Bite Size

The new school term starts in two weeks, but there's still time to get on the road and sample some good food, writes Gillian Nelis.

The Castlemartyr Resort: the food and service in the Bell Tower are a cut above the norm for a hotel.

East Cork

For years, anyone with an interest in food bypassed the eastern part of the county and headed straight for Schull or Durrus. But there are now more than a few reasons to visit east Cork.

One of them is the fact that you can now get a room at the Castlemartyr Resort (castlemartyrresort.ie, 021-4219000) for a pretty reasonable rate compared to the astronomical prices that were quoted when it first opened ...