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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.

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Win a Short Break for Two at Gougane Barra Hotel

Gougane Barra Hotel Tucked away in a valley of the Shehy Mountains, near Ballingeary in Co Cork’s Muskerry Gaeltacht, Neil and Katy Lucey’s delightful sixth-generation hotel is in one of Ireland’s most peaceful and beautiful locations.

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2023 Award Winners


FAMILY FRIENDLY HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2023

Ocean Sands Hotel Enniscrone, Co. Sligo
Not only the stuff of a lifetime’s shared memories but family holidays are also the beginnings of attachment to places that we keep going ba ...
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HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2023

Casey's of Baltimore Baltimore, Co. Cork
Casey's of Baltimore
5-Star Hotel of the Year: Ballyfin Demesne Ballyfin Co Laois It’s worth remembering that the late Chicago businessman Fred Krehbiel, his I ...
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NATURAL FOOD AWARD 2023

Rock Farm Slane Slane, Co. Meath
We’ve included a Natural Food Award in our annual collections since the awards, under the current branding, took over from the Egon Ronay&rs ...
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VISITOR ATTRACTION 2023

Mount Congreve House & Gardens Kilmeaden, Co. Waterford
Mount Congreve House & Gardens
Ireland’s Visitor Attractions have been moving up to a new level of late, lifting the destination appeal of their regions and not only delig ...
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'HOSPITALITY HERO' AWARD 2023

Park Hotel Kenmare Kenmare, Co. Kerry
Park Hotel Kenmare
When Francis and John Brennan announced their intention to pass on the baton at the legendary Park Hotel Kenmare, it sent shockwaves rippling thro ...
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TASTE OF THE WATERWAYS AWARD 2023

The Cottage Restaurant Jamestown, Co. Leitrim
The Cottage Restaurant
A driving force in the region’s food and hospitality sector - and a true Taste of the Waterways hero - the engaging Malaysian-born Euro-Toqu ...
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'SMALL STAY' AWARDS 2023

Blindgate House Kinsale, Co. Cork
Blindgate House
COUNTRY HOUSE: Ashley Park House Nenagh Co Tipperary From the moment you turn off the busy Nenagh - Borrisokane road to Ashley Park, you enter a ...
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SUSTAINABILITY AWARD 2023

Salthouse Hotel Ballycastle, Co. Antrim
With magnificent sea views across to Rathlin Island and beyond, this unique and constantly evolving 4-star eco hotel on the edge of Ballycastle to ...
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CASUAL DINING AWARDS 2023

The Club at Goffs Kill, Co. Kildare
The Club at Goffs
BAR-BISTRO: The Club at Goffs Kill Co Kildare Opened to great excitement in March 2023, this new Thoroughbred Country 4-star is the latest ventur ...
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CASUAL DINING AWARDS 2023

Maison Gourmet & Le Bar à Vin Kenmare, Co. Kerry
Maison Gourmet & Le Bar à Vin
BAR-BISTRO: The Club at Goffs Kill Co Kildare Opened to great excitement in March 2023, this new Thoroughbred Country 4-star is the latest ventur ...
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'SMALL STAY' AWARDS 2023

Currarevagh House Oughterard, Co. Galway
Currarevagh House
COUNTRY HOUSE: Ashley Park House Nenagh Co Tipperary From the moment you turn off the busy Nenagh - Borrisokane road to Ashley Park, you enter a ...
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'MOVERS & SHAKERS' AWARD 2023

Ballymaloe Cookery School & Gardens Shanagarry, Co. Cork
Ballymaloe Cookery School & Gardens
It may seem like yesterday to many of its fans, but the internationally renowned Ballymaloe Cookery School founded by Darina Allen and her brother ...
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INNOVATION AWARD 2023

Mountain View & The Greenhouse Restaurant Co. Kilkenny, South East
Mountain View & The Greenhouse Restaurant
As lock-down projects go, what the O'Neill family have done on their 120-acre Kilkenny farm is epic by any standards. Siblings Bee O’Grady a ...
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HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2023

Clandeboye Lodge Hotel Bangor, Co. Down
Clandeboye Lodge Hotel
5-Star Hotel of the Year: Ballyfin Demesne Ballyfin Co Laois It’s worth remembering that the late Chicago businessman Fred Krehbiel, his I ...
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HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2023

Ballyfin Demesne Ballyfin, Co. Laois
Ballyfin Demesne
5-Star Hotel of the Year: Ballyfin Demesne Ballyfin Co Laois It’s worth remembering that the late Chicago businessman Fred Krehbiel, his I ...
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CASUAL DINING AWARDS 2023

Wild Thyme Restaurant Monaghan, Co. Monaghan
Wild Thyme Restaurant
BAR-BISTRO: The Club at Goffs Kill Co Kildare Opened to great excitement in March 2023, this new Thoroughbred Country 4-star is the latest ventur ...
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SEAFOOD CHEF OF THE YEAR 2023

Fisk Seafood Bar Downings, Co. Donegal
With top Donegal producers and products - including Mulroy Bay mussels and Scarpello’s famous sourdough bread - name checked on the menu, th ...
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'SMALL STAY' AWARDS 2023

SeaClusion Luxury Guest Accommodation Waterville, Co. Kerry
SeaClusion Luxury Guest Accommodation
COUNTRY HOUSE: Ashley Park House Nenagh Co Tipperary From the moment you turn off the busy Nenagh - Borrisokane road to Ashley Park, you enter a ...
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WINE EXPERIENCE 2023

Burren Fine Wine & Food Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare
Burren Fine Wine & Food
A wine award with a difference, this is all about the unique experience offered in a scenic West of Ireland setting. Since 1999 Cathleen Connole&r ...
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'MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE' AWARD 2023

Dunmore House Hotel Clonakilty, Co. Cork
Dunmore House Hotel
Home to the O’Donovan and Barrett families since 1934 and welcoming guests since 1948, this beautifully located and immaculately maintained ...
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CASUAL DINING AWARDS 2023

Old Spot, The Dublin 4
BAR-BISTRO: The Club at Goffs Kill Co Kildare Opened to great excitement in March 2023, this new Thoroughbred Country 4-star is the latest ventur ...
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CASUAL DINING AWARDS 2023

Whitehorses Restaurant Ardmore, Co. Waterford
Whitehorses Restaurant
BAR-BISTRO: The Club at Goffs Kill Co Kildare Opened to great excitement in March 2023, this new Thoroughbred Country 4-star is the latest ventur ...
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BAR OF THE YEAR 2023

Wineport Lodge Glasson, Co. Westmeath
Wineport Lodge
Ray Byrne and Jane English never stand still at the wonderful Wineport Lodge. What started out as a rustic little shoreside restaurant 30 years ag ...
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'SMALL STAY' AWARDS 2023

Ashley Park House Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
Ashley Park House
COUNTRY HOUSE: Ashley Park House Nenagh Co Tipperary From the moment you turn off the busy Nenagh - Borrisokane road to Ashley Park, you enter a ...
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CHEF OF THE YEAR 2023

Mustard Seed, The Ballingarry, Co. Limerick
Mustard Seed, The
Established in Adare as a restaurant by the original owner Dan Mullane in 1985, The Mustard Seed later moved just ten minutes drive away to this s ...
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ATMOSPHERIC RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR 2023

Kelly's Resort Hotel & Spa Rosslare Strand, Co. Wexford
Kelly's Resort Hotel & Spa
  One of our most popular awards, as Irish diners place a high premium on atmosphere – often rating it even above the quality of food ...
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BUSINESS HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2023

Clanard Court Hotel Athy, Co. Kildare
Clanard Court Hotel
Arriving at the Fennin family's well-presented purpose-built 4-star on the edge of town is sure to put a smile on your face – how many hotel ...
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PET FRIENDLY DESTINATION OF THE YEAR 2023

Cashel House Hotel Cashel, Co. Galway
Cashel House Hotel
  We have always featured a Pet Friendly Destination in our awards and this one has been quietly welcoming dogs since 1968. “Mum lov ...
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PUB OF THE YEAR 2023

Parson's Nose, The Hillsborough, Co. Down
Parson's Nose, The
Previously named after its original owner, The Marquis of Downshire, Ronan and Jennie Sweeney’s charming 18th century pub and restaurant is ...
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Car Rentals

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Low Cost Car Rental In Ireland
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Gardens

Airfield Gardens - Echiums
Airfield Gardens
In their day the late Misses Overend, Letitia (b.1880) and Naomi (b.1900) were a legen ...
In their day the late Misses Overend, Letitia (b.1880) and Naomi (b.1900) were a legend. There are lots of colourful recollections about the sisters from th ... View all Read on

Golf

Glasson Hotel & Golf Club
This Christy O'Connor Jr. designed parkland course provides an ideal place to break up ...
This Christy O'Connor Jr. designed parkland course provides an ideal place to break up a journey across Ireland with some of the most scenic parkland golf a ... View all Read on

What's On

Fingal Food Fayre - Rush - County Dublin
Fingal Food Fayre Fingal Arts Centre Rush, County Dublin Last Sunday of every month, 12-5pm. As well as a wide range of organic, fresh and interna ... View all Read on

Tourist Attractions

Clonmacnoise
Clonmacnoise is an Early Christian site founded by St. Ciarán in the mid-6th ce ...
Clonmacnoise is an Early Christian site founded by St. Ciarán in the mid-6th century on the eastern bank of the River Shannon. The strategic location ... View all Read on

Weddings

Hayfield Manor Hotel
Cork City, Co. Cork
Cork’s premier hotel is a luxurious latterday manor house set in two acres of mature trees and gardens near the university, in the south west of the c ... View all Read on
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