2006 Award Winners

Hotel of the Year 2006

Hayfield Manor Hotel
It is appropriate that the luxurious yet warm-hearted establishment selected as Hotel of the Year should be in Cork, the European City of Culture. Although quite new - it celebrates its first deca ...
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Restaurant of the Year 2006

Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud
For almost a quarter of a century this spacious, elegant restaurant has been the leading French restaurant in Ireland, renowned for exceptional modern classic cuisine, based on the best Irish prod ...
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Pub of the Year 2006

Vaughans Anchor Inn
This family-run traditional bar has great character, with open fires and lots of memorabilia - and it’s just the place for some seriously good seafood at fair prices, either in the bar or in ...
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Chef of the Year 2006

Mark Anderson - Cherry Tree Restaurant
Together with a fine-tuned team working under proprietor-chef Harry McKeogh, this talented and dedicated chef, has lucky Limerick residents spoilt rotten; the lovely waterside restaurant where he ...
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FÃ©ile Bia Award 2006
Sponsored by Bord Bia

Richmond House
The restaurant is the heart of Richmond House, the Deevy family’s fine 18th century country house and restaurant just outside Cappoquin. Menus reassuringly state a commitment to the Fé ...
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Seafood Restaurant of the Year 2006
Sponsored by Bord Iascaigh Mhara

King Sitric Fish Restaurant & Accommodation
This striking harbourside establishment is renowned for its fish and seafood cooking, and is one of Dublin's longest established fine dining restaurants. It takes full advantage of the sea and har ...
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Business Hotel of the Year 2006

Conrad Hotel
This fine Dublin hotel has recently re-invented itself, emerging as a model of crisp, contemporary design and - as it has been for 20 years now - an extremely comfortable place to stay, especial ...
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Wine Award of the Year 2006

The French Paradox
This is an inspired and stylish operation that has brought a new dimension (and a whiff of French chic) to the concept of wine and food in Dublin : it combines a wine shop, a large and atmospheric ...
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Host of the Year 2006

Mrs. Vi McDowell - Gray's Guesthouse, Achill Island
Nobody understands better than Mrs Vi McDowell the qualities of beauty and peace that have been bringing guests - especially artists and writers - to Achill Island for the last hundred years. She ...
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Hideaway of the Year 2006

Stella Maris Hotel
Few retreats could rival the away-from-it all atmosphere and beauty of this hotel, which is perched on the rugged north Mayo coast, just outside one of Ireland’s most charming and unspoilt ...
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Atmospheric Restaurant of the Year 2006

Toddies Restaurant
Pearse and Mary O’Sullivan are a talented and dedicated husband and wife team, who recently moved from their quietly discreet restaurant nearby to a bustling down town restaurant and bar abo ...
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Ethnic Restaurant of the Year 2006
Sponsored by Sharwoods

Ho Sen
The restaurants of Temple Bar have perhaps had more than their fair share of criticism and our next award-winner is living proof that it is possible to offer both quality and value in this much-m ...
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Creative Use of Vegetables 2006
Sponsored by Bord Bia

Renvyle House Hotel
In deepest Connemara, at a famous Lutyens-esque house with a romantic and fascinating history - it has been home to people as diverse as a Gaelic chieftan and Oliver St John Gogarty, and became o ...
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Natural Food Award 2006

Neven Maguire - MacNean House & Bistro
This is a very special award, given each year to a chef who has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to defending the quality ingredients which Paul Bocuse, the founder of the chefs’ organ ...
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Newcomer of the Year 2006

Aldridge Lodge
This award welcomes a young couple who have made a very significant investment in their purpose-built restaurant with rooms, and show a commendable commitment to offering great food, lovely accomm ...
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Country House of the Year 2006

Delphi Lodge
Everyone loves a real country house and this award goes to one that ticks off all the right boxes: This deliciously remote establishment is magnificently located in an unspoilt valley, surrounded ...
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Guesthouse of the Year 2006

The Quay House
Next we move to Connemara, and Clifden's oldest house, which is right on the harbour, with pretty water views when the tide is in. It is superbly comfortable and run with exceptional warmth and ge ...
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Farmhouse of the Year 2006

Glendine Country House
An establishment that embodies the core values of Irish hospitality at its very best, Glendine House is a fine Co Wexford farmhouse on a working farm, with beautiful views across the Suir estuary. ...
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Family Friendly Hotel of the Year 2006

Kelly's Resort Hotel
It is especially appropriate that this renowned family-run hotel - with a history spanning three centuries - should be selected for the Family-Friendly Hotel Award this year. It really has everyt ...
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Best Breakfast 2006

The Quay House
Next we move to Connemara, and Clifden’s oldest house, which is right on the harbour, with pretty water views when the tide is in. It is superbly comfortable and run with exceptional warmth ...
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Best CafÃ© Breakfast 2006

Canal Bank Café
Best Guesthouse Breakfast 2006

The Quay House
Next we move to Connemara, and Clifden’s oldest house, which is right on the harbour, with pretty water views when the tide is in. It is superbly comfortable and run with exceptional warmth ...
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Best B&B Breakfast 2006

McMenamin's Townhouse
Best Farmhouse Breakfast 2006

The Glen Country House
Best Hotel Breakfast 2006

Ardmore Country House Hotel
The Georgina Campbell Award 2006

Wineport Lodge
This one-off Editor’s Choice Award (the ‘Georgina Campbell Award’) was introduced to highlight the achievements of an establishment that does not fit neatly into any category but ...
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