2024 Awards

• ‘NATURAL FOOD’ AWARDS 2024 (PRODUCERS) - FRESH PRODUCE

  Waterfall Farms Co. Cork, South West
  A name to look out for on menus in the Cork region, Declan and Rosemary Martin started Waterfall Farms in 1967 growing just a few vegetables and s ...

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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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• CASUAL DINING AWARD 2024 - HISTORIC DESTINATION

  Stitch & Weave Londonderry, Co. Londonderry
  When it comes to restaurants, they don’t do more historic than the delightful Stitch and Weave. Situated on historic Ebrington Square, right ...

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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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• SEAFOOD RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR 2024

  Quinlan & Cooke Boutique Townhouse & QCs Seafood Restaurant Cahirciveen, Co. Kerry
  With its welcoming fire, striking modern zinc-topped bar and nautical antiques and pictures, Kate Cooke’s atmospheric bar and restaurant wit ...

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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• INNOVATION AWARD 2024

  Ballykilcavan Farm & Brewing Company Stradbally, Co. Laois
  It'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 ...

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

  Leahy Beekeeping & Sliabh Aughty Honey Loughrea, Co. Galway
  Near Loughrea in East Galway fourth generation conservationists, Leahy Beekeeping, produce the gorgeous Sliabh Aughty Honey - and it’s not o ...

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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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• IRISH BREAKFAST AWARDS 2024 - GUESTHOUSE

  Castlewood House Dingle, Co. Kerry
  Run by Brian and Helen Heaton - who have both worked in some of Ireland’s finest hotels, and for whom nothing is too much trouble to ensure ...

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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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• 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 - B&B

  Barnahown Mitchelstown, Co. Cork
  You 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 ...

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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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• 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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• 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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• BEST SUPPORTER OF IRISH FOOD & DRINK PRODUCERS 2024

  Coach House Boutique B&B Dromore, Co. Down
  Exciting developments in County Wicklow saw The Coach House in Roundwood re-opening in new ownership recently - and joining up with the brilliant ...

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• VISITOR ATTRACTION 2024

  The Shed Distillery & Jackalope Café Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim
  Build 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 ...

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• CASUAL DINING AWARD 2024 - RESTAURANT & BAR

  Sadlers Restaurant & Bar Fethard, Co. Tipperary
  A 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 ...

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• CASUAL DINING AWARD 2024 - BAKERY-CAFE

  Ursa Minor Ballycastle, Co. Antrim
  All 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, ...

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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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• TASTE OF THE WATERWAYS AWARD 2024

  Purple Onion Bar & Restaurant, The Tarmonbarry, Co. Roscommon
  Ireland’s inland waterways are nothing short of a national treasure yet – despite the very welcome recent opening of greenways and blu ...

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• IRISH BREAKFAST AWARDS 2024 - HOTEL

  Gregans Castle Hotel Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare
  One of Ireland’s top food destinations for many years, Simon and Freddie Haden’s quietly luxurious and restorative country house hotel ...

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• WINE EXPERIENCE 2024

  Ristorante Rinuccini Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
  Established in 1989 by Antonio and Marion Cavaliere, this well-known restaurant is in a semi-basement in the impressive terrace opposite Kilkenny ...

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• LONG HAUL HERO 2024

  Hanora's Cottage Ballymacarbry, Co. Waterford
  It’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 ...

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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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