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Cookery Feature - JIBRIN - Celebrating the Food of ...
Much-loved Cork residents, the Palestinian couple Izzeddeen Alkarajeh (a computer scientist) and his wife Eman Aburabi (an interior designer) firs ...Explore Ireland's:
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Win a Short Break for Two at Fota Island Resort
'Enjoy Your Own Private Island' is the promise at Fota Island Resort. One of only a very few resort hotels in the country, this renowned 5-star hotel and spa is situated on its own private island amidst the tranquillity of Cork Harbour, yet it is just 15 minutes drive from the hustle and bustle of Cork City
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From Tide to Table by Georgina Campbell
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2024 Award Winners
SMALL STAY AWARDS 2024 - GUESTHOUSE
Teach de Broc Ballybunion, Co. KerryBallybunion has long been a popular seaside resort, welcoming visitors from near and far since the 19th century. And, since 1994, many have wisely ...
more...MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE AWARD 2024
Ashford Castle Cong, Co. MayoThe ‘Memorable Experience’ award is one that resonates with everyone – and it’s interesting to see how many of those exper ...
more...HOSTS OF THE YEAR 2024
Marlfield House and The Duck Cafe-Restaurant Gorey, Co. WexfordThe hospitality gene runs strong and deep in the Bowe family, who have operated their Wexford gem, Marlfield House, as ‘the luxury country h ....jpg "HOSTS OF THE YEAR 2024")
more...NEIGHBOURHOOD FINE DINING RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR 2024
Lemon Tree Restaurant Letterkenny, Co. DonegalA Letterkenny favourite since 1999, this family-run restaurant celebrates 25 years in business this year although it has been in a spacious new se ...
more...TASTE OF THE WATERWAYS AWARD 2024
Purple Onion Bar & Restaurant, The Tarmonbarry, Co. RoscommonIreland’s inland waterways are nothing short of a national treasure yet – despite the very welcome recent opening of greenways and blu ...
more...IRISH BREAKFAST AWARDS 2024 - HOTEL
Gregans Castle Hotel Ballyvaughan, Co. ClareOne of Ireland’s top food destinations for many years, Simon and Freddie Haden’s quietly luxurious and restorative country house hotel ...
more...CASUAL DINING AWARD 2024 - RESTAURANT & BAR
Sadlers Restaurant & Bar Fethard, Co. TipperaryA new venture from the team behind the Cashel Palace Hotel (and with a good kitchen team overseen by their Director of Culinary, Stephen Hayes) an ....jpg "CASUAL DINING AWARD 2024 - RESTAURANT & BAR")
more...BUSINESS HOTEL OF THE YEAR AWARD 2024
Horse and Jockey Hotel Thurles, Co. TipperaryOnce 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 ...
more...GASTRO-PUB OF THE YEAR 2024
Deerpark Inn Virginia, Co. CavanNobody does it better than Richard Corrigan when it comes to creating a sense of authentic Irish atmosphere - and with terrific local food, friend ...
more...TRADITIONAL PUB OF THE YEAR 2024
Thomas Connolly Sligo, Co. SligoEverybody loves a good old fashioned Irish pub complete with cosy snugs and grocery shelves behind the bar, but too many are closing and we need t ...
more...VISITOR ATTRACTION 2024
The Shed Distillery & Jackalope Café Drumshanbo, Co. LeitrimBuild it and they will come could have been the mantra for P.J. Rigney whose vision conceived The Shed Distillery in Drumshanbo. Taking quality an ...
more...IRISH BREAKFAST AWARDS 2024 - COUNTRY HOUSE
Rathsallagh House Dunlavin, Co. KildareThe O’Flynn family’s large, rambling country house on the Wicklow-Kildare border is just an hour from Dublin, but it could be in a dif ...
more...SEAFOOD RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR 2024
Quinlan & Cooke Boutique Townhouse & QCs Seafood Restaurant Cahirciveen, Co. KerryWith its welcoming fire, striking modern zinc-topped bar and nautical antiques and pictures, Kate Cooke’s atmospheric bar and restaurant wit ...
more...IRISH BREAKFAST AWARDS 2024 - IRISH BREAD AWARD
Castle Grove Country House Hotel Letterkenny, Co. DonegalSimple as it may sound, The Irish Bread Award is one of our most important accolades. Originally the idea of Donegal native and former Director Ge ...
more...FINE DINING HOTEL RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR 2024
The Cliff House Hotel Ardmore, Co. WaterfordA bold modern boutique hotel overlooking Ardmore Bay, this chic five-star bolthole near Dungarvan has many strings to its bow, not least its setti ...
more...SMALL STAY AWARDS 2024 - B&B
Barnahown Mitchelstown, Co. CorkYou don't have to be seeking an active holiday to love Barnahown, but it must help - with wonderful mountain treks and bike trails nearby, you won ...
more...SUSTAINABILITY AWARD 2024
Wren Urban Nest Dublin 2The 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 ...
more...WINE EXPERIENCE 2024
Ristorante Rinuccini Kilkenny, Co. KilkennyEstablished in 1989 by Antonio and Marion Cavaliere, this well-known restaurant is in a semi-basement in the impressive terrace opposite Kilkenny ...
more...FINE DINING RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR 2024
OX Co. AntrimConsistency is one of the main themes of this year’s awards and - when a respected reviewer comments that “We had dined here before an ...
more...LONG HAUL HERO 2024
Hanora's Cottage Ballymacarbry, Co. WaterfordIt’s been a tough time for Irish hospitality over the last few years - but the resilience of the industry is extraordinary and the way that ...
more...‘NATURAL FOOD’ AWARDS 2024 (PRODUCERS) - MEATS
Higgins Family Butchers Dublin 13Rick Higgins is the fourth generation to run this business and it is no ordinary butchers. How many butchers have a glass-walled dry-ageing room a ...
more...CHEF OF THE YEAR
Ballynahinch Castle Hotel Recess, Co. GalwayHailing originally from Northern Ireland, Danni Barry worked in many acclaimed kitchens including Simon Rogan’s L’Enclume before retur ...
more...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, ...
more...‘NATURAL FOOD’ AWARDS 2024 (PRODUCERS) - HONEY
Leahy Beekeeping & Sliabh Aughty Honey Loughrea, Co. GalwayNear Loughrea in East Galway fourth generation conservationists, Leahy Beekeeping, produce the gorgeous Sliabh Aughty Honey - and it’s not o ...
more...BOUTIQUE HOTEL OF THE YEAR AWARD 2024
Elephant Rock Hotel Portrush, Co. AntrimThe 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 ...
more...FAMILY FRIENDLY HOTEL OF THE YEAR 2024
McWilliam Park Hotel Claremorris, Co. MayoIn 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 ...
more...CASUAL DINING AWARD 2024 - STREET FOOD
Pyke’N'Pommes - 53-55 Strand Road Londonderry, Co. LondonderryA legend for his authentic, quality-driven street food in Derry since 2013, the internationally-experienced chef and entrepreneur Kevin Pyke devel ...
more...CASUAL DINING AWARD 2024 - HISTORIC DESTINATION
Stitch & Weave Londonderry, Co. LondonderryWhen it comes to restaurants, they don’t do more historic than the delightful Stitch and Weave. Situated on historic Ebrington Square, right ...
more...‘NATURAL FOOD’ AWARDS 2024 (PRODUCERS) - DAIRY
Dart Mountain Cheese Claudy, Co. LondonderryDart 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 ...
more...ATMOSPHERIC DESTINATION OF THE YEAR 2024
Old Inn, The Crawfordsburn, Co. DownSimply 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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Known for its wholesome fare, notably great steaks and seafood, Paul and Leonie Granville’s family-run bar and restaurant is equally popular with local diners and hungry travellers (who nowa ...
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A property of historical and architectural significance - and one with many treats to discover within, as well as in the surrounding area - Cashel Palace was acquired in 2016, after a long closure ...
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