2024 Awards

• SEAFOOD CHEF OF THE YEAR 2024

  Goldie Co. Cork
  At the helm of this small but very exciting fish restaurant in Cork city centre, Goldie, the talented young owner-chef Aishling Moore’s cour ...

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• 3-STAR HOTEL OF THE YEAR AWARD 2024

  Foyles Hotel Clifden, Co. Galway
  As many will know, the Guide has a soft spot for traditional three-star hotels, which so often provide an unassuming, authentically Irish and kind ...

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• BUSINESS HOTEL OF THE YEAR AWARD 2024

  Horse and Jockey Hotel Thurles, Co. Tipperary
  Once discovered, few would travel between Cork and Dublin without a stop at the Horse & Jockey and there are good reasons for that. A hotel of ...

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• ‘NATURAL FOOD’ AWARDS 2024 (PRODUCERS) - DAIRY

  Dart Mountain Cheese Claudy, Co. Londonderry
  Dart Mountain Cheese is the big dairy success story of the North-West region. Julie and Kevin Hickey’s business on the banks of the Faughan ...

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• NEIGHBOURHOOD FINE DINING RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR 2024

  Lemon Tree Restaurant Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
  A Letterkenny favourite since 1999, this family-run restaurant celebrates 25 years in business this year although it has been in a spacious new se ...

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• HAPPY PLACE AWARD 2024

  Osteria Lucio Dublin 2
  ‘The food of friendship’ is what they say on their website and, when it comes to explaining why Osteria Lucio might be the restaurant ...

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• HOSTS OF THE YEAR 2024

  Marlfield House and The Duck Cafe-Restaurant Gorey, Co. Wexford
  The hospitality gene runs strong and deep in the Bowe family, who have operated their Wexford gem, Marlfield House, as ‘the luxury country h ...

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• GASTRO-PUB OF THE YEAR 2024

  Deerpark Inn Virginia, Co. Cavan
  Nobody does it better than Richard Corrigan when it comes to creating a sense of authentic Irish atmosphere - and with terrific local food, friend ...

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• CASUAL DINING AWARD 2024 -SMART CASUAL DINING

  The Glass Curtain
  What do you mean ‘smart-casual dining’ I hear you say… Well it’s the way people so often describe The Glass Curtain a ...

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• CASUAL DINING AWARD 2024 - NEIGHBOURHOOD RESTAURANT

  No. 14 at the Georgian House Comber, Co. Down
  A lovely listed building dating back to 1722, No. 14 Georgian House makes an atmospheric setting for this thoughtfully structured enterprise by th ...

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• SMALL STAY AWARDS 2024 - COUNTRY HOUSE

  Ballyvolane House Fermoy, Co. Cork
  ‘Proper country houses’ that have not been over-modernised and remain true to their roots are becoming a rarity these days, but Justin ...

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• SMALL STAY AWARDS 2024 - GUESTHOUSE

  Teach de Broc Ballybunion, Co. Kerry
  Ballybunion has long been a popular seaside resort, welcoming visitors from near and far since the 19th century. And, since 1994, many have wisely ...

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• FINE DINING RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR 2024

  OX Co. Antrim
  Consistency is one of the main themes of this year’s awards and - when a respected reviewer comments that “We had dined here before an ...

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• CASUAL DINING AWARD 2024 - STREET FOOD

  Pyke’N'Pommes - 53-55 Strand Road Londonderry, Co. Londonderry
  A legend for his authentic, quality-driven street food in Derry since 2013, the internationally-experienced chef and entrepreneur Kevin Pyke devel ...

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• PET FRIENDLY DESTINATION OF THE YEAR 2024

  Seaview House Hotel Ballylickey, Co. Cork
  Finding the right place to stay can make all the difference to a holiday or short break when travelling with your four-legged friend. But it&rsquo ...

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• MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE AWARD 2024

  Ashford Castle Cong, Co. Mayo
  The ‘Memorable Experience’ award is one that resonates with everyone – and it’s interesting to see how many of those exper ...

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• FAMILY FRIENDLY HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2024

  McWilliam Park Hotel Claremorris, Co. Mayo
  In new ownership since 2018 and recently revamped, this well located, well-run and fairly priced hotel makes a good base for exploring the wider r ...

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• GLOBAL CUISINES AWARD 2024

  Nightmarket Dublin 6
  Restaurateur Conor Sexton and his partner Juturat Suwankeeree (aka R) bring deeply flavoured regional Thai cooking of the rustic food of Chiang Ma ...

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• SUSTAINABILITY AWARD 2024

  Wren Urban Nest Dublin 2
  The 2007 closure of Andrew's Lane Theatre caused a lot of angst, but its eventual replacement with 'Dublin's most sustainable hotel' has proved a ...

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• ATMOSPHERIC DESTINATION OF THE YEAR 2024

  Old Inn, The Crawfordsburn, Co. Down
  Simply oozing with genuine old-world ambience, this famous 16th century inn - the oldest in continuous use in all Ireland - is sure to steal your ...

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• NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2024

  Farmgate Lismore Lismore, Co. Waterford
  The Newcomer award is always exciting and every year the nominations list is very long indeed. Even at a time when the talk is mainly of closures, ...

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• 5-STAR HOTEL OF THE YEAR AWARD 2024

  Sheen Falls Lodge Kenmare, Co. Kerry
  Open since 1991 and set in a 300-acre estate across the river from Kenmare town, this gently contemporary hotel has welcoming fires burning in the ...

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• 4-STAR HOTEL OF THE YEAR AWARD 2024

  Kilkea Castle Hotel & Golf Resort Castledermot, Co. Kildare
  Ireland’s oldest inhabited castle, Kilkea dates back to the 12th century. The original structure is surprisingly small - a ‘boutique c ...

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• IRISH BREAKFAST AWARDS 2024 - CAFE

  POTA Café Inverin, Co. Galway
  Half an hour west of Galway city on the Wild Atlantic Way, Cork chef Diarmuid O’Mathúna’s vibrant bi-lingual café is bil ...

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• SMALL STAY AWARDS 2024 - HIDEAWAY

  No. 1 Pery Square Hotel & Spa Limerick, Co. Limerick
  There is something seriously enticing about the idea of a hideaway in a city, somewhere special to retreat to away from the hustle and bustle. And ...

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• ‘MOVERS & SHAKERS’ AWARD 2024

  Woodcock Smokery Castletownshend, Co. Cork
  A passionate believer in the value of tradition when it comes to indigenous food – and especially fish - the legendary West Cork fish smoker ...

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• BIJOU FINE DINING RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR 2024

  Restaurant Chestnut Ballydehob, Co. Cork
  ‘Small’ is not the word for this famously big-hearted little restaurant – but ‘bijou’ describes the former pub well, ...

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• ‘HOSPITALITY HERO’ AWARD 2024

  Dromoland Castle Hotel Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co. Clare
  The ancestral home of the O’Briens, barons of Inchiquin and direct descendants of Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, Dromoland Castle is one ...

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• FINE DINING HOTEL RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR 2024

  The Cliff House Hotel Ardmore, Co. Waterford
  A bold modern boutique hotel overlooking Ardmore Bay, this chic five-star bolthole near Dungarvan has many strings to its bow, not least its setti ...

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• BOUTIQUE HOTEL OF THE YEAR AWARD 2024

  Elephant Rock Hotel Portrush, Co. Antrim
  The rise of the boutique hotel is a welcome trend in Irish hospitality and, at its best, this is a genre that is providing a wonderfully quirky mi ...

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