When the opportunity to purchase the Eccles Hotel in Glengarriff presented itself to Ray Byrne in 2016, it marked a return to his early career roots in a region that had long captivated his imagination.

When the opportunity to purchase the Eccles Hotel in Glengarriff presented itself to Ray Byrne in 2016, it marked a return to his early career roots in a region that had long captivated his imagination.

REGULAR viewers of RTÉ’s The Restaurant programme could not fail to have noticed the beautiful lakeside view which surrounded the chefs as they took a break from the heat of the kitchen.