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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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Great Southern Killarney Situated on 6 acres of lovely gardens in the heart of Killarney town centre and a landmark in hospitality since it was built in 1854, Great Southern Killarney is one of Ireland’s great historic hotels...

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2025 Award Winners


CASUAL DINING AWARDS 2025

Square Bistro Lisburn, Co. Antrim
HISTORIC DESTINATION: Petronella, Kilkenny, Co Kilkenny Not many restaurants capture history and atmosphere quite like Petronella, on Kilkenny&r ...
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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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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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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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‘HOSPITALITY HERO’ AWARD 2025

Ashford Castle Cong, Co. Mayo
Ashford Castle
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, As ...
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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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HOTEL OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2025

Harvey's Point Lough Eske, Co. Donegal
Harvey's Point
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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‘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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‘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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SPECIALITY HOSPITALITY & SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS 2025

Cush (formerly Pier 26) 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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CASUAL DINING AWARDS 2025

Petronella Restaurant Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
Petronella Restaurant
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

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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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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‘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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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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IRISH BREAKFAST AWARDS 2025

Greenwich Co. Cork
Greenwich
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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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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SMALL STAY AWARDS 2025

Mill Dunfanaghy, The Dunfanaghy, Co. Donegal
Mill Dunfanaghy, The
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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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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FINE DINING AWARDS 2025

Square Restaurant Dundalk, Co. Louth
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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‘MEMORABLE MOMENTS’ AWARDS 2025

Walled City Brewery Londonderry, Co. Londonderry
‘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

Cyprus Avenue Co. Antrim
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

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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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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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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IRISH BREAKFAST AWARDS 2025

Mustard Seed, The Ballingarry, Co. Limerick
Mustard Seed, The
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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RURAL & COMMUNITY AWARDS 2025

Castle Leslie Estate Glaslough, Co. Monaghan
Castle Leslie Estate
RURAL DESTINATION OF THE YEAR: Castle Leslie Estate, Glaslough, Co Monaghan  Sponsored by the Rigney family’s iconic business, The She ...
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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

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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‘NATURAL FOOD’ AWARDS 2025

Castleruddery Organic Farm Donard, Co. Wicklow
GEORGINA CAMPBELL FOOD TOURISM EXPERIENCE 2025 St Tola Farmhouse Cheese & Goat Farm, Ennistymon, Co Clare Famous across Ireland and beyond, ...
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Car Rentals

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Low Cost Car Rental In Ireland
There are various different companies offering Car Rental in Ireland, but we have teamed up with three of the largest Ireland Car Rental companies... details

Ferry to Ireland

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Gardens

Ardcarraig Garden Galway
Ardcarraig
There is nothing quite like Ardcarraig, perhaps because people don’t try to gard ...
There is nothing quite like Ardcarraig, perhaps because people don’t try to garden in such apparently inhospitable spots among the rocks and heather. ... View all Read on

Golf

Blainroe Golf Club
Blainroe Golf Club is a par 72 parkland course that measures 6,800 yards from the tips ...
Blainroe Golf Club is a par 72 parkland course that measures 6,800 yards from the tips, just south of Wicklow Town it is blessed by it’s location on t ... View all Read on

What's On

Hosfords Market - Bandon Co Cork - 1st Sunday Each Month
 Hosfords Market Location: Hosfords Garden Centre, Bandon-Clonakilty Rd (N71). 5 miles west of Bandon When: 1st Sunday Each Month 12-5pm (April - ... View all Read on

Tourist Attractions

Farmleigh House & Estate
Farmleigh is an estate of 78 acres situated to the northwest of Dublin's Phoenix Park ...
Farmleigh is an estate of 78 acres situated to the north-west of Dublin's Phoenix Park that was originally built around a smaller Georgian house in the 1880 ... 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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