Businesses are hitting out at SIPTU's suggestion that the reduced 9% VAT rate in the hospitality sector is not being passed on to customers, employees or the exchequer.

An intrepid restaurateurhas laid down the gauntlet to Health Minister James Reilly with a novel proposal to settle the divisive menu calorie count debate.

It’s a feast fit for a king and it appears it’s tempting enough to persuade the golden couple of the British royal family to consider paying a VIP visit to Ireland.

Treyvaud’s in Killarney provides rare good value in a town where some premises are still leaning towards prices that were more fitting in the Celtic Tiger era.