Guests enjoyed a 5-course meal prepared by Executive Chef Gary O’Hanlon, featuring fresh Irish ingredients that highlighted the local landscape and seascape.
Notable award winners included The Merrion Hotel (5-Star Hotel of the Year), Castle Leslie Estate (Culinary Haven of the Year), An Port Mór in Mayo (Restaurant of the Year), and The Lifeboat Inn in Cork (Pub of the Year).
Peter Caviston received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the Dublin food scene and for advocating Good Food Ireland since 2006, promoting local producers and Irish food culture. The winners:
4-star Hotel: Kelly’s Resort Hotel & Spa, Wexford
- 5-star Hotel: The Merrion, Dublin
- Agri-food Sustainability Award,: Brooke Hall Estate, Derry
- Bakery & Chocolate Producer: The Chocolate Garden of Ireland, Carlow
- Café: The Silver Restaurant at Newbridge Silverware, Kildare
- Culinary Haven: Castle Leslie Estate, Monaghan
- Dairy Producer: Freezin’ Friesian, Waterford
- Drinks Producer: Long Meadow Cider, Armagh
- Dublin: Corrigan’s Butchers, Drumcondra, Dublin
- Excellence in Food Tourism Award,: Burren Smokehouse & Visitor Centre, Clare
- Fish & Seafood Producer: Realt na Mara Shellfish, Kerry
- Food Innovator: The O’Neill Family, Mountain View, Kilkenny
- Food Lovers Choice Awards
- Fruit & Vegetable Producer: Kearns Fruit Farm, Wexford
- Hotel Restaurant: Forbes Street by Gareth Mullins, Anantara The Marker, Dublin
- Ireland’s Ancient East: The Glenroyal Hotel, Kildare
- Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands: Kilronan Castle Estate, Roscommon
- Lifetime Achievement: Peter Caviston, Caviston’s Restaurant, Dublin
- Meat Producer: Kelly’s of Newport, Mayo
- Northern Ireland: Culloden Estate & Spa, Down
- Outstanding Contribution to Food Production: Anthony Creswell, Ummera Smoked Products, Cork
- Overall Producer: Kelly’s of Newport, Mayo
- Pub: The Lifeboat Inn, Cork
- Restaurant: An Port Mór, Mayo
- Shop: Brogan’s Butchers, Meath
- Supreme: Castle Leslie Estate, Monaghan
- Sweet & Savoury Producer: Leahy Beekeeping, Galway
- Tourism Hospitality Sustainability Award,: Grow HQ, Waterford
- Wild Atlantic Way: Fitzgerald’s Woodlands House Hotel & Spa, Limerick
The Good Food Ireland awards ceremony took place at The K Club in County Kildare, celebrating various contributors to the Irish food and drink industry with around 300 attendees, including chefs and industry leaders.
Guests enjoyed a 5-course meal prepared by Executive Chef Gary O’Hanlon, featuring fresh Irish ingredients that highlighted the local landscape and seascape.
Notable award winners included The Merrion Hotel (5-Star Hotel of the Year), Castle Leslie Estate (Culinary Haven of the Year), An Port Mór in Mayo (Restaurant of the Year), and The Lifeboat Inn in Cork (Pub of the Year).
Peter Caviston received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the Dublin food scene and for advocating Good Food Ireland since 2006, promoting local producers and Irish food culture. The winners:
4-star Hotel: Kelly’s Resort Hotel & Spa, Wexford
- 5-star Hotel: The Merrion, Dublin
- Agri-food Sustainability Award,: Brooke Hall Estate, Derry
- Bakery & Chocolate Producer: The Chocolate Garden of Ireland, Carlow
- Café: The Silver Restaurant at Newbridge Silverware, Kildare
- Culinary Haven: Castle Leslie Estate, Monaghan
- Dairy Producer: Freezin’ Friesian, Waterford
- Drinks Producer: Long Meadow Cider, Armagh
- Dublin: Corrigan’s Butchers, Drumcondra, Dublin
- Excellence in Food Tourism Award,: Burren Smokehouse & Visitor Centre, Clare
- Fish & Seafood Producer: Realt na Mara Shellfish, Kerry
- Food Innovator: The O’Neill Family, Mountain View, Kilkenny
- Food Lovers Choice Awards
- Fruit & Vegetable Producer: Kearns Fruit Farm, Wexford
- Hotel Restaurant: Forbes Street by Gareth Mullins, Anantara The Marker, Dublin
- Ireland’s Ancient East: The Glenroyal Hotel, Kildare
- Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands: Kilronan Castle Estate, Roscommon
- Lifetime Achievement: Peter Caviston, Caviston’s Restaurant, Dublin
- Meat Producer: Kelly’s of Newport, Mayo
- Northern Ireland: Culloden Estate & Spa, Down
- Outstanding Contribution to Food Production: Anthony Creswell, Ummera Smoked Products, Cork
- Overall Producer: Kelly’s of Newport, Mayo
- Pub: The Lifeboat Inn, Cork
- Restaurant: An Port Mór, Mayo
- Shop: Brogan’s Butchers, Meath
- Supreme: Castle Leslie Estate, Monaghan
- Sweet & Savoury Producer: Leahy Beekeeping, Galway
- Tourism Hospitality Sustainability Award,: Grow HQ, Waterford
- Wild Atlantic Way: Fitzgerald’s Woodlands House Hotel & Spa, Limerick
