Lifestyle

S Hotel review: Impeccable taste, wealth, and style — this is the Irish Examiner's Hotel of the Year

Its impressive 614-acre estate sits serenely into the rolling countryside

Mon, 29 Dec, 2025

S Hiking Ireland’s longest waymarked walking trail takes around three weeks

Tbe creation of the Beara Breifne trail involved 'stitching together' 12 existing walking routes so you can of course tackle it in sections

Sun, 28 Dec, 2025

S Irish Examiner Car of the Year 2025: Full winners list from EVs to family SUVs

From brilliant budget buys to electric performance pioneers, these are the standout cars that defined our year on Irish roads

Sat, 27 Dec, 2025

S Five of Darina Allen's go-to family recipes for a classic Christmas feast

This year I’m championing the old-school and the traditional, writes Darina Allen

Wed, 24 Dec, 2025

S Hotel review: Five star luxury in the heart of Killarney National Park

This five-star property goes back as far as 1796, with the bones of that original inn still standing today

Sun, 21 Dec, 2025

S Why are our marine 'protected' areas still nothing more than lines on maps?

Blanket bans on certain activities, such as towing trawls and dredges across the seafloor, or fixing nets for long periods, or even prohibiting all kinds of fishing or extractive activities from some areas, are urgently needed says ecologist Pádraic Fogarty

Sun, 21 Dec, 2025

S Restaurant review: Italian flair both fair and flavourful at Gloria Osteria Dublin

Gloria Osteria arrived in Dublin in late November, having fully refurbished the corner of Westmoreland Street and College Green

Fri, 19 Dec, 2025

S My Wedding Day with Lottie Ryan: We were having our party on the mountainside — so it couldn’t rain!

'We had about 40 Irish people coming to the wedding, and a lot of our friends were put up, very kindly, in people’s homes'

Tue, 16 Dec, 2025

S Hotel review: This Wild Atlantic Way star offers one of the best value dining escapes in the country

Nestled in the renowned but pint-sized Co. Clare village of Doolin, this charming, characterful hotel woos visitors with surely one of the most “peak-Ireland” settings in the country.

Sun, 14 Dec, 2025

S Restaurant review: Ten years in, Bastible balances precision and pleasure

Even brilliant restaurants fail sometimes, so when I realised Bastible was 10 years old this past November I decided it was worth a revisit.

Fri, 12 Dec, 2025

S My Wedding Day with Joanna Cluskey: I’ve been to Dingle once in my life... to get married

My husband Danny used to be in a band called The Kanyu Tree, and he actually sang me up the aisle

Tue, 09 Dec, 2025

S Restaurant review: New team breathes life into Kenmare’s Park Hotel

"They still treasure the venerable old building and that aforementioned hospitality, but the premises has been streamlined."

Sun, 07 Dec, 2025

S Hotel review: Is this cool Dublin five-star your new city break go-to?

Bold architecture and edgy design belie this soft-centred five-star where feel-good service will sweep you off your feet.

Thu, 04 Dec, 2025

S The big Irish gift guide: 300 of the best gifts to shop for Christmas 2025

Digital editor Denise O'Donoghue rounds up 300 of the best Irish gifts to shop this festive season. This is your A-Z guide to Christmas gifting with a local twist

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025

S My Wedding Day with Leon Diop: 'Looking at my wife was the most magical moment of my life'

Katie’s dad had had a nasty fall, and ended up in A&E with a broken collar bone and some broken ribs. Thankfully he was able to make the wedding the next day — so while we were tired, we were feeling so lucky that he could even partake in the wedding day

Tue, 02 Dec, 2025

S Kerry 'bat cave' is the perfect hangout thanks to extensive makeover

From customised doors to 'unwelcome' mats for unwanted visitors the renovated cottage is now a perfect bat roost

Mon, 01 Dec, 2025

S These are the best hotel stays in Cork, according to the Hotel Examiner

These are the best stays in Cork, taken from our inaugural list of Ireland’s 100 Best Places to Stay.

Wed, 26 Nov, 2025

S My Wedding Day with Maeve Madden: The rain was biblical but the party went on until morning

The legal ceremony and the church wedding were held more than six months apart

Tue, 25 Nov, 2025

S These are the best hotel stays in Kerry, according to the Hotel Examiner

These are the best stays in Kerry, taken from our inaugural list of Ireland’s 100 Best Places to Stay.

Tue, 25 Nov, 2025

S These are the top 20 places to stay in Ireland, according to the Hotel Examiner

These are the top 20 from our inaugural list of Ireland’s 100 Best Places to Stay.

Mon, 24 Nov, 2025

S 100 best places to stay 2025: The Hotel Examiner's guide to Ireland's best stays

It doesn’t matter if it’s a modest three-star or a luxury retreat, great hospitality is all about a feeling, say Jillian Bolger and Thom Breathnach

Sun, 23 Nov, 2025

S Restaurant review: I am excited to see what Cairo 2 Cork food truck does next with its menu

I first heard of the Cairo 2 Cork food truck upon learning the Egyptian ambassador to Ireland had written to its chef-proprietor Nivene Sadick to congratulate her on being the first to serve Egyptian food in Ireland.

Fri, 21 Nov, 2025

S Julia Kelly: A two-week stay at Annaghmakerrig led to becoming a writer and mother

Author Julia Kelly describes a time, almost 20 years ago now, when her life was at a low ebb, career-wise and romantically — and how a two-week stay at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Annaghmakerrig, gave her an identity, a way to live

Thu, 20 Nov, 2025

S My Wedding Day with Sarah Louise Dunne: 'People were dancing on tables until 5am'

Cormac arranged a surprise musician... people were dancing on tables till 5am

Tue, 18 Nov, 2025

S Objections to enforcement of vital sea fishing regulations are terribly misplaced

Complaints from the fishing industry come at time of multiple stresses for the sector and with greater levels of EU-wide control and monitoring of fishing activities beginning to come into force in 2026. This is necessary so the public can have trust that marine life and the ocean environment are managed in accordance with the law says ecologist Pádraic Fogarty

Sun, 16 Nov, 2025

How this €70 device dramatically cut my screen time and changed how I use my phone

SRestaurant review: This Cork favourite puts the Izz into Palestinian pizzazz

'The lotto had been won... my parents were both in the syndicate. There was no mention of leaving college'

'I love going to work': How Irish scientist Darragh Ennis became a celebrity Chaser

This is the secret — and free — ingredient all Irish hotels should be harnessing

My Wedding Day with Suzanne Kane: The priest forgot to marry us. We had to go back and do it properly