As one of Ireland’s most recognisable chocolatiers, Butlers Chocolates has spent the past 90 years crafting some of the nation’s finest sweet treats. From its first humble shop in Dublin, Butlers Chocolates now has 19 chocolate cafés in Ireland and an extensive online shop.

Try the Chocolate Chicks or the Dark Chocolate Wrapped Egg complete with mini truffle eggs this Easter. Share a beautiful chocolate collection that adults will love as much as the kids.

In the pretty setting of Thomastown in Kilkenny is a chocolatier making sweets just as gorgeous as the scenic setting. Specialising in handmade truffles with natural ingredients, Head Chef Mary Teehan at Truffle Fairy has won international awards for her chocolates.

Don’t overlook the rest of her amazing creations. You'll find raw cacao bars, chilli flake bars and cacao nibs. Get your chocolates from Truffle Fairy and see why the people of Kilkenny love this shop so much.

Satisfy your sweet tooth with a treat from Koko Kinsale in beautiful Cork. Owner Frank Keane has spent years sourcing local ingredients and mastering techniques to create chocolates specifically for Irish tastes.

Koko Chocolates are all handmade and beautifully packaged. Buy a hand-painted Easter egg from their wonderful shop in Kinsale or order online and enjoy Belgian chocolate this Easter.

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Sisters Karen and Natalie spent their childhood making and eating chocolate, which later inspired them to found Bean and Goose in Wexford. Never afraid of getting creative, some of their top selling flavours include umami seaweed, smoky sea salt and spicy hazelnuts.

Try one of their Easter bundles, or treat someone you love to one of their Bean and Goose Tasting Club annual subscriptions.

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Find Europe’s smallest bean-to-bar chocolate factory at Exploding Tree in Clonakilty, County Cork. Using 100% Fairtrade Ghanaian cocoa and coconut sugar, along with 100% biodegradable and sustainable packaging, this is real guilt-free chocolate.

Grab a gift bundle this Easter and devour amazing creations with mint, chai and chilli, or dairy-free oat milk. Feeling adventurous? Order an Experimenter’s Kit and learn how to make your own chocolate work of art at home. 

Set on the shores of Lough Derg, Wilde Irish Chocolates is Clare's original chocolate factory and has been creating classic chocolates since 1997. With over 80 flavours across chocolate bars, fudges, slices and gift boxes, there’s oodles of goods to choose from.

Each of their delectable sweets are handmade and hand-decorated, making them a treat for the eyes and the palate. 

Set in the foothills of the Burren Mountains in Clare, Hazel Mountain Chocolate make the most of their wild surroundings by combining their raw cacao nibs with local ingredients like juniper berries, sea salt, honey, elderberries and flower petals. Book a tour of the boutique chocolate factory and organic café and get a front row seat for their bean-to-bar process. If you can't make it to Clare, you can shop online for their Easter offerings including salted caramel Easter bunnies, a pistachio and raspberry milk chocolate egg and a Dubai chocolate pistachio wreath.

Dublin-based vegan chocolate makers Nobó keep the concept of ‘less is more’ in mind with everything they do. They use only simple ingredients that are key to the recipes of their chocolate bars, and once you’re finished, their packaging is all 100% compostable.

Reward yourself with the Ultimate Treat Box packed with chocolate bars and chocolate buttons or feast on the Easter Bar Selection. In addition to their brick-and-mortar locations around the country, Nobó also has worldwide delivery from their online shop, so you can delight your vegan friends around the globe this Easter.

Expert chocolatier Gráinne Mullins runs Grá Chocolates in Kilchreest, Galway, where she creates some of the country’s most spectacular Easter eggs with local and sustainable ingredients. The intricately painted eggs are finished with a reflective glaze, making them look almost too good to eat.

The sweet delights don’t end there. Crack the egg open to find the decorations hidden on the inside. Choose from chocolate gems including a shimmering peppermint, a brightly-speckled blue sea salt or a rich blend of strawberry compote and white chocolate ganache.

Driven by a desire to make incredible chocolates, The Proper Chocolate Company is Dublin’s only bean-to-bar chocolate maker. This means that they take the cocoa beans, sort, roast, crack them and turn them into luscious chocolates – all on their own premises.

Their geodesic eggs, particularly the blond salted caramel egg, will be the highlight of anyone’s Easter. For even more goodies, buy a few single origin chocolate bars to share with the family.

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Get a taste of luxury from Lorge Chocolatier in Kenmare. French chocolatier Benoit Lorge and his team supply gourmet shops, luxury hotels and restaurants across Ireland with their beautiful creations. If you're in Kerry, you can book into a chocolate-making course to pick up some skills from the master chocolatier. Or shop online for luxury hampers and Easter favourites like speckled eggs and chocolate hens.

Pairing rich, intense flavours with visual elegance, Cocoa Atelier’s creations are some of the best around. From delicately-decorated eggs to colourful boxes of chocolates, their quirky style really stands out.

Using Irish ingredients like Achill Island salt and rich creamy butter, the Chocolate Lab at Cocoa Atelier is always coming up with new combinations. Choose from a chocolate gift set, tasty chocolate drops or delicious Easter eggs. While their online shop is currently closed, you can pick up their creations at Fallon & Byrne, Donnybrook Fair and other locations around Dublin. 

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Making their mark in lovely Mayo is Noo Chocolates. Taking inspiration from the Wild Atlantic Way, the chocolatiers craft handmade chocolates using Irish ingredients such as Achill Island sea salt and Connacht Distillery whiskey, all combined with delectable Belgian chocolate and fresh Irish cream. 

One of the country's biggest specialty chocolatiers today is Kerry's own Skelligs Chocolate. Their brightly-coloured packaging, decorated with a distinctive pattern of Atlantic waves and the brand's namesake islands, makes them easy to spot in the aisles of gift shops and artisan groceries across the country. At Easter, choose from eggs in flavours like dark chocolate whiskey, honeycomb and marshmallow, and milk chocolate orange, or gift an adorable solid chocolate puffin. 

If you want to see the master chocolatiers in action, they also host tours of their factory in the Ring of Kerry.