We were looking for a place to eat in this town as we were going to see Irish comedian Tommy…read moreTiernan in a nearby hotel so we chose this town centre pub. It's on Main Street, it is like an old church or castle keep inside with some wonderful wooden floors and on different levels with a few stairs to negotiate as you go in and around. While Its charming I'm not sure it's disabled friendly, particularly with the toilets two floors down. We were welcomed literally as we walked in the front door, given our choice of tables to sit at, we chose near a front window down 2 or 3 stairs and our drinks order taken with menus handed over and explained to us, all with panache. Now we thought that's the way to do it right. We both opted for their buttermilk southern fried chicken supreme, which came with wonderful chunky chips, my favourite tobacco onions and a robust lemon pepper mayonnaise. Essentially we had an upmarket lightly seasoned chicken breast burger & chips with heavily flavoured mayonnaise from a jar, but don't get me wrong, it was beautiful tasty food with every element cooked perfectly, and we enjoyed it very much. If you are going to use mayo from a jar it really needs to be well flavoured as it's only a vehicle for other flavours. Everything on the plate was delicious, and most importantly done with thought and done well - this is a confident cook. I asked for and got Colman's English mustard, the worlds greatest mustard bar none. Service was great, seating cosy, the pub filled up with dinner guests as we sat and my cappuccino was very good too. It was obvious from conversations that some were regulars, which is also a good sign. We wouldn't hesitate to return here. Finally being a bit of a food snob and I self admit to being a general pain in the derrière there's two things I'd add. This chef is so confident (and skilled) why not make mayo in-house; a rapeseed oil mayonnaise would be marvellous, and it may just have been my misfortune but my chicken burger was served with a knife through the top with the tobacco onions held on the top of the bread bun, but this made the handle of my knife oily. I had to wipe oil of the handle and my hands as I started to eat. This is minor and a nuisance but hey-ho first world problems.

Walked into a local pub which did not serve food and they recommended Fiddlers Bistro…read more From the minute we walked in they made us welcome. Our server Barry was excellent. He recommended a few entrees. I ordered the beef medallions with onion strings. Loved it! My wife had the fettuccine with chicken. Both large portions. Don't forget about the FREE wifi.

Spectacular 300 year old privately owned property. With all of it's original bricks, buildings and…read moretrees, this beautiful property screams history, and a photographers dream! Whether you're a mountain biker, airsoft fanatic, bird watcher, tree hugger or history seekers, this is the place for you! This park offers cosy private cabins for cheap prices. Bellurgan Park is the ideal venue for weddings, corporate events, parties, location hire, seminars and workshops. As with everything we do, the objective is to make the occasion memorable and special. Set within it's own 390 acres of land, the 18th Century house, with it's completely original features, proves an uncomparable and idealistic location. We guarantee privacy, discretion and class. Bellurgan Park is flexible and versatile, every event is as unique as the venue itself. It creates an impressive setting for that special occasion as well as stunning location for those photographic memories.

Yelp 100 Challenge 2019 - # 87/100…read more A love story turned sour, the family drama of brothers who became bitter enemies, a wall built between two houses because of jealousy are but few of the curiosities and intrigue surrounding the history of the Belvedere House. The Jealousy Wall is both grotesque and impressive. I can only imagine the intense anger and hatred someone would have to intentionally put up a hideous wall to separate yourself from family. Our visit was on a day of true Irish weather, rainy, windy, and cold. Walk through the gardens and let both nature and man-made architecture fascinate you. We enjoyed our Irish breakfast at their cafe. Restrooms are clean and parking was readily available (we were the only crazy visitors that rainy day).

I've given this a three star as we felt cheated. We were staying in the nearby Bloomfield hotel and…read morewe bought our passes there. We were told that the house was open as we wanted to see it and on arrival, but only after tendering the tickets and going through into the place did we find the house was shut and the glasshouse was shut. There were no signs or indications that the house was shut - it's almost dishonest. Had we known it was shut we wouldn't have bothered. So like many other people that day we effectively paid to walk round a park and lake when we could just as easily have walked around the lake and a nearby picnic area for free. There is a lovely cafe and coffee bar in the grounds that merits at least 4 stars but there's equally good cafes around that you don't have to pay just to get in. They also have dog kennels to leave pooch as pooches aren't allowed in the gardens but pooches can accompany owners around the lake and a nearby picnic area outside for free. I'd better stop writing as I dislike being ripped off and the more I think of it I'd be inclined to drop this to 2 stars.

A contemporary structure within an ancient building, The Atrium stands in palpable contrast to the…read moretime-honoured Dining Hall. The Dining Hall is saturated with various antique fixtures and fittings that harp back to Trinity's illustrious history whilst The Atrium embodies a more prevailing, up-and-coming side to the university often hosting a wealth of contemporary affairs such as fashion show receptions and photography exhibitions again in contrast to the more customary activities you would expect to go on within the conventional setting of the Dining Hall. A perfect spot for receptions and buffets alike, the Atrium loans itself to artistic and innovative activity, entertainment, staging and presentations. The interior is very up-to-the-minute with beech wood beams outlining the balconies, yet in conjunction with how it can never move too far away from it's historic roots owing to it being within the same ancient building as the Dining Hall The Atrium's interior design itself is deep-rooted and clearly influenced by Tudor beams, in fact upon first seeing inside it reminded me of a present-day Globe Theatre. A fun venue for work and play, this uniquely designed venue boasts a progressive charm whilst never losing touch with the enchanting Trinity times gone by that so many of the other grandiose buildings on site commemorate.

I was taken to Clonard House for my recent hen party, from the moment we arrived we were extremely…read morewell looked after, the staff were amazing, anything we needed they were on it straight away, they were extremely helpful and incredibly fun. There was 21 of us in attendance, we took a step back in time to the downtown abbey era. On arrival, we all dressed as servants to do some of the household chores around the house. The chores consisted of preparing a dessert, this was an apple cake. The cake was amazing, it came with custard, caramel sauce, fresh fruit coulis and vanilla ice-cream. We also had a chamber pot race, all the chores were under the watchful eye of the butler Andy (who has the best beard ever!) Andy was incredible, he was so funny and fantastic at getting us into character. After we completed the chores, we had a servant banquet outside in the sunshine, we had the opportunity to have some of our own drinks (as its BYOB) outside, here they provided our starter option, which was delicious broth. We then moved into the dressing room (which had the best collection of vintage costumes and accessories I have ever seen) here everyone changes attire to become lords and ladies before moving downstairs to the dining room where we had our dinner a choice of old-fashioned pepperpot beef with champ potatoes or roast supreme of chicken, herb stuffing wrapped in bacon with red wine jus served with roast vegetables and baby new potatoes. Then it was into the drawing room for some parlour games, a traditional dance. You have two options here, afternoon tea or the dinner event...I had the best time doing this activity. The staff were just amazing, I don't think I've laughed so much before. I highly recommend this activity for any hen, birthday or team building occasion. Best laugh ever! Thank you again

We went to clonard house on Saturday (yesterday) and all I can say is AMAZEBALLS. The experience…read morefrom start to finish was first class! The staff were super friendly and completely engaging. I really can't recommend it enough!

Le Catedral's fuchsia pink door stands out like a ray of light in the midst of the more cheerless,…read moreindustrialized looking exteriors on St. Augustine Street. This intriguing mode of entry really roused my interest. Upon entry, ascend the white-washed walls laden with a whole conglomerate of paintings and photographs old and new. The Back Loft is a bright and roomy multi-disciplinary loft located at the back of La Catedral Studios. It is a multi-purpose space for the arts in a reclaimed Victorian industrial loft. Refurbished to a bare minimum to preserve the raw fabric of its past time charm, this inspired space is an unconventional artists' playground which embraces any art related project. The space may be hired for art exhibitions, live art events, theatre plays and rehearsals, workshops, intimate music gigs, dance, life drawing, photo shoots, film location and functions, to mention a few. The Back Loft is particularly open to experimentations and to adventurous site-specific work, to individual and collectives' curated projects and is an ideal springboard for emerging artists. I recently attended a photo exhibition here organized by a college friend who was able to get her hands on the venue relatively easily. Since its establishment in 2005, the Back Loft has played host to a great array of events independently curated by individuals and collectives. From what she said the studios offered a nurturing and supportive environment with 24 hr/7 day access, wi-fi, visibility on the studios' blog, kitchen and chill out space, free attendance at the back loft events, participation in an open studio event at Culture Night, negotiable rates for hire of the Back Loft and free access to the Back Loft for private use. I have attended a separate function here where I witnessed the use of one projector, one sound system (mixing desk and two speakers), two microphone stands, one microphone, one upright acoustic piano and a rack of gallery spotlights to further emphasise it's unique resourcefulness. From a punter's point of view the space's great natural light as a result of sky-lights running the length of the space and original pine timber flooring provide the ideal backdrop to witness pioneering artwork like no other.

The Good I saw a pretty kick ass indy play here in the…read morebeginning of December called "The Suitcase Milongurea" by Nicole Rouke and the smokin' sounds of Truly Divine. The space is a solid venue space to host an event. Big room, It has that NY city loft feel meets local messy artist space. Lots of cool local artists have their work displayed all around the gallery. The drawbacks Some of the a/v equipment wasn't working on my last visit there and the bathrooms need better maintenance, but other than that the venue is a chill hang out spot!

Loved this unique hotel inside and out. The staff at the front desk were always helpful and…read morewelcoming. Everything was very clean, too. Being able to just walk out to the pier and lighthouse was SO nice! Breakfast was good and the server didn't give me grief when I asked for some ice

We generally liked this hotel. The staff was always very friendly. The location was good and…read morewalking distance to the train station. Things we didn't like: there is a pub down stairs that stays open very late in the evening. You can hear the club music all through the room. One night we were kept awake until 2:00AM because of the noise. It just so happened that on this same night, the boiler went out so we had no heat and no hot water to take a shower. I would possibly consider staying here again in the future if I could get a room away from the pub.