The O’Haras tend their house, park, donkeys and giant oak with loving care, and their walled garden grows ingredients for delicious dinners

Fall asleep to the sound of the sea in your dreamy thatched cottage, one of 6, right on the beach for those head-clearing walks...

Books, paintings and roses at this enchanting cottage for romantics, hidden at the end of the drive. Linen and logs included...

Charming Bobbie makes you feel instantly at home and her suppers are delicious. Come to amble the Blackstairs Mountains

Peacocks add glamour to the gardens, there are lovely walks all around, sensational lough views – and Verity’s cooking is a fresh delight

Anglo-Irish meets Italian and Indian; the owners have peppered this charming home with furniture and artefacts from their broad travels

Your energetic young hosts will feed you with enthusiasm, beauty and homegrown food in their fine house and fabulous gardens

A tram ride from Dublin - a bright, light, lovely cottage for a small family with its own little garden and a Saturday market in Kilternan

A kind host serves up homemade breakfasts on balcony with watery views over Killiney Bay (likened to the Bay of Naples) 10 miles from Dublin

A remote and totally peaceful little annexe in the Blackstairs mountains next to a 200-year-old farmhouse

The relaxed and humorous owners infuse their Palladian villa with old-style charm and bold colours, intellectual curiosity and good food

Choose the quirky, atmospheric family house or the new annexe: Paul will make you feel genuinely welcome, and provide delicious dinners

Escape to this relaxing, sporty-if-you-like, fun place – in farming country close to unspoilt sandy beaches and a good pub

The garden-blessed Lodge is quiet, friendly, cleancut and smart. Family-run and with great staff - award-winning breakfasts too

Acres of mature parkland surround you; beaches are close by – Wexford and Waterford Crystal too