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2009 Award Winners
- Dromoland Castle HotelThe West of Ireland is this country’s greatest tourism asset and, in many ways, this hotel sums up the hopes and dreams that many people have when visiting Ireland – a beautifully loca ...
more... - Pearl BrasserieJust a few doors away from Dublin’s finest Georgian square and some of the city’s most exclusive restaurants, Kirsten Batt and Sebastien Masi’s stylish basement restaurant has q ...
more... - Richard Corrigan - Bentley's Oyster Bar & GrillThis well known UK-based Irish chef burst onto the Dublin dining scene in the summer of 2008 with the opening of Bentley’s Oyster Bar & Grill on St Stephen’s Green and – alth ...
more... - Balloo HouseThis famous old coaching inn enjoyed a great stroke of good fortune in 2004, when it was taken over by Ronan and Jennie Sweeney, an energetic couple with extensive experience in the hospitality in ...
more... - Best Use of Fresh Ingredients Award 2009
Sponsored by Bord BiaThe Mustard Seed at Echo Lodge“Customers are increasingly looking for information on how their food is produced and where it comes from - providing supplier and country of origin information on menus assures diners where ...
more... - Seafood Restaurant of the Year 2009
Sponsored by BIMO'Connor's Seafood RestaurantThis long-established seafood restaurant is right on Bantry’s main square (site of the May mussel festival each year), and has been completely refurbished since Peter and Anne O’Brien ...
more... - Seafood Bar of the Year 2009
Sponsored by BIMThe Lobster PotNear Carnsore Point and just a few miles from Rosslare ferry port, Anne and Ciaran Hearne’s handsome country pub, in elegant dark green with lots of well-maintained plants, is a welcome sigh ...
more... - Food eXtra Award 2009
Sponsored by Fáilte IrelandLongueville HouseThis recently introduced award can perhaps be seen as a signpost to the way food and hospitality are developing in Ireland, as time-poor visitors – whether from other countries or travelling ...
more... - Natural Food Award 2009
Sponsored by Fáilte IrelandRathmullan HouseA pleasing dining room overlooking the lovely gardens and Lough Swilly provides a fine setting for upbeat traditional cooking at the Wheeler family’s Rathmullan House. Menus are based on the ...
more... - Hideaway of the Year 2009
Sponsored by Fáilte IrelandCarrig House Country House & RestaurantDozens of interesting places hidden around Ireland come under the microscope when we’re considering this much sought-after award, and we’re happy to report that this country is very we ...
more... - Waterways Hospitality Award 2009
Sponsored by Waterways IrelandThe OarsmanThis new award introduces a topic very close to the Guide’s heart - we have published a little guide to hospitality along Ireland’s inland waterways for almost a decade, and it has had ...
more... - The TwelveFor the last couple of years establishments recommended by the Guide have been invited to submit wine lists for competition and there has been a great response, ranging from the very grand to rela ...
more... - John Moriarty - Lord Baker'sIn all the years we’ve been travelling around the country seeking out the best hospitality - a ‘hobby’ that goes back over 20 years or more, certainly far beyond the life of the ...
more... - Kingsley HotelWhile it is not unusual for an establishment to receive more than one award award from us – the cream always floats to the top, after all – this one is unique in that the Kingsley Hote ...
more... - Renvyle House HotelA wonderful place to visit at any age or any time, Renvyle House appeals to people with a yen for the rugged west of Ireland - and a love of the cosy contrasts you find indoors, where a snug conse ...
more... - Ethnic Restaurant of the Year 2009
Sponsored by Patak’s / Blue DragonJaipur GroupThis year’s Ethnic Restaurant Award is unusual as it goes not to a restaurant but to a group, and pays tribute to the people who have developed this small chain of stylish, quality-driven r ...
more... - Chez HansThis is a very special award, because it invariably goes to an establishment that is really outstanding in every way – and has that special extra ‘something’ that makes a great a ...
more... - Cliff House HotelClinging to steep cliffs on the edge of the heritage village of Ardmore, this hotel opened to some acclaim a few months ago and, with its fresh contemporary style, ambitious cooking and emphasis o ...
more... - Ballyvolane HouseA gracious mansion surrounded by its own farmland, magnificent wooded grounds, a trout lake and formal terraced gardens… the Green family’s home, Ballyvolane House, is the quintes ...
more... - Ard na BreáthaAlthough in what has become a mainly residential area on the edge of a thriving town, Albert and Theresa Morrow’s welcoming guesthouse is tucked into a quiet corner of a busy working farm an ...
more... - Heron's Rest B&BThe name of Sorcha Molloy’s delightful B&B is far from fanciful - when looking for it along the Longwalk, in the heart of Galway city, you may well find it signed by Arthur the visiting ...
more... - Flemingstown HouseFlemingstown House is a little off the tourist track, but those in the know beat a path to the door of this traditional farmhouse in the heart of the Golden Vale - knowing, as they make their way ...
more... - - B&B BreakfastHeron's Rest B&BThe wise B&B owner makes a big deal out of breakfast these days – and, although there are plenty of other reasons people love staying at this one, the delicious and sociable way that eac ...
more... - - Guesthouse BreakfastTeach de BrocGreat hospitality and outstanding breakfasts go hand in hand, so it is not surprising that these former Hosts of the Year should now be highlighted for beginning each day so well for their f ...
more... - - Country House BreakfastBallyvolane HouseCountry houses do tend to make a speciality of breakfast, and this year’s country house breakfast award winners, Ballyvolane House, are a class act: they don’t have a huge number of ro ...
more... - - Hotel BreakfastLisloughrey LodgeBreakfast is often the least enjoyable part of a hotel stay and, all too often, can obliterate the memory of an enjoyable meal the evening before – not so at a growing number of caring and & ...
more... - - National WinnerLisloughrey LodgeBreakfast is often the least enjoyable part of a hotel stay and, all too often, can obliterate the memory of an enjoyable meal the evening before – not so at a growing number of caring and & ...
more...Park Hotel Kenmare - County KerryNobody understands the importance of attention to detail better than the Brennan brothers, stars of RTE’s quirky ‘hospitality hospital’ programme, 'At Your Service'. Legendar ...
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The Best of Irish Breads & Baking
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Download our locations to your Garmin Sat Nav free of charge
We have teamed up with www.myPOIs.ie to produce a free download of the locations of all the Georgina Campbell recommended establishments in the Republic of Ireland to you ... -
A Taste of the Waterways Guide
If you've never spent a few days lazing around our wonderful waterways you just don't know what you're missing. It's a magical world of pottering along, enjoying the wildl ... -
IRELAND FOR FOOD LOVERS
Everything the food lover in Ireland needs to know... Food tourism in Ireland enters an exciting new phase with this new book, the first to offer a complete user guide t ... -
Georgina Campbell's Ireland for Romantic Weddings & Honeymoons
Ireland Wedding & Honeymoon Guide - This is a highly selective guidebook to the very best of Irish wedding venues and romantic honeymoon locations, north and south. 2 ... -
Georgina Campbell's Ireland for Garden Lovers
This magical book combines a guide to the top gardens in Ireland with one to the most delightful places for garden lovers to stay and eat while visiting them - also with g ... -
From Tide to Table by Georgina Campbell
NEW paperback edition of From Tide to Table - Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Buying, Preparing & Cooking Fish and Seafood by Georgina Campbell -
IRELAND FOR FOOD LOVERS
Everything the food lover in Ireland needs to know... Food tourism in Ireland entered an exciting new phase with this book, the first to offer a complete user guide to f ... -
Georgina Campbell's Ireland for Gourmet Golfers
Ireland Golf Guide - Discover Ireland's finest golf courses and the very best places to eat and stay in while playing them. Co-authored by leading Irish golf writer Dermot ...
