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Cookery Feature - JIBRIN - Celebrating the Food of ...
Cookery Feature - Special Summer Flavours
If reminders were needed that simple is best for summer foods - to enjoy them at their freshest and relish their true flavours - we’ve had p ...EURO-TOQUES IRELAND FOOD AWARDS 2025 - HONOURING IR ...
Ashford Castle Estate made a wonderful setting for this year's Euro-Toques Ireland Food Awards a heartfelt celebration of Ireland's food producers ...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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Nothing But the Best - give Irish Flowers this year!
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From Tide to Table by Georgina Campbell
Paperback edition of From Tide to Table - Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Buying, Preparing & Cooking Fish and Seafood by Georgina Campbellmore...
2024 Award Winners
CASUAL DINING AWARD 2024 - NEIGHBOURHOOD RESTAURANT
No. 14 at the Georgian House Comber, Co. DownA 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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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...BEST SUPPORTER OF IRISH FOOD & DRINK PRODUCERS 2024
Coach House Boutique B&B Dromore, Co. DownExciting developments in County Wicklow saw The Coach House in Roundwood re-opening in new ownership recently - and joining up with the brilliant ...
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 ...
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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...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 ...
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Farmgate Lismore Lismore, Co. WaterfordThe 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, ...
more...4-STAR HOTEL OF THE YEAR AWARD 2024
Kilkea Castle Hotel & Golf Resort Castledermot, Co. KildareIreland’s oldest inhabited castle, Kilkea dates back to the 12th century. The original structure is surprisingly small - a ‘boutique c ...
more...GLOBAL CUISINES AWARD 2024
Nightmarket Dublin 6Restaurateur Conor Sexton and his partner Juturat Suwankeeree (aka R) bring deeply flavoured regional Thai cooking of the rustic food of Chiang Ma ...
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...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...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...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...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 ...
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...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...‘MOVERS & SHAKERS’ AWARD 2024
Woodcock Smokery Castletownshend, Co. CorkA passionate believer in the value of tradition when it comes to indigenous food – and especially fish - the legendary West Cork fish smoker ...
more...CASUAL DINING AWARD 2024 -SMART CASUAL DINING
The Glass CurtainWhat do you mean ‘smart-casual dining’ I hear you say… Well it’s the way people so often describe The Glass Curtain a ...
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...SEAFOOD CHEF OF THE YEAR 2024
Goldie Co. CorkAt the helm of this small but very exciting fish restaurant in Cork city centre, Goldie, the talented young owner-chef Aishling Moore’s cour ...
more...5-STAR HOTEL OF THE YEAR AWARD 2024
Sheen Falls Lodge Kenmare, Co. KerryOpen 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 ...
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...CASUAL DINING AWARD 2024 - BAKERY-CAFE
Ursa Minor Ballycastle, Co. AntrimAll over Ireland, there’s been an exciting increase in the number of small bakeries with a deli or café in recent years and this one, ...
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...‘HOSPITALITY HERO’ AWARD 2024
Dromoland Castle Hotel Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co. ClareThe ancestral home of the O’Briens, barons of Inchiquin and direct descendants of Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, Dromoland Castle is one ...
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...INNOVATION AWARD 2024
Ballykilcavan Farm & Brewing Company Stradbally, Co. LaoisIt's hard to get your head around the story of a place like Ballykilcavan Farm in deepest Laois, where the Walsh family has worked the land since ...
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...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 ...
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The pretty village setting of this famous and hospitable 16th century inn - the oldest in continuous use in all Ireland - belies its convenient location close to Belfast and the City Airport, and ...
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Deep within the Kildare countryside, diners won’t stumble across Alumni Kitchen Table & Rooms by chance. Secreted behind large gates and deep hedging on a country road, Alumni is a new s ...
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Oaty Blueberry Muffins with Ginger and Pear Frosting
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Flahavan's Creamy Porridge with Flambeed Plums, Orange Syrup & Creme Fraiche
A signature dish created by Kevin Dundon for Flahav ...more...
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