GOLF & SPA GOLF & DINE
The K Club Ballyliffin Golf Club
Straffan, Co. Kildare Ballyliffin, Inishowen,
Phone: +353 (0) 1 601 7200 County Donegal
www.kclub.com Phone: +353 (0) 74 937 8688
After reliving the Ryder Cup experience,
www.ballyliffingolfclub.com
revitalise in the luxurious surrounds of The K At the northernmost tip of Ireland
Spa with an invigorating treatment such as their the excellent Glashedy Course
specialty Coffee and Frankincense Body Polish. and challenging irregular fairways
of the Old Course will work up a
Sheraton Fota Island
hunger. It’s worthwhile making
Fota Island, Cork
the journey across to the other
Phone: +353 (0) 21 467 3000
side of the Inishowen peninsula
www.sheratonfotaisland.com
to the renowned Kealys Seafood
With golf facilities on a splendid wooded estate, Bar in Greencastle (074 9381010).
and a world-class spa, with features such as Here you’ll find the freshest fish
a ‘walking river’, Fota Island is a true oasis of straight from the harbour, served
relaxation. Conveniently, Cork International up in both classic renderings and
Airport and passenger ferry terminal are both imaginative contemporary recipes.
within easy reach.
Powerscourt Golf Club
Mount Juliet Spa Hotel Powerscourt Estate, Enniskerry
Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny Bray, Co. Wicklow,
Phone: +353 (0) 56 777 3016 Phone: +353 1 204 6033
www.mountjuliet.ie www.powerscourt.ie
The spa at Mount Juliet comes recommended In the county known as ‘the
Pooling resources: indulge your senses in the fabulous
for its range of holistic treatments, such as Garden of Ireland’, enjoy the
K Spa complex, one of Ireland’s numerous retreats
reflexology, reiki and ear coning; just the thing either of two magnificent golf
to up your game on the much-lauded Jack courses; the Championship East
Nicklaus-designed parkland course. Course or the equally stunning
such oasis of calm and you become completely relaxed West course , rated amongst the
and ready for the evening ahead.
Carton House
top 20 parkland courses in Ireland.
Maynooth, Co.Kildare
And, oh, what evenings lie ahead. While it is common
And after that take the opportunity
Phone: +353 (0) 1 505 2000
to sample the epicurean delights
knowledge that a stay in Ireland is not complete without
www.cartonhouse.com
of the Gordon Ramsay restaurant
a pint of the black stuff or a fine whisky, the culinary
Winner of the 2008 Golf Resort of the Year, at the Ritz Carlton in Enniskerry
treats that lay in store are the best-kept secrets. From
Carton House offers the ultimate in relaxation (Tel: +353 (0)1 274 8888).
fine dining in stately castles to hearty pub grub, there are courtesy of its pampering Molton Brown spa.
many treats in store from the bounty of this green land The two golf courses offer very different
Doonbeg Golf
and its abundant coastline. Celebrate a successful day’s
challenges, from traditional parkland to
& Spa Resort
play by treating yourself to the freshest Galway Bay oysters,
testing bunkers.
Doonbeg, Co. Clare
Phone: +353 (0) 65 905 5600
or a succulent lobster, straight from the sea. Delight your
Roganstown Hotel and Country Club www.doonbeggolfclub.com
tastebuds with the finest cuts of Irish beef, or mouth-
The Naul Road, Swords, Co. Dublin
The natural sand dunes on the
watering organically reared spring lamb, and bask in the Phone: +353 (0) 1 843 3118
stunning seafront course at
conviviality of an Irish welcome coupled with world-class
www.roganstown.com
Doonbeg have been tampered with
cuisine. With skilled chefs who insist on using the very After your round of golf, relax in Roganstown’s as little as possible in the design
best of fresh seasonal produce you can enjoy a true feast
Sakure Spa which is a holistic retreat of serentiy for of the course. Find the perfect
for the senses in which tradition marries with innovation
the mind and body. The spa menu is designed for complement with the delicate
men and women and has a full range of soothing treatment of seafood dishes at
in the most pleasing of manners.
therapies, facials, massages, body wraps, hand Vaughan’s Anchor Inn in Liscannor.
And so to bed, relaxed, replete and ready for another
and foot treatments. (Tel: +353 (0) 65 708 1548).
day on the green. Does life get any better than this?
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