2022 Award Winners

  • Richard Corrigan
    Richard Corrigan - Virginia Park Lodge Co Cavan & The Park Café Dublin
     For a small country we’re blessed with more than our fair share of excellent chefs in Ireland, but when it comes to spreading the word on the good things that are going on here – ...
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    • Niall McKenna
      Niall McKenna - James Street & Co Restaurant Group
       That Belfast chef and restaurateur Niall McKenna is a man on a mission is no secret. He has a culinary vision for Belfast that may well date back two decades, to when he and his wife Joanne ...
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      • Lignum
        Lignum, Loughrea Co Galway
        At a time when new restaurants are stealing the limelight every month it’s reassuring to know that some of the long-established gems are as delightful, and (at least) as relevant, as the day ...
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        • Campagne
          Garrett Byrne, Campagne, Kilkenny
          Casual dining may be the big story at the moment but fine dining is far from dead - and, regardless of style, the restaurants that are performing best are those led by people like our Chef of the ...
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          • Cashel Palace Hotel
            HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2022
            5-Star Hotel of the Year: Cashel Palace Hotel Cashel Co Tipperary Eagerly anticipated after pandemic-related delays, there was much excitement when this gracious 18th century bishops’ resid ...
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            • The Merrion Hotel
              The Merrion Hotel, Dublin
              What makes a great hospitality experience? Ireland is blessed with a generous sprinkling of those uniquely satisfying places where beautiful and enriching surroundings combine with an owner who is ...
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              • Cronin's Pub
                Cronin's Pub Crosshaven Co Cork
                While Irish pubs in general are going through a challenging time, the pub experience remains one of the highlights of a visit to this country for visitors from abroad, who love the unique atmosphe ...
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                • Union Wine Bar & Kitchen
                  Union Wine Bar & Kitchen Waterford
                   Craft beers and independent distilleries have been making all the headlines in recent years - and the best ones are very deserving of their success - but they won’t ever replace that s ...
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                  • Gaz Smith
                    Gaz Smith Michaels & Little Mikes Mount Merrion and Big Mikes Blackrock Co Dublin
                     When the Being Above was giving out personality, an extra helping must have gone to Gareth (Gaz) Smith, the irrepressible chef who has been delighting customers at the Mount Merrion restaura ...
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                    • Alumni
                      Alumni Kitchen Table & Rooms Rathangan Co Kildare
                      This is always one of our most exciting awards … the ‘short list’ is anything but - and how could it be otherwise when the establishments under consideration are all fresh a ...
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                      • Rúibín Bar & Restaurant Galway
                        Rúibín Bar & Restaurant Galway
                        Irish diners place a high premium on atmosphere – often rating it even above the quality of food when choosing where to eat out – but this restaurant, although certainly atmospheric, h ...
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                        • Native Seafood & Scran
                          Native Seafood & Scran
                          You won’t find a seafood restaurant nearer to the sea than Stevie and Rebekah McCarry’s Native Seafood in Portstewart, yet it came about almost by accident. Opening first in the old Co ...
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                          • Fish & Bean
                            Dave Mullan - Fish & Bean, Rosses Point, Co Sligo
                             Chef Dave Mullan has created a little piece of heaven at the Yacht Club in Rosses Point, where an effortlessly chic, uncluttered marine-themed room looks and can feel like a bit of the Med ...
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                            • 3 Leaves
                              3 Leaves, Blackrock Co Dublin
                              There has been an ‘Ethnic Restaurant’ category in our awards since their inception in the early ‘90s. Originally interpreted as ‘oriental’, it now reflects the divers ...
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                              • Margadh
                                CASUAL DINING AWARDS 2022
                                CAFÉ-RESTAURANT: Margadh RHA Dublin Floor-to-ceiling windows offer up bright, traffic-free views of Ely Place in the small and light-flooded Margadh RHA. Café by day and very specia ...
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                                • Kelly's Resort Hotel & Spa
                                  Kelly's Resort Hotel & Spa Rosslare Co Wexford
                                  Constant reinvention has always been the story at the Kelly family’s renowned fifth-generation seaside hotel – and never more so than now, with the recent development of extensive (and ...
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                                  • Ballygarry Estate Hotel & Spa
                                    Sustainability Awards 2022
                                    HOTEL: Ballygarry Estate Hotel and Spa Tralee Co Kerry This quietly luxurious hotel retains some original 18th century features and it is held in affection locally for its long-established trad ...
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                                    • Rathsallagh
                                      'Small Stay' Awards 2022
                                      COUNTRY HOUSE: Rathsallagh House Dunlavin Co Wicklow A favourite destination that has delighted guests (including wedding guests) to West Wicklow for many a year, the O’Flynn family’s ...
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                                      • Jane O’Callaghan, Longueville House Hotel
                                        Jane O'Callaghan, Longueville House Hotel, Mallow Co Cork
                                         Every time a visitor satisfaction survey is published the results are the same, with Ireland’s wonderful scenery (still impressive, despite our best efforts over the last decade) and t ...
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                                        • Nox Hotel Galway
                                          Nox Hotel, Galway
                                          While other guides are focused solely on the leisure market, we have always taken the needs of business guests into account when making our selections. Business tourism is a developing sector in t ...
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                                          • Doonmore Hotel
                                            Doonmore Hotel Inishbofin Island Co Galway
                                             Family-friendliness is increasingly important in Irish hospitality and our Family Friendly award is more highly valued each year, as times change and people assume the whole family goes pret ...
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                                            • Carbery Cottage Guest Lodge
                                              Carbery Cottage Guest Lodge Durrus Co Cork
                                              In Ireland we lag way behind our UK neighbours when it comes to pet friendliness; if you google an area in Britain looking for somewhere to stay, chances are that pet friendly options will pop str ...
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                                              • Lakeside Killaloe
                                                Taste of the Waterways Award 2022
                                                HOTEL: Lakeside Hotel & Leisure Centre Ballina Killaloe Co Clare This beautifully located hotel overlooks the River Shannon, with a lovely view down to the famous old 13 arch bridge that join ...
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                                                • Pembroke Hotel Kilkenny
                                                  Irish Breakfast Awards 2022
                                                  HOTEL: Pembroke Hotel Kilkenny Co Kilkenny Conveniently located in the heart of Kilkenny, this pleasing four-star boutique hotel is named after the Earl of Pembroke, for whom Kilkenny Castle was ...
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