Love it... Being a vegetarian I must say it was wonderful food with many options to choose from…read more#happeninnnnn Vegetarian lunch platter was very memorable, huge size and i was able to take loads home for dinner than evening. great beautiful location and i will most defiantly be returning.

"Poopoo daddy" Eh? What did you say son?…read more"POOPOO DADDY!" "awah crap"... literally... A two year old who needs to go to the loo now... I'm hammering...I mean sedately driving down the N11 just coming up to Avoca, perfect, we'll stop in there. The wife is thrilled, she's been trying to get me to go here for ages. Toilet duties complete we wander into the shop / restaurant. It is huge and packed to the rafters with all sorts or retro and colourful goodies. All we did was wander around and buy a few bits, they have an inordinately large collection of tea and tea making gadgets - very cool.. Sadly the cafe was closing as we arrived so we had to make do with take away nosh. Not the end of the world by any means, we got the fish pie, very tasty. For anyone into plants the surrounding gardens / grounds look fascinating. We'll definitely be back when we have more time and fewer emergencies!

I was staying in Athlone and picked up a brochure for the RTE Fringe. What a great find. One of…read morethe events was at this theatre and only cost £5 for a professional performance. The theatre is likely walkable from anyplace you're staying in Athlone and is directly across from St. Mary's Catholic Church (not St. Mary's Church of Ireland). The theater is small-ish and with slanted seats, so all seats are excellent. A small bar provides refreshments at intervals.