2025 Award Winners

  • Niall Rochford, Ashford Castle, Co Mayo
    A great ship needs a great captain and you won’t find better than the man at the helm of Ireland’s premier hospitality destination, Ashford Castle. Ireland’s grandest castle hote ...
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    • Eunice Power, ...AndChips, Dungarvan, Co Waterford
      “Not your average chipper” is how Eunice Power describes her stylish fish and chip restaurant on the quays of Dungarvan, and it would be hard to put it better. With its elegant frontag ...
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      • BEST SUPPORTER OF IRISH FOOD & DRINK PRODUCERS 2025
        Sponsored by sponsored by Bord Bia
        Grow HQ Café and Larder, Waterford, Co Waterford
        Founded by journalist-turned-campaigner Michael Kelly in 2009, GIY (Grow It Yourself) has grown from a spark of inspiration into a powerful international movement, encouraging tens of thousands of ...
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        • RURAL & COMMUNITY AWARDS 2025
          Sponsored by Sponsored by The Shed Distillery, Drumshanbo, Co Leitrim
          RURAL & COMMUNITY AWARDS 2025
          RURAL DESTINATION OF THE YEAR: Castle Leslie Estate, Glaslough, Co Monaghan  Sponsored by the Rigney family’s iconic business, The Shed Distillery in Drumshanbo, Co Leitrim, this new a ...
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          • FINE DINING AWARDS 2025
            FINE DINING RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR 2025: Allta, Dublin Perfectly illustrating the way in which the line between fine and casual dining is becoming ever more blurred is this remarkable restaurant, ...
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            • HOTEL OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2025
              5-Star Hotel of the Year: Glenlo Abbey Hotel & Estate, Co Galway Just a couple of miles from Galway city, yet beautifully set within a 138-acre estate overlooking Lough Corrib, Glenlo Abbey ...
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              • SMALL STAY AWARDS 2025
                COUNTRY HOUSE: Lough Inagh Lodge, Connemara Co Galway Set against the dramatic backdrop of Connemara’s Twelve Bens, with Lough Inagh at its doorstep, this former sporting lodge has been tra ...
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                • CASUAL DINING AWARDS 2025
                  HISTORIC DESTINATION: Petronella, Kilkenny, Co Kilkenny Not many restaurants capture history and atmosphere quite like Petronella, on Kilkenny’s famous Butterslip Lane off High Street. Beh ...
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                  • SPECIALITY HOSPITALITY & SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS 2025
                    VISITOR ATTRACTION 2025: Ballycroy Visitor Centre and Ginger & Wild Café, Co Mayo Famed for its rewilding project, dark skies and vast area of blanket bog among many other wonderful th ...
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                    • 'MEMORABLE MOMENTS' AWARDS 2025
                      ‘HAPPY PLACE’ AWARD 2025: Café Rua, Castlebar, Co Mayo Well located near the Linenhall Arts & Exhibition Centre, Café Rua is impossible to miss with its cheerful red ...
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                      • SPECIAL IRISH HOSPITALITY AWARDS 2025
                        FAMILY FRIENDLY HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2025: Lahinch Coast Hotel & Suites, Co Clare At the heart of Lahinch, one of Ireland’s favourite seaside destinations, the Lahinch Coast Hotel & Su ...
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                        • IRISH BREAKFAST AWARDS 2025
                          HOTEL: Granville Hotel, Waterford On the quayside in the heart of Waterford City, the Granville Hotel is one of Ireland’s oldest and most atmospheric hotels. With historic associations &nda ...
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                          • 'NATURAL FOOD' AWARDS 2025
                            GEORGINA CAMPBELL FOOD TOURISM EXPERIENCE 2025 St Tola Farmhouse Cheese & Goat Farm, Ennistymon, Co Clare Famous across Ireland and beyond, St Tola Goat Cheese has long been a star on the m ...
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