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As Ireland's leading independent hospitality guide we will lead you to the very best places to eat, drink & stay wherever you are on the island of Ireland.

At Georgina Campbell Guides, independence is at the core of our philosophy and we have always selected establishments for recommendation on merit alone. Using the respected and trusted method of anonymous assessment - by experienced assessors, who pay their bills like anyone else...

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Win a Short Break for Two at The Granville Hotel

Granville Hotel This much-loved quayside hotel in the centre of Waterford dates back to the early 18th century and it has been owner-run since 1979 by the Cusack family, who have restored the old building to its former glory and take great pride in its constant renewal; it has that indefinable ambience of the well-run privately owned hotel.

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2025 Award Winners


HOTEL OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2025

Johnstown Estate The Enfield, Co. Meath
Johnstown Estate The
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-a ...
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SPECIALITY HOSPITALITY & SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS 2025

Kish Fish Dublin 7
VISITOR ATTRACTION 2025: Ballycroy Visitor Centre and Ginger & Wild Café, Co Mayo Famed for its rewilding project, dark skies and vast ...
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BEST SUPPORTER OF IRISH FOOD & DRINK PRODUCERS 2025

GROW HQ 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 intern ...
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CASUAL DINING AWARDS 2025

Oar Doolin Doolin, Co. Clare
Oar Doolin
HISTORIC DESTINATION: Petronella, Kilkenny, Co Kilkenny Not many restaurants capture history and atmosphere quite like Petronella, on Kilkenny&r ...
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‘NATURAL FOOD’ AWARDS 2025

Andarl Farm Velvet Pork Castlebar, Co. Mayo
Andarl Farm Velvet Pork
GEORGINA CAMPBELL FOOD TOURISM EXPERIENCE 2025 St Tola Farmhouse Cheese & Goat Farm, Ennistymon, Co Clare Famous across Ireland and beyond, ...
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SMALL STAY AWARDS 2025

Greenmount House Dingle, Co. Kerry
Greenmount House
COUNTRY HOUSE: Lough Inagh Lodge, Connemara Co Galway Set against the dramatic backdrop of Connemara’s Twelve Bens, with Lough Inagh at its ...
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‘MEMORABLE MOMENTS’ AWARDS 2025

The Strand Cahore Gorey, Co. Wexford
The Strand Cahore
‘HAPPY PLACE’ AWARD 2025: Café Rua, Castlebar, Co Mayo Well located near the Linenhall Arts & Exhibition Centre, Caf&eacut ...
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SPECIAL IRISH HOSPITALITY AWARDS 2025

Gleesons Roscommon Roscommon, Co. Roscommon
Gleesons Roscommon
FAMILY FRIENDLY HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2025: Lahinch Coast Hotel & Suites, Co Clare At the heart of Lahinch, one of Ireland’s favourite seas ...
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CASUAL DINING AWARDS 2025

Waterfront, The Rosses Point, Co. Sligo
Waterfront, The
HISTORIC DESTINATION: Petronella, Kilkenny, Co Kilkenny Not many restaurants capture history and atmosphere quite like Petronella, on Kilkenny&r ...
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‘MEMORABLE MOMENTS’ AWARDS 2025

Gregans Castle Hotel Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare
Gregans Castle Hotel
‘HAPPY PLACE’ AWARD 2025: Café Rua, Castlebar, Co Mayo Well located near the Linenhall Arts & Exhibition Centre, Caf&eacut ...
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IRISH BREAKFAST AWARDS 2025

Bowes Foodhall & Cafe Durrow, Co. Laois
Bowes Foodhall & Cafe
HOTEL: Granville Hotel, Waterford On the quayside in the heart of Waterford City, the Granville Hotel is one of Ireland’s oldest and most a ...
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‘MEMORABLE MOMENTS’ AWARDS 2025

Dunluce Lodge Portrush, Co. Antrim
Dunluce Lodge
‘HAPPY PLACE’ AWARD 2025: Café Rua, Castlebar, Co Mayo Well located near the Linenhall Arts & Exhibition Centre, Caf&eacut ...
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SPECIALITY HOSPITALITY & SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS 2025

Cavistons Seafood Restaurant & Food Emporium Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Cavistons Seafood Restaurant & Food Emporium
VISITOR ATTRACTION 2025: Ballycroy Visitor Centre and Ginger & Wild Café, Co Mayo Famed for its rewilding project, dark skies and vast ...
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HOTEL OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2025

Glenlo Abbey Hotel & Estate Co. Galway
Glenlo Abbey Hotel & Estate
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-a ...
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‘MOVERS & SHAKERS’ AWARD 2025

...And Chips 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 ...
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‘MEMORABLE MOMENTS’ AWARDS 2025

Café Rua Castlebar, Co. Mayo
Café Rua
‘HAPPY PLACE’ AWARD 2025: Café Rua, Castlebar, Co Mayo Well located near the Linenhall Arts & Exhibition Centre, Caf&eacut ...
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SPECIALITY HOSPITALITY & SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS 2025

Killruddery Estate Bray, Co. Wicklow
VISITOR ATTRACTION 2025: Ballycroy Visitor Centre and Ginger & Wild Café, Co Mayo Famed for its rewilding project, dark skies and vast ...
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IRISH BREAKFAST AWARDS 2025

Granville Hotel Waterford, Co. Waterford
Granville Hotel
HOTEL: Granville Hotel, Waterford On the quayside in the heart of Waterford City, the Granville Hotel is one of Ireland’s oldest and most a ...
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SPECIALITY HOSPITALITY & SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS 2025

Salty Dog Hotel & Bistro, The Bangor, Co. Down
Salty Dog Hotel & Bistro, The
VISITOR ATTRACTION 2025: Ballycroy Visitor Centre and Ginger & Wild Café, Co Mayo Famed for its rewilding project, dark skies and vast ...
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‘MEMORABLE MOMENTS’ AWARDS 2025

The House of McDonnell Ballycastle, Co. Antrim
‘HAPPY PLACE’ AWARD 2025: Café Rua, Castlebar, Co Mayo Well located near the Linenhall Arts & Exhibition Centre, Caf&eacut ...
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‘NATURAL FOOD’ AWARDS 2025

Killiane Castle Honey Wexford, Co. Wexford
GEORGINA CAMPBELL FOOD TOURISM EXPERIENCE 2025 St Tola Farmhouse Cheese & Goat Farm, Ennistymon, Co Clare Famous across Ireland and beyond, ...
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HOTEL OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2025

Killeen House Co. Galway
Killeen House
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-a ...
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SPECIALITY HOSPITALITY & SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS 2025

Sea Church Restaurant Ballycotton, Co. Cork
VISITOR ATTRACTION 2025: Ballycroy Visitor Centre and Ginger & Wild Café, Co Mayo Famed for its rewilding project, dark skies and vast ...
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‘NATURAL FOOD’ AWARDS 2025

Gloun Cross Dairy Dunmanway, Co. Cork
GEORGINA CAMPBELL FOOD TOURISM EXPERIENCE 2025 St Tola Farmhouse Cheese & Goat Farm, Ennistymon, Co Clare Famous across Ireland and beyond, ...
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FINE DINING AWARDS 2025

Allta Dublin 2
FINE DINING RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR 2025: Allta, Dublin Perfectly illustrating the way in which the line between fine and casual dining is becomin ...
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SPECIAL IRISH HOSPITALITY AWARDS 2025

Lahinch Coast Hotel & Suites Lahinch, Co. Clare
Lahinch Coast Hotel & Suites
FAMILY FRIENDLY HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2025: Lahinch Coast Hotel & Suites, Co Clare At the heart of Lahinch, one of Ireland’s favourite seas ...
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SPECIALITY HOSPITALITY & SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS 2025

Ballycroy Visitor Centre and Ginger & Wild Ballycroy, Co. Mayo
VISITOR ATTRACTION 2025: Ballycroy Visitor Centre and Ginger & Wild Café, Co Mayo Famed for its rewilding project, dark skies and vast ...
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SPECIALITY HOSPITALITY & SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS 2025

Izz Cafe Co. Cork
VISITOR ATTRACTION 2025: Ballycroy Visitor Centre and Ginger & Wild Café, Co Mayo Famed for its rewilding project, dark skies and vast ...
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SMALL STAY AWARDS 2025

Ghan House Carlingford, Co. Louth
Ghan House
COUNTRY HOUSE: Lough Inagh Lodge, Connemara Co Galway Set against the dramatic backdrop of Connemara’s Twelve Bens, with Lough Inagh at its ...
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‘MEMORABLE MOMENTS’ AWARDS 2025

Daróg Wine Bar Co. Galway
‘HAPPY PLACE’ AWARD 2025: Café Rua, Castlebar, Co Mayo Well located near the Linenhall Arts & Exhibition Centre, Caf&eacut ...
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Car Rentals

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Gardens

Lassanaroe Garden - Lassanaroe Skibbereen County Cork Ireland
Lassanaroe Garden
To garden with a single plant family is a magnif-icent obsession. While many gardeners ...
To garden with a single plant family is a magnif-icent obsession. While many gardeners reserve the best spot in the garden for the object of their particula ... View all Read on

Golf

Skellig Bay Golf Club
Although a relative newcomer to the Irish golfing scene (opening in Spring 2006), the ...
Although a relative newcomer to the Irish golfing scene (opening in Spring 2006), the links at Skellig Bay Golf Club has quickly made a lasting impression a ... View all Read on

What's On

Castlebar Farmers Market - Co Mayo
Castlebar Farmers Market - Friday 9am - 6pm Market Square, Castlebar, Co Mayo Contact: Siobhan Ward   ... View all Read on

Tourist Attractions

Phoenix Park
The Phoenix Park is over 700 hectares (1,752 acres) in area and is the largest enclose ...
The Phoenix Park is over 700 hectares (1,752 acres) in area and is the largest enclosed public park in any capital city in Europe.  Originally form ... View all Read on

Weddings

Rathsallagh House
Dunlavin, Co. Kildare
The O’Flynn family’s renowned 1798 country house is beautifully-located in 250 acres of lush parkland and gardens, on the western edge of the Wi ... View all Read on
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