Restaurant review: Perfectly-pitched fare at Tipp's Bishop's Buttery — but at a price

"Though Cashel is a national historic hotspot, there is something surreal about first sight of the magnificently restored former 18th century bishop’s manor. Palladian architecture, polished to within an inch of its life, suggests the box yew-hedged vibes of Versailles."

The Buttery at the Cashel Palace Hotel, Co. Tipperary.

The buzz around the Cashel Palace Hotel began several years before it finally reopened in March 2022.

Opening plush new hotels seems to be a new national sport but this was a step up again, as Tipperary-based billionaire and owner John Magnier’s war chest financed a superlative restoration, and Adriaan Bartels, one of Ireland’s finest hotel managers and hospitality practitioners, was appointed general manager.