Three Best Ice-Cream Parlours

MURPHY’S ICE CREAM Strand St, Dingle, Co Kerry, tel: (066) 915-2644, or see murphysicecream.ie

Kieran and Sean Murphy are the Emperors of Ice Cream, and they have achieved the impossible: they have got Irish people to eat ice cream all year round. How did they do it? The answer is simple: they are master artisans, and restless perfectionists. Ally these qualities to a Midas touch, and you begin to understand how they have been able to develop out from their stronghold of Dingle to Killarney, Galway and Dublin. Their terrific team backs up the brothers’ flights of fancy with service that is gracious and humorous: the Emperors of Ice Cream in the Kingdom of Kerry.

TEDDY’S ICE CREAM STORE 1a Windsor Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin, tel: (086) 452-9394, or see teddys.ie

Teddy’s is something of a legend in south Dublin, an ice-cream store and van that is part of the fabric of society, part of the culture and a must on a hot day in Dun Laoghaire. The store has been open since the 1950s, and is still making memories for children, 65 years and three generations after it first opened. All day till 8pm, seven days, depending on weather. There is another Teddy’s store in Bray, as well as vintage ice cream vans available for events.

FABIO’S ICE CREAM Wine St, Sligo, tel: (087)177-2732, or Twitter @fabiosicecream

Italian-style ice cream in the West of Ireland — with flavours like mascarpone and caramelised fig; ricotta, cinnamon and pistachio; liquorice; banoffee — and Nutella on top! All the ice cream is home-made, 100pc from scratch. Pure, delicious soulfulness. 11am-6pm, Monday-Saturday; 1-6pm, Sunday.