Ireland   

reland isn't the greatest country for the beer scooper to visit having a mere smattering of breweries.  Happily this number is slowly increasing, although some areas, such as Limerick, remain "proper" beer deserts.  Dublin itself has the two brewpubs Messrs Maguire and Porterhouse (whose website says they are "aided by the legendary Brendan Dobbin who, when not brewing, grows bananas in West Cork" - we're not worthy!) although the prices there may limit you to winners only, whilst Cork has the laid-back and sociable Franciscan Well.

  My Cork report is here... 

See Herbal's Irish article here and my 2006 Dublin trip here.  Also, Belfast 2005 is here.