2023 Awards

• HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2023

  Ballyfin Demesne Ballyfin, Co. Laois
  5-Star Hotel of the Year: Ballyfin Demesne Ballyfin Co Laois It’s worth remembering that the late Chicago businessman Fred Krehbiel, his I ...

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• WINE EXPERIENCE 2023

  Burren Fine Wine & Food Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare
  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&r ...

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• NATURAL FOOD AWARD 2023

  Rock Farm Slane Slane, Co. Meath
  We’ve included a Natural Food Award in our annual collections since the awards, under the current branding, took over from the Egon Ronay&rs ...

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• RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR 2023

  Neighbourhood Naas Naas, Co. Kildare
  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 t ...

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• 'MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE' AWARD 2023

  Dunmore House Hotel Clonakilty, Co. Cork
  Home to the O’Donovan and Barrett families since 1934 and welcoming guests since 1948, this beautifully located and immaculately maintained ...

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• INNOVATION AWARD 2023

  Mountain View & The Greenhouse Restaurant Co. Kilkenny, South East
  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 a ...

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• SEAFOOD RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR 2023

  Oscars Seafood Bistro Co. Galway
  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 u ...

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• CASUAL DINING AWARDS 2023

  Maison Gourmet & Le Bar à Vin Kenmare, Co. Kerry
  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 ventur ...

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• CHEF OF THE YEAR 2023

  Mustard Seed, The 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 s ...

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• BUSINESS HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2023

  Clanard Court Hotel Athy, Co. Kildare
  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 hotel ...

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• CASUAL DINING AWARDS 2023

  Wild Thyme Restaurant Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
  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 ventur ...

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• TASTE OF THE WATERWAYS AWARD 2023

  The Cottage Restaurant Jamestown, Co. Leitrim
  A driving force in the region’s food and hospitality sector - and a true Taste of the Waterways hero - the engaging Malaysian-born Euro-Toqu ...

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• 'SMALL STAY' AWARDS 2023

  SeaClusion Luxury Guest Accommodation Waterville, Co. Kerry
  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 ...

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• 'SMALL STAY' AWARDS 2023

  Ashley Park House Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
  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 ...

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• HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2023

  Casey's of Baltimore Baltimore, Co. Cork
  5-Star Hotel of the Year: Ballyfin Demesne Ballyfin Co Laois It’s worth remembering that the late Chicago businessman Fred Krehbiel, his I ...

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• HOST OF THE YEAR 2023

  Bervie Achill Keel, 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 beac ...

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• 'MOVERS & SHAKERS' AWARD 2023

  Ballymaloe Cookery School & Gardens Shanagarry, Co. Cork
  It may seem like yesterday to many of its fans, but the internationally renowned Ballymaloe Cookery School founded by Darina Allen and her brother ...

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• 'SMALL STAY' AWARDS 2023

  Currarevagh House Oughterard, Co. Galway
  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 ...

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• PET FRIENDLY DESTINATION OF THE YEAR 2023

  Cashel House Hotel Cashel, Co. Galway
    We have always featured a Pet Friendly Destination in our awards and this one has been quietly welcoming dogs since 1968. “Mum lov ...

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• PUB OF THE YEAR 2023

  Parson's Nose, The Hillsborough, Co. Down
  Previously named after its original owner, The Marquis of Downshire, Ronan and Jennie Sweeney’s charming 18th century pub and restaurant is ...

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• HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2023

  Clandeboye Lodge Hotel Bangor, Co. Down
  5-Star Hotel of the Year: Ballyfin Demesne Ballyfin Co Laois It’s worth remembering that the late Chicago businessman Fred Krehbiel, his I ...

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• 'HOSPITALITY HERO' AWARD 2023

  Park Hotel Kenmare Kenmare, Co. Kerry
  When Francis and John Brennan announced their intention to pass on the baton at the legendary Park Hotel Kenmare, it sent shockwaves rippling thro ...

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• CASUAL DINING AWARDS 2023

  The Club at Goffs Kill, Co. Kildare
  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 ventur ...

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• BAR OF THE YEAR 2023

  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 ag ...

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• 'HAPPY PLACE' AWARD 2023

  Vintage Tea Trips Dublin 2
  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 Dubli ...

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• VISITOR ATTRACTION 2023

  Mount Congreve House & Gardens 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 delig ...

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• 'SMALL STAY' AWARDS 2023

  Blindgate House Kinsale, Co. Cork
  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 ...

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• SUSTAINABILITY AWARD 2023

  Salthouse Hotel Ballycastle, Co. Antrim
  With magnificent sea views across to Rathlin Island and beyond, this unique and constantly evolving 4-star eco hotel on the edge of Ballycastle to ...

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• NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2023

  Bramley Abbeyleix Abbeyleix, Co. Laois
  Abbeyleix is a popular destination for many reasons - including wonderful gardens to visit, the Collin's Bog Looped Walk, Heritage House museum, a ...

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• FAMILY FRIENDLY HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2023

  Ocean Sands Hotel Enniscrone, Co. Sligo
  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 ba ...

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