When Francis and John Brennan announced their intention to pass on the baton at the legendary Park Hotel Kenmare, it sent shockwaves rippling through the hospitality world – and indeed the g ... more...
It may seem like yesterday to many of its fans, but the internationally renowned Ballymaloe Cookery School founded by Darina Allen and her brother Rory O'Connell has been in business since 1983. I ... more...
5-Star Hotel of the Year: Ballyfin Demesne Ballyfin Co Laois
It’s worth remembering that the late Chicago businessman Fred Krehbiel, his Irish wife Kay and renowned landscape gardener Jim ... more...
Neighbourhood hit the ground running when it opened in 2022, and no wonder. Before you have eaten a morsel, you're sure to be charmed by the TLC that owner Tom McGrath and his team have put into r ... more...
Angel Pirev - The Mustard Seed Ballingarry Co Limerick
Established in Adare as a restaurant by the original owner Dan Mullane in 1985, The Mustard Seed later moved just ten minutes drive away to this special and hospitable Victorian country residence ... more...
Home to the O’Donovan and Barrett families since 1934 and welcoming guests since 1948, this beautifully located and immaculately maintained hotel on Clonakilty Bay has a sea view from most o ... more...
Previously named after its original owner, The Marquis of Downshire, Ronan and Jennie Sweeney’s charming 18th century pub and restaurant is a sister to that great dining pub, Balloo House in ... more...
The Grapevine Lounge Wineport Lodge Glasson Co Westmeath
Ray Byrne and Jane English never stand still at the wonderful Wineport Lodge. What started out as a rustic little shoreside restaurant 30 years ago has been reinvented and upgraded time and again, ... more...
A wine award with a difference, this is all about the unique experience offered in a scenic West of Ireland setting. Since 1999 Cathleen Connole’s interesting seasonal restaurant in an old c ... more...
Now if it’s a Happy Place you’re after, what’s not to love about a Vintage Tea Trip? Afternoon tea on a bus driving around Dublin’s Georgian streets and Phoenix Park may so ... more...
Abbeyleix is a popular destination for many reasons - including wonderful gardens to visit, the Collin's Bog Looped Walk, Heritage House museum, and one of the country's finest old pubs, Morrissey ... more...
The Sea Rooms - Kellys Resort Hotel & Spa Rosslare Co Wexford
One of our most popular awards, as Irish diners place a high premium on atmosphere – often rating it even above the quality of food when choosing where to eat out. But, as everyone f ... more...
Ask a local food lover which is their favourite Galway seafood restaurant and, even in this city of great choice, chances are they’ll come up with Oscars. Together with his wife Sinead Hughe ... more...
Tony Davidson - Fisk Seafood Bar Downings Co Donegal
With top Donegal producers and products - including Mulroy Bay mussels and Scarpello’s famous sourdough bread - name checked on the menu, there’s a real sense of locality at Tony David ... more...
A delightful sister to Asheesh Dewan’s other successful Jaipur restaurants in Dalkey, Dublin and Malahide, Chakra was refurbished with verve in 2021, with its stylish and comfortable interio ... more...
BAR-BISTRO: The Club at Goffs Kill Co Kildare
Opened to great excitement in March 2023, this new Thoroughbred Country 4-star is the latest venture from industry leaders Eoin Doyle and Ray Byrne - ... more...
As lock-down projects go, what the O'Neill family have done on their 120-acre Kilkenny farm is epic by any standards. Siblings Bee O’Grady and Michael O’Neill are the driving forces be ... more...
With magnificent sea views across to Rathlin Island and beyond, this unique and constantly evolving 4-star eco hotel on the edge of Ballycastle town counts the freshest of local foods and a spa wi ... more...
COUNTRY HOUSE: Ashley Park House Nenagh Co Tipperary
From the moment you turn off the busy Nenagh - Borrisokane road to Ashley Park, you enter a time warp. Margaret (née Mounsey) and Davi ... more...
John & Elizabeth Barrett - Bervie Guest Accommodation Achill Island Co Mayo
The Barrett family’s magical beachside house is a low, tucked-in kind of a place with a little wicket gate giving direct access to Keel beach, and an otherworldliness which is very rare thes ... more...
Arriving at the Fennin family's well-presented purpose-built 4-star on the edge of town is sure to put a smile on your face – how many hotels say welcome with a grassy enclosure where exotic ... more...
Not only the stuff of a lifetime’s shared memories but family holidays are also the beginnings of attachment to places that we keep going back to – so important for hospitality and for ... more...
We have always featured a Pet Friendly Destination in our awards and this one has been quietly welcoming dogs since 1968.
“Mum loved all animals,” says Cashel House Hotel own ... more...
Sham Hanifa Carrick-on-Shannon Co Leitrim (The Cottage Jamestown; My Kitchen by Sham Hanifa; Buffalo Boy)
A driving force in the region’s food and hospitality sector - and a true Taste of the Waterways hero - the engaging Malaysian-born Euro-Toques restaurateur, chef and cookery teacher Shamzuri ... more...
Mount Congreve House and Gardens & The Stables Café Kilmeaden Co Waterford
Ireland’s Visitor Attractions have been moving up to a new level of late, lifting the destination appeal of their regions and not only delighting visitors but also creating a real sense of p ... more...
We’ve included a Natural Food Award in our annual collections since the awards, under the current branding, took over from the Egon Ronay’s Guides in 1997.
Carina and Alex Conyngham' ... more...
A selective companion guide to our famous broad-based online collection, the ‘glovebox bible’ includes a uniquely diverse range of Ireland's greatest places to ...