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2011 Award Winners
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Johnny & Lucy Madden - Hilton Park, Clones, Co Monaghan“Our entry in the Guide sets the scene at Hilton Park, as follows: ‘Once described as a “capsule of social history” because of their collection of family portraits and ...
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Kelly's Resort Hotel, Rosslare Strand, Co Wexford“Given their high level of constant and well-considered marketing, it would be impossible for anyone interested in travel in Ireland to be unaware of Bill and Isabelle Kelly’s ic ...
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L'Ecrivain - Dublin 2“Sallyanne and Derry Clarke’s landmark Dublin restaurant this year celebrated its 21st year by bucking the trend and adding an extra twenty covers to the dining area - the sleek ...
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Henry Stone - Sha-Roe Bistro, Clonegal, Co CarlowThe capital’s leading restaurants tend to hog the spotlight at awards and, while the size of the population means more top rank restaurants to choose from, excellence is no respecter of loca ...
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Hargadon Bros - Sligo Town Co Sligo“Much to the delight of its many fans, this famous and much-loved traditional bar in the north-west re-opened recently, following a long closure during which there was much speculation about ...
more... - “JUST ASK†RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR AWARD 2011
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Harry's Bar & Restaurant - Bridgend Co Donegal“Just Ask!” is a public awareness campaign that aims to encourage consumers when eating out to look for information on where the food (particularly meat) on their plate comes fro ...
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Boyles of Dromore - County DownThis award recognises an individual or team, driven by a total commitment to using the very best of fresh, seasonal and mainly local foods – and preparing them simply and with style, to sho ...
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Saratoga Lodge - Templemore, Co Tipperary“Everyone loves the idea of a hideaway, and this is one of our most popular awards. Whether it’s the establishments itself which offers that sense of privacy and seclusion, or it ...
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Keenan's of Tarmonbarry - Co RoscommonThe Taste of the Waterways Award was introduced two years ago and it brings a new element to the Guide’s selection, highlighting lovely and less-known watery parts of Ireland that are ...
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Kelly's Resort Hotel - Rosslare Strand, Co Wexford“ ‘Wow what a list!’ commented our usually circumspect Wine Award judge, when reading the wine list from Kelly’s Resort Hotel – and it comes with service to match too ...
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Neil & Noreen Harrington - Virginia's Guesthouse, Kenmare, Co Kerry“Everybody loves Neil and Noreen Harrington’s guesthouse in the centre of Kenmare, and the main reason is Neil and Noreen themselves, and the loving care they devote to every asp ...
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Crowne Plaza Northwood - Dublin“A partner hotel to one of our previous winners in this category, Clontarf Castle, this is a much larger – and very much newer – property, but it shares some of the same qu ...
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Ballyvolane House - Fermoy, Co CorkFamily-friendliness is increasingly important in Irish hospitality as more people prefer to choose the simplicity, relaxation and - if chosen wisely - better value, that airport-free home holidays ...
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China Sichuan - Sandyford Dublin“This restaurant has been Ireland’s benchmark Chinese restaurant for two generations, and is a previous recipient of this award. It should in perhaps be named The Phoenix as, ...
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L'Atmosphere Restaurant - Waterford Co Waterford“Irish diners place a high premium on atmosphere – often rating it above even the quality of food when choosing where to eat out – but, as everyone familiar with past winne ...
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The Fatted Calf - Glasson, Co Westmeath“What could be more appropriate than celebration of a promising new business? One of the surprising things about the last couple of years is the number of new openings there have been &n ...
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Marlfield House - Gorey Co Wexford“With conspicuous consumption so seriously out of favour at the moment and every penny being counted by virtually everyone, it is particularly difficult for those hotels, restaurants and cou ...
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Ivyleigh House - Portlaoise, Co Laois“This historic house was sympathetically renovated by the current owners, Jerry and Dinah Campion, before they opened it as a guesthouse in 1999 – and the wonderful thing about ...
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Lough Bishop House - Collinstown, Co Westmeath“A stay on a working farm is the dream for many people holidaying in Ireland and this one is a destination that would be hard to beat. In the beautiful rolling countryside and rich ...
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Carlingford House - Carlingford, Co Louth“The Guide has a long memory and, when (generously) informed by one of our recommended establishments nearby that this house was re-opening after over a decade’s use as a private ...
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Miss Courtney's Tea Rooms - Killarney, Co KerryWe introduced this award last year in order to highlight the best among the kind of informal, accessibly priced restaurants people drop into without booking; it could include café bars etc, ...
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Ballynahinch Castle Hotel - Recess, Co GalwayThe question of ecological damage caused by tourism has been taxing many a mind of late, and we at GC Guides are no exceptions. When requesting factual data from recommended establishments ove ...
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Ivyleigh House - Portlaoise, Co LaoisThe importance the Guide attaches to breakfast is no secret – of all the details that show the true philosophy guiding the way an establishment is run, breakfast is the most revealing. B ...
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Kelly's Resort Hotel - Rosslare, Co Wexford“Any hotel that offers alternative styles for breakfast – table service in the main restaurant set up with crisp linen, and a Sunshine buffet in a more casual family-friendly roo ...
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Lough Bishop House - Collinstown, Co Westmeath“How many hosts can offer fresh fruit and just-pressed apple juice from their own orchard at breakfast? When they are in season (late October/November), that’s just what you ...
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Ivyleigh House - Portlaoise, Co Laois“No strangers to our breakfast awards – they won a regional award in 2002 – breakfast is always a treat at this fine Georgian townhouse, elegantly presented with fine bone ...
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Carlingford House - Carlingford, Co Louth“All the best classical ingredients of the breakfast offering beloved by Irish people when on a break are here – the good choice of cereals, juices, fresh fruit and Greek yoghurt ...
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Apps and Books
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Georgina Campbell's Ireland - The Best of the Best
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From Tide to Table by Georgina Campbell
Paperback edition of From Tide to Table - Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Buying, Preparing & Cooking Fish and Seafood by Georgina Campbell
