Achill Island Kitchen, Dooagh Shop

27/02/2026

Another action-packed weekend lies ahead 🎶💚

⛳ Golf Fundraiser – We tee off in the morning to get the weekend underway!

📚 Digital Archive Day – Join us in Keel Hall from 11am–3pm as we gather stories, photographs and memorabilia to preserve the rich history of Keel Pipe Band. If you couldn’t make it last time, here’s your chance!

🎫 Anyone who has pre-booked tickets for our 80th Celebrations weekend can collect them in Keel Hall between 11am and 3pm

📝 Fundraising Table Quiz – Test your knowledge and enjoy the craic later in the Annex Bar. 🎵 Followed by live Music by Achill 400.

Come join us in the village for one event — or better still, all three! 🙌

The countdown is well and truly on for St Patrick’s Week… and the celebrations are only getting started 🇮🇪🥁

26/02/2026

Thank you so much to Dooagh Day for your beautiful and thoughtful words. It truly means more than I can say.

I have to admit, I’ve been avoiding putting up a post on social media. It’s hard to find the right words when something has meant so much. But unfortunately, it is true — Achill Island Kitchen has closed its doors in Dooagh.

From the very beginning, it was never just about coffee, cakes or the messages picked up on the way home. It was about the craic! The small everyday moments that make village life so special. I have truly loved my time in Dooagh, the warmth, the chats across the counter, the laughter, the music, the sense of belonging. (My Granny was born at Grey Sea’s house 😉) It has been an absolute privilege.

To all the locals, the diaspora who called in when home, and the wonderful visitors who found us along the way — thank you. Your support, encouragement and kindness carried us through. You made it what it was.

And to my fabulous team — thank you for your energy, your heart, and your hard work. You brought life into the space every single day, and I am so proud of what we created together.

While it’s time for a new chapter, I will always be grateful for the memories made in Dooagh Village.

With heartfelt thanks,
Sarah ❤️🤍

04/02/2026

🚨🎶 TICKETS ON SALE THIS SATURDAY 🎶🚨
The countdown is ON for the Keel Pipe Band 80th Anniversary Celebrations and tickets are limited.

📅 13th – 17th March 2026
📍 Keel, Achill Island

🎟️ ON SALE THIS SATURDAY – DON’T WAIT
Available from:
📍 Dooagh Shop
📍 The Basking Shark
📍 The Annexe Inn

💶 Cash only
• €50 – 80th Anniversary Dinner Dance
• €25 – The Kilkennys – LIVE

Expect a full weekend of music, history, celebration and serious craic; including the Anniversary Dinner Dance, Pop-Up History Museum, discos, remembrance events and St Patrick’s Day celebrations ☘️

📞 Can’t get to a ticket outlet? Contact:
Marty : +353 86 314 9616
Eamon : +353 87 262 1486
Johnathan : +353 86 125 1415
Seán :+353 87 687 8511
Sarah : +353 85 760 2404

🎶 80 years. One historic weekend. Tickets won’t last.

27/12/2025

17/12/2025

🎄 There’s still time to order for Christmas 🎄

There’s still time to order one of our homemade Christmas bakes.

Perfect for Christmas Day, visiting, or a no-stress dessert sorted in advance.

🎁 Limited availability
⏳ Pre-orders closing soon

Pop in or send us a text/DM to order (0857602404) ✨

13/12/2025

🎄✨ Christmas puddings are ready to collect! ✨🎄
This year we’ve done something extra special; our fruit mix has been soaked in beautiful Achill Distillery whiskey, matured in sherry casks, giving everything a rich, deep festive flavour. 🥃🍒
We’re using it across our homemade mince pies and our 1lb & 2lb Christmas puddings, perfect for your Christmas table (or as a very good gift 😉).
Available now; get yours before they’re gone 🤍🎅🏼

13/12/2025

🎄✨ *Christmas puddings are ready to collect!*✨🎄

This year we’ve done something extra special; our fruit mix has been soaked in beautiful whiskey, which has been matured in sherry casks, giving everything a rich, deep festive flavour. 🥃🍒

We’re using it across our notorious, homemade mince pies and our 1lb & 2lb Christmas puddings, perfect for your Christmas table (or as a very good gift 😉).

Available now, get yours before they’re gone 🤍🎅🏼

05/12/2025

Lots of lovely Christmassy bits from those Crafty Ladies

30/10/2025

Can’t wait for the weekend! 💥🪩

Complete bias here, Newtown Rats to win! 🏆

Calling all you hirsute rockers, afro'ed disco divas, back-combed new romantics, mohawked punks and everything in-between! Only 3 days left until the incredible Battle of the Bands 2025: Big Hair! extravaganza at the fabulous Wavecrest Achill this Saturday, November 1st!

We have 11 bands taking part, in no particular order:
Satan's Armpit; My Lovely Wh**es; Hair Force One; The Green Bastards (from parts unknown); The Swamp Donkeys; The Shift; The Newtown Rats; Cheesy Dirtbags; Industry Plant; The Hairy Moments; The Big Hares.

All bands will be assembling in the Wavecrest Achill at 7:30pm. The first band to play will be announced at 7:45pm and they will commence their set at 8pm. Each band will perform 3 songs.

It will be an epic night as it always is. There will be a €5 (cash only) suggested donation for admission- this will go to cover the costs of hosting the event, and towards the prize fund for the top 3 bands (as voted for by our 3 esteemed judges, and the bands themselves). Any takings left over will be donated to Achill based charities (last year we shared €930 between RNLI, Achill CAT Team and Gearoid's Smile).

If you are coming along, please get into the swing of the event and throw on your glammest of glam rags. And don't forget to spice up your hair!

There are lots of great local venues for food and drink during your visit to Achill:

Achill Island Kitchen, Dooagh Shop
Gieltys Bar and Restaurant (Dooagh)
Achill Island Hotel (Achill Sound)
Ted's (Cashel)
An Dún Achill (Dugort)
The Beehive Craft Coffee Shop (Keel, open Friday, Saturday)

For taxi service, check out Keel Cabs.

Can't wait to see you all at the greatest gig of the year!

Shabba!

05/10/2025

1 week out from the 10th anniversary of the Keel Sheep Show.

13/09/2025

✨ Taste of Achill ✨
We were happy to showcase some of the amazing produce from right here on the island as part of 💙🎶
Big thanks to & Keem Bay Fish Products for sharing their delicious creations 🌊🥃🦪🐑🧂🍴 We’re so lucky to have such incredible food producers on our doorstep!
And a special shout-out to Hugh from and Seán from for coming along to tell us more about their craft 👏

10/09/2025

Well done Teddy! ❤️💚

💚❤️ Well Done ❤️💚

A huge well done to our club player Teddy McNamara, who proudly represented Mayo U14’s on Saturday in Ballinrobe 💚❤️

It’s great to see our young talent out there and flying the flag high for CLG Acla - keep up the fantastic work Teddy 💚🤍