Creative Oceanic are proud to announce the full list of finalists at The Irish Hospitality Awards 2022
The Irish Hospitality Awards 2022 are organised and hosted by Creative Oceanic but voted for by the Irish public. After a tremendous number of nominations received, the list with the top contenders has been complied.
The black-tie event will be held this year at The Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dublin Airport, where thriving professionals will gather together for a memorable celebration of the champions that work hard for the industry.
The Irish Hospitality Awards aim to celebrate the dedication, skill and customer service of the professionals that work within establishments where excellence is standard. They also aim to acknowledge those who make a positive difference in this sector as well as the efforts that the experts put in ensuring their customers always receive top services and unforgettable experiences.
These awards acknowledge everyone who works hard to enhance the reputation of the country, from restaurants that serve delicious dishes to bars and clubs that keep Ireland alive at nights, shopping centres as well as museums and tourist attractions that promote and showcase the rich Irish heritage.
A Spokesperson for the Irish Hospitality Awards 2022 said: ”Working for the hospitality industry can be challenging at times and the last few years have shown that. These awards aim to recognise those who have succeeded in this sector, despite the difficulties. There are people who have dedicated their whole career in making the country a special destination for visitors. It is time to give those professionals the recognition they deserve.
“The awards will provide a platform to thank and honour those who have contributed to making Ireland a friendly and welcoming place, enhancing the country’s reputation nationally and internationally. We would like to congratulate all the finalists for their nomination and wish them the best of luck.”
The finalists for the Irish Hospitality Awards 2022 are:
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Family Venue of the Year
Aillwee Cave and Birds of Prey Centre (Ballyvaughan)
Fastnet Rock Lighthouse and Cape Clear Island Tour (Cork)
Wells House & Gardens (Ballyedmond)
Bunratty Castle and Folk Park (Bunratty)
The English Market (Cork)
Muckross House Gardens & Traditional Farms (Kilarney)
Fota Wildlife Park (Fota)
Rock of Cashel (Cashel)
Kylemore Abbey & Victorian Walled Garden (Kylemore Abbey)
Phoenix Park (Dublin)
Best Day Out
Lough Boora Discovery Park (Boora)
Lough Key Forest & Activity Park (Roscommon)
Tayto Park (Ashbourne)
Delphi Adventure Centre (Galway)
Atlantic Air Adventures Museum (Shannon)
Brigit’s Garden (Rosscahil)
Birr Castle Gardens (Birr)
Arigna Mining Experience (Arigna)
Harbour Splash (Dublin)
Altamont Gardens (Altamont)
Outdoor Venue of the Year
Celtic Adventures (Clogherhead)
Lough Key Forest & Activity Park (Roscommon)
Castlecomer Discovery Park (Castlecomer)
Aillwee Cave and Birds of Prey Centre (Ballyvaughan)
Kia Ora Mini Farm (Gorey)
Torc Waterfall, Killarney National Park (Kilarney)
Kylemore Abbey & Victorian Walled Garden (Kylemore Abbey)
Turoe Pet Farm (Loughrea)
National Botanic Gardens (Dublin)
Chocolate Garden of Ireland (Tullow)
Tourist Attraction of the Year
The Irish Rock ‘n’ Roll Museum Experience (Dublin)
Kilkenny Castle (Kilkenny)
The National Wax Museum Plus (Dublin)
Irish Museum of Modern Art (Dublin)
Loughcrew Caravan and Camping Park (Oldcastle)
Lough Key Forest & Activity Park (Boyle)
Brú na Bóinne (Donore)
Aillwee Cave and Birds of Prey Centre (Ballyvaughan)
The Book of Kells and Trinity College (Dublin)
Bunratty Castle & Folk Park (Bunratty)
Sports Venue of the Year
Tallaght Stadium (Dublin)
Pearse Stadium (Galway)
National Indoor Arena (Dublin)
Galway Racecourse (Galway)
Morton Stadium (Dublin)
Cork Racecourse (Mallow)
Croke Park (Dublin)
Semple Stadium (Thurles)
Athlone Regional Sports Centre (Athlone)
Leopardstown Racecourse (Dublin)
Shopping Complex of the Year
Blanchardstown Centre (Blanchardstown)
Jervis Shopping Centre (Dublin)
Eyre Square Centre (Galway)
Dundrum Town Centre (Dublin)
OMNI Park Shopping Centre (Dublin)
Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre (Dublin)
Mahon Point (Cork)
Crescent Shopping Centre (Limerick)
Whitewater (Newbridge)
Liffey Valley Shopping Centre (Dublin)
Live Entertainment Venue of the Year
Róisín Dubh (Galway)
Button Factory (Dublin)
Mike the Pies (Listowel)
Coughlans in Cork (Ballintemple)
Levis in Ballydehob (Ballydehob)
The Grand Social (Dublin)
Fibber Magees (Dublin)
Belvedere Irish Night (Dublin)
3Arena (Dublin)
Ballykeefe Amphitheatre in Kilkenny (Kilmanagh)
Best Irish Festival
Kilkenny Roots Festival (Kilkenny)
TradFest Temple Bar (Dublin)
Cork VegFest (Cork)
Listowel Writers’ Week (Listowel)
Galway International Arts Festival (Galway)
Drop Everything (Inis Oirr)
Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival (Lisdoonvarna)
Fleadh Cheoil (Mullingar)
Cork Chocolate Festival And Baking World (Cork)
Puck Fair (Killorgin)
Chidren’s Play Centre of the Year
The Playcentre (Kingscourt)
Funky Monkeys Citywest (Dublin)
Go Kids Go (Dublin)
Playtown (Tullamore)
The Ark Play Centre at Puddenhill (Garristown)
The Fun Factory (Ballymena)
Tearaways Pet Farm & Activity Centre (Rathcabbin)
Best Of Mates Play & Party Centre (Meath)
Dreamland (Limerick)
Airtastic Entertainment Centre Kildare (Kildare)
Best Cinema Experience
IMC Dun Laoghaire (Dun Laoghaire)
Eclipse Cinemas Lifford-Strabane (Lifford)
The Stella Cinema Rathmines (Dublin)
Retro Drive-in Movies (Dublin)
The Arc Cinema, Navan (Navan)
Movies@Dundrum (Dublin)
Carrick Cineplex (Carrick-on-Shannon)
Light House Cinema (Dublin)
Mayo Movie World Cinema (Castlebar)
Omniplex D’LUXX Cinema Waterford (Waterford)
Best Entertaining Team
7 ENTERTAINMENT (Dublin)
John O’Callaghan
The Cranberries
Dynamic Events (Dublin)
Wedding Band The Firm Live Band
The Funky Buskers
Party at the Back
Molly Maguires
The Havana Club Trio
Daft Punk Tribute DJ Show (Dublin)
Best Nightclub
The Foundry Nightclub (Carlow)
Palace Venue & Nightclub (Tullamore)
The Sugar Club (Dublin)
The Piano Bar (Dublin)
SIN (Sligo)
Dali (Cork)
Rockford’s Nightclub & Jack’s Live Venue (Roscommon)
Mojo’s Niteclub (Mullingar)
The Grand Social (Dublin)
Whelan’s (Dublin)
Best Sports Bar
Buskers On The Ball (Dublin)
Corkery’s Sports Bar (Kilarney)
Woolshed Baa & Grill (Dublin)
Tolster’s Bar (Castlebar)
The Castle Sports Bar (Belturbet)
The 51 Bar (Dublin)
The Living Room (Dublin)
Rearden’s Bar (Cork)
An Poc Fada (Kilkenny)
Lloyd’s Bar & Lounge (Dublin)
Best Bar
Guiry’s Angler’s Bar (Foxford)
Peadar’s Bar (Moate)
The Brazen Head (Dublin)
The Temple Bar Pub (Dublin)
Top of Coom Ireland’s Highest Pub (Kilgarvan)
Sean’s Bar (Athlone)
Farren’s Bar (Malin Head)
BAR 1661 (Dublin)
Cask (Cork)
The Harbour Bar (Wicklow)
Pub/Inn of the Year
The Reel Inn (Donegal Town)
Butlers Pub (Mullingar)
Joe Lee’s Bar (Tullamore)
Kavanagh’s Naas (Naas)
Lanigan’s Pub (Dublin)
John Kavanagh – The Gravediggers (Dublin)
Dick Mack’s Pub (Kerry)
Murphy’s Bar (Killarney)
Kate Kearney’s Cottage (Killarney)
The Hub (Waterford)
Boutique Hotel of the Year
Highfield House (Trim)
Annebrook House Hotel (Mullingar)
The Ross (Killarney)
The Lodge at Ashford Castle (Cong)
Blue Haven Hotel (Kinsale)
Cliff House Hotel (Waterford)
Stauntons on the Green (Dublin)
The House Hotel (Galway)
The Victoria (Killarney)
Ballynahinch Castle (Recess)
City Hotel of the Year
Trinity City Hotel (Dublin)
Herbert Park Hotel and Park Residence (Dublin)
The Westbury (Dublin)
The Devlin (Dublin)
Dublin Skylon Hotel (Dublin)
Arlington Hotel (Dublin)
The Imperial Hotel (Cork)
Camden Court Hotel (Dublin)
Glenlo Abbey Hotel & Estate (Galway)
Absolute Hotel Limerick (Limerick)
Resort Hotel of the Year
Amber Springs Hotel & Health Spa (Gorey)
Ashford Castle (Cong)
Parknasilla Resort & Spa (Kerry)
Castlemartyr Resort (Castlemartyr)
Powerscourt Hotel Resort and Spa (Powerscourt)
Inchydoney Island Lodge & Spa (Cork)
Fota Island Resort (Fota Island)
Cliff House Hotel (Waterford)
The Dunloe Hotel & Gardens (Kerry)
Adare Manor (Adare)
Romantic Hotel of the Year
The Merrion Hotel (Dublin)
Castle Leslie Estate (Glaslough)
Wineport Lodge (Glasson)
The Lake Hotel (Killarney)
Muckross Park Hotel & Spa (Killarney)
Ice House Hotel (Ballina)
Castlecourt Hotel, Spa & Leisure (Westport)
The Marker Hotel (Dublin)
Luttrellstown Castle Resort (Dublin)
Hayfield Manor Hotel (Cork)
Hotel of the Year
Annebrook House Hotel (Mullingar)
Silver Tassie Hotel (Letterkenny)
Waterfront Hotel (Dungloe)
Ashford Castle (Cong)
Dromoland Castle Hotel (Newarket in Fergu)
Lough Eske Castle (Lough Eske)
Ballyfin Demesne (Ballyfin)
Salthill Hotel (Galway)
The Heritage Killenard (Portarlington)
Harvey’s Point (Donegal)
Hotel Team of the Year
Dublin Skylon Hotel (Dublin)
Portmarnock Hotel And Golf Links (Portmarnock)
Great Southern Killarney (Killarney)
Galway Bay Hotel (Galway)
Bloomfield House Hotel, Leisure Club & Spa (Mullingar)
Clanard Court Hotel (Athy)
Radisson Blu St. Helen’s Hotel (Dublin)
The Montenotte Hotel (Montenotte)
The Grafton Hotel (Dublin)
Best Hotel General Manager
Iveagh Garden Hotel (Dublin)
Radisson Blu Hotel (Athlone)
Castle Durrow Country House Hotel (Durrow)
Dromoland Castle Hotel (Newmarket on Fergu)
Clayton Hotel Cardiff Lane (Dublin)
Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel (Kiliney)
Hayfield Manor Hotel (Cork)
Clanard Court Hotel (Athy)
Spencer Hotel (Dublin)
Best Caravan Site
Ferrybank Caravan & Camping Park (Wexford)
Mannix Point Camping and Caravan Park (Cahersiveen)
Wild Atlantic Camp (Creeslough)
Willowbrook Glamping & Hideaways (Ballaghaderreen)
Connemara Caravan and Camping Park (Gowlaun)
Hidden Valley Holiday Park (Rathdrum)
Glen of Aherlow Caravan & Camping Park (Newtown)
Cong Camping, Caravan & Glamping Park (Lisloughrey)
Woodlands Caravan & Camping Park (Tralee)
River Valley Holiday Park (Redcross)
Bed & Breakfast of the Year
The Gateway Lodge (Donegal Town)
Rosemount B&B (Dundalk)
Rocksberry Bed & Breakfast (Castlebar)
Ardilaun Guesthouse (Ennis)
Cartron House Farm (Ballinakill)
Marnic House B&B (Ballyhaunis)
Ferry House Bed & Breakfast (Dublin)
The Old Bank B&B (Bruff)
Rathaspeck Manor B&B (Rathaspeck)
The Glasshouse Hotel (Sligo)
Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year
BLAS (Donegal Town)
Featherblade Steak Restaurant (Dublin)
Hugo’s Restaurant (Dublin)
Admiral Restaurant (Dublin)
Johnny’s Ranch (Ramelton)
The Rusty Mackerel (Carrick)
Crean’s Place (Kilcullen)
Flannerys Bistro (Ballinrobe)
House of Plates (Castlebar)
The Holy Grail Wexford (Wexford)
Best Family Dining Restaurant
The Galleon Restaurant (Galway)
Mulberry Garden (Dublin)
Jumbo’s Family Restaurant (Listowel)
Hillbilly’s Family Restaurants (Dublin)
Taste Food Company (Dublin)
Farmer Browns (Rathmines)
Thyme Restaurant (Athlone)
Old Mill Restaurant (Dublin)
Viewmount House (Longford)
Linnane’s Lobster Bar (New Quay)
Restaurant of the Year
Chandpur Indian Restaurant (Donegal Town)
Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud (Dublin)
Chapter One Restaurant (Dublin)
Dax Restaurant (Dublin)
Kai Restaurant (Galway)
Quays (Dublin)
People’s Restaurant (Cavan)
Room8 Cafe (Navan)
Franzinis (Trim)
Old House Restaurant at Annebrook House Hotel (Mullingar)
Salamanca Tapas Bar & Restaurant (Dublin)
Best Restaurant Team
The Blue Apron Restaurant (Tallamore)
Host Restaurant (Dublin)
Liath Restaurant (Dublin)
Aniar Restaurant & Boutique Cookery School (Galway)
Aimsir Restaurant (Celbridge)
Etto (Dublin)
One Pico (Dublin)
Greenes Restaurant (Cork)
McNean House & Restaurant (Blacklion)
Pearl Brasserie (Dublin)
Caterer of the Year
Brown Box Catering (Celbridge)
Kyle’s Events and Catering (Dublin)
Thomas Fogarty Day-Today & Catering (Portlaw)
The Caterers (Dublin)
Green Olive Catering (Galway)
Uisneach Catering (Mullingar)
Masterchefs Hospitality (Limerick)
Conatys Catering (Dublin)
Hannah’s Kitchen Outside Catering (Ballincollig)
Adventure Catering (Kildare)
Best Dining Experience
BANG Restaurant (Dublin)
West Restaurant (Barna)
Isaac’s Restaurant (Cork)
The Old Spot (Dublin)
Dela Restaurant (Galway)
Wild Honey Inn (Lisdoonvarna)
FX Buckley Steakhouse Temple Bar (Dublin)
Lignum (Bullaun)
Sha-Roe Bistro (Clonegall)
Enniscrone Golf Club (Enniscrone)
TwoCooks Restaurant & Wine Bar (Sallins)
Best Golding Club
Dingle Golf Club (Ballyferriter)
The European Club (Brittas Bay)
Powerscourt Golf Club (Enniskerry)
The K Club (Straffan)
Lahinch Golf Club (Lahinch)
Ballybunion Golf Club (Ballybunion)
Galway Bay Golf Resort (Oranmore)
The Royal Dublin Golf Club (Dublin)
The Golf Course at Luttrellstown Castle Resort (Castleknock)
Connemara Championship Golf Links (Balyconneely)
Best Holiday Park
Burrow Holiday Park (Rosslare)
Dunmore East Holiday & Golf Resort (Dummore East)
Travers Holiday Park (Bundoran)
Trabolgan Holiday Village – Family Holidays & School Tours in Cork (Midleton)
Parklands Holiday Park (Courtown)
Tree Grove (New Ross Road)
Nore Valley Park (Bennnettsbridge)
Rosguill Holiday Park (Letterkenny)
Clissmann Horse Caravans (Rathdrum)
Glasson Glamping Farm (Glasson)
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