2006 Award Winners

  • Georgina Campbell's Hotel of the Year 2006 - Hayfield Manor, Cork
    Hayfield Manor Hotel
    It is appropriate that the luxurious yet warm-hearted establishment selected as Hotel of the Year should be in Cork, the European City of Culture. Although quite new - it celebrates its first deca ...
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    • Georgina Campbell's Restaurant of the Year 2006 - Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud
      Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud
      For almost a quarter of a century this spacious, elegant restaurant has been the leading French restaurant in Ireland, renowned for exceptional modern classic cuisine, based on the best Irish prod ...
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      • Georgina Campbell's Pub of the Year 2006 - Vaughan's Anchor Inn, Liscannor, Co. Clare
        Vaughans Anchor Inn
        This family-run traditional bar has great character, with open fires and lots of memorabilia - and it’s just the place for some seriously good seafood at fair prices, either in the bar or in ...
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        • Georgina Campbell's Chef of the Year 2006 - Mark Anderson, Cherry Tree Restaurant, Killaloe, Co. Clare
          Mark Anderson - Cherry Tree Restaurant
          Together with a fine-tuned team working under proprietor-chef Harry McKeogh, this talented and dedicated chef, has lucky Limerick residents spoilt rotten; the lovely waterside restaurant where he ...
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          • Féile Bia Award 2006
            Sponsored by Bord Bia
            Georgina Campbell's Feile Bia Award 2006 - Richmond House, Cappoquin, Co. Waterford
            Richmond House
            The restaurant is the heart of Richmond House, the Deevy family’s fine 18th century country house and restaurant just outside Cappoquin. Menus reassuringly state a commitment to the Fé ...
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            • Seafood Restaurant of the Year 2006
              Sponsored by Bord Iascaigh Mhara
              Georgina Campbell's Seafood Restaurant of the Year 2006 - The King Sitric, Howth, Co. Dublin
              King Sitric Fish Restaurant & Accommodation
              This striking harbourside establishment is renowned for its fish and seafood cooking, and is one of Dublin's longest established fine dining restaurants. It takes full advantage of the sea and har ...
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              • Georgina Campbell's Business Hotel of the Year 2006 - Conrad, Dublin
                Conrad Hotel
                This fine Dublin hotel has recently re-invented itself, emerging as a model of crisp, contemporary design and - as it has been for 20 years now - an extremely comfortable place to stay, especial ...
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                • Georgina Campbell's Wine Award of the Year 2006 - The French Paradox, Dublin 4
                  The French Paradox
                  This is an inspired and stylish operation that has brought a new dimension (and a whiff of French chic) to the concept of wine and food in Dublin : it combines a wine shop, a large and atmospheric ...
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                  • Georgina Campbell's Host of the Year 2006 - Mrs. Vi McDowell, Gray's Guesthouse, Achill Island
                    Mrs. Vi McDowell - Gray's Guesthouse, Achill Island
                    Nobody understands better than Mrs Vi McDowell the qualities of beauty and peace that have been bringing guests - especially artists and writers - to Achill Island for the last hundred years. She ...
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                    • Georgina Campbell's Hideaway of the Year 2006 - Stella Maris Hotel, Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
                      Stella Maris Hotel
                      Few retreats could rival the away-from-it all atmosphere and beauty of this hotel, which is perched on the rugged north Mayo coast, just outside one of Ireland’s most charming and unspoilt ...
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                      • Georgina Campbell's Atmospheric Restaurant of the Year - Toddies Restaurant, Kinsale, Co. Cork
                        Toddies Restaurant
                        Pearse and Mary O’Sullivan are a talented and dedicated husband and wife team, who recently moved from their quietly discreet restaurant nearby to a bustling down town restaurant and bar abo ...
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                        • Georgina Campbell's Ethnic Restaurant of the Year 2006 - Ho Sen, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
                          Ho Sen
                          The restaurants of Temple Bar have perhaps had more than their fair share of criticism and our next award-winner is living proof that it is possible to offer both quality and value in this much-m ...
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                          • Creative Use of Vegetables 2006
                            Sponsored by Bord Bia
                            Georgina Campbell's Creative Use of Vegetables Award 2006 - Renvyle House, Co. Galway
                            Renvyle House Hotel
                            In deepest Connemara, at a famous Lutyens-esque house with a romantic and fascinating history - it has been home to people as diverse as a Gaelic chieftan and Oliver St John Gogarty, and became o ...
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                            • Georgina Campbell's Natural Food Award 2006 - Neven Maguire, MacNean House & Bistro, Blacklion, Co. Cavan
                              Neven Maguire - MacNean House & Bistro
                              This is a very special award, given each year to a chef who has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to defending the quality ingredients which Paul Bocuse, the founder of the chefs’ organ ...
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                              • Georgina Campbell's Newcomer of the Year 2006 - Aldridge Lodge, Duncannon, Co. Wexford
                                Aldridge Lodge
                                This award welcomes a young couple who have made a very significant investment in their purpose-built restaurant with rooms, and show a commendable commitment to offering great food, lovely accomm ...
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                                • Georgina Campbell's Country House of the Year 2006 - Delphi Lodge, Leenane, Co. Galway
                                  Delphi Lodge
                                  Everyone loves a real country house and this award goes to one that ticks off all the right boxes: This deliciously remote establishment is magnificently located in an unspoilt valley, surrounded ...
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                                  • Georgina Campbell's Guesthouse of the Year 2006 - The Quay House, Clifden, Co. Galway
                                    The Quay House
                                    Next we move to Connemara, and Clifden's oldest house, which is right on the harbour, with pretty water views when the tide is in. It is superbly comfortable and run with exceptional warmth and ge ...
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                                    • Georgina Campbell's Farmhouse of the Year 2006 - Glendine House, Co. Wexford
                                      Glendine Country House
                                      An establishment that embodies the core values of Irish hospitality at its very best, Glendine House is a fine Co Wexford farmhouse on a working farm, with beautiful views across the Suir estuary. ...
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                                      • Georgina Campbell's Family Friendly Hotel of the Year 2006 - Kellly's Resort Hotel, Rosslare, Co. Wexford
                                        Kelly's Resort Hotel
                                        It is especially appropriate that this renowned family-run hotel - with a history spanning three centuries - should be selected for the Family-Friendly Hotel Award this year. It really has everyt ...
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                                        • Georgina Campbell's Breakfast Award - National Winner - 2006 - The Quay House, Clifden, Co. Galway
                                          The Quay House
                                          Next we move to Connemara, and Clifden’s oldest house, which is right on the harbour, with pretty water views when the tide is in. It is superbly comfortable and run with exceptional warmth ...
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                                          • Georgina Campbell's Best Cafe Breakfast 2006 - Canal Bank Café, Dublin 4
                                            Canal Bank Café
                                            • Georgina Campbell's Best Guesthouse Breakfast Award 2006 - The Quay House, Clifden, Co. Galway
                                              The Quay House
                                              Next we move to Connemara, and Clifden’s oldest house, which is right on the harbour, with pretty water views when the tide is in. It is superbly comfortable and run with exceptional warmth ...
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                                              • Georgina  Campbell's Best B&B Breakfast Award 2006 - McMenamin's Townhouse, Wexford, Co. Wexford
                                                McMenamin's Townhouse
                                                • Georgina Campbell's Best Farmhouse Breakfast Award 2006 - The Glen Country House, Kilbrittain, Co. Cork
                                                  The Glen Country House
                                                  • Georgina Campbell's Best Hotel Breakfast Award 2006 - Ardmore Country House Hotel, Westport, Co. Mayo
                                                    Ardmore Country House Hotel
                                                    • The Georgina Campbell Award 2006 - Wineport Lodge, Glasson, Co. Westmeath
                                                      Wineport Lodge
                                                      This one-off Editor’s Choice Award (the ‘Georgina Campbell Award’) was introduced to highlight the achievements of an establishment that does not fit neatly into any category but ...
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