I like better than hitting the road and getting out of Dublin at weekends and con... more
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Tankardstown House
I had heard a report of Tankardstown House and consumed with curiosity I decided to check out whet... more
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The Lodge at Doonbeg
As a Canadian friend said to me, the remote rugged beauty of Co. Clare is the Real Ireland, it is ... more
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Townsend House Guest House
Birr, Co. Offaly, is an amazing heritage town, the fineast examples of Georgain architecture and p... more
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Trim Castle Hotel
The lush wonderful lands of Co. Meath are aptly named the Royal County, for they have attracted th... more
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Viewmount House
Viewmount House is a beautiful Georgian house built in 1740 by the Cuffe family. Viewmount was inh... more
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Waterfront Guest House, The
It’s many a long year now since the legendary Youen Jacob Snr set sail from his native Britt... more
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Waterside House Hotel, The
It seemed like endless glorious summers of sunshine and sand when my mother would make egg sandwic... more
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Westbury Hotel, The
The Westbury Hotel is at the very heart of Dublin Society. It’s not just its stupendou... more
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Westport Plaza Hotel
Westport is one of those very special Irish towns that is a definite destination. People do not ... more
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Whites of Wexford
We got married in St. Mullin’s, a tiny village in South Carlow, and spent the fir... more
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Wyatt Hotel, The
I have a soft spot for the picturesque charming Wyatt Hotel which is located at The Octagon, the r... more