National Category Shortlist Announced
We are pleased to announce the finalists in the National Categories for the Irish Restaurant Awards 2017.
The following categories have been shortlisted by the National Academy Judging Panel and are eligible to win the All Ireland titles which will be announced at the Irish Restaurant Awards All Ireland Final on 8th May in Dublin.
Congratulations to everyone who was nominated, and to our finalists.
Best Cookery School:
| Aniar Restaurant And Boutique Cookery School | Galway |
| Ballyknocken House And Cookery School | Wicklow |
| Ballymaloe Cookery School | Cork |
| Cooks Academy Cookery School Dublin | Dublin |
| Dingle Cookery School | Kerry |
| Dublin Cookery School | Dublin |
| James Street South Cookery School | Antrim |
| Neven Maguire Cookery School | Cavan |
| Riot Rye Bakehouse And Bread School | Tipperary |
| Tannery Cookery School | Waterford |
Best Digital Marketing:
| 777 | Dublin |
| Cafe Rua | Mayo |
| Dela Restaurant | Galway |
| Dough Bros | Galway |
| Happy Pear | Wicklow |
| Idaho Cafe | Cork |
| James Street South Bar And Grill | Antrim |
| Murphys Ice Cream | Kerry |
| Tannery Restaurant | Waterford |
| Two Boys Brew | Dublin |
Best Seafood Experience:
| Deanes Love Fish | Antrim |
| Eithnas By The Sea | Sligo |
| Fish Shop – Benburb St | Dublin |
| Fish Shop – Queen St | Dublin |
| Fishy Fishy Restaurant | Cork |
| Hooked | Galway |
| Morans Oyster Cottage | Galway |
| O’Gradys On The Pier | Galway |
| Rosa Madre Italian Restaurant | Dublin |
| Super Miss Sue | Dublin |
Best Private Dining & Club Restaurant:
| Ballyfin Demesne | Laois |
| Chapter One | Dublin |
| Glenlo Abbey Hotel (Pullman Restaurant) | Galway |
| Kellys Resort Hotel & Spa (La Marine Bistro) | Wexford |
| Montalto Estate | Down |
| Powerscourt Golf Club Restaurant | Wicklow |
| Restaurant FortyOne at Residence | Dublin |
| Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud | Dublin |
| Shu | Antrim |
| The K Club (The Dining Room) | Kildare |
The other National Category, Best Cocktail Experience, has 55 finalists who all competed in the live cocktail competition on the 11th of April in the Guinness Storehouse. One of these will be announced as the All Ireland winner on the 8th of May.
| Bang Restaurant | Dublin |
| Bar 23 at The Merrion Hotel | Dublin |
| Bar One | Mayo |
| Bar Pigalle | Cork |
| Bar Square | Mayo |
| Blind Pig Speakeasy | Dublin |
| Bow Lane Social | Dublin |
| Candlelight Bar at Siam Thai Malahide | Dublin |
| Candlelight Bar at Siam Thai restaurant Dundrum | Dublin |
| Dillons Hotel | Donegal |
| Dorman’s Bar Magherafelt | Derry |
| Drop Dead Twice | Dublin |
| Drury Buildings | Dublin |
| D’Vine Bistro & Tapas Bar | Louth |
| Fifty50 Ashbourne | Meath |
| Fishbone | Dublin |
| Gin Bar at Galgorm Resort and Spa | Antrim |
| Glasshouse Hotel | Sligo |
| Graze Restaurant Belfast | Antrim |
| Hang Dai | Dublin |
| Heery’s Bar and Restaurant | Waterford |
| House Dublin | Dublin |
| Ice House Hotel | Mayo |
| Karma Nightclub Athlone | Westmeath |
| Kells Bar, Slieve Russell Hotel | Cavan |
| Koh Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge | Dublin |
| Le Bon Crubeen | Dublin |
| Lemuels at The Conrad Hotel | Dublin |
| Lillies Lounge | Sligo |
| Market Lane | Cork |
| Marqette | Dublin |
| McGettigans Galway | Galway |
| McGill’s Bar, Powerscourt Hotel | Wicklow |
| Olivers Restaurant | Antrim |
| People’s Restaurant | Cavan |
| Peruke & Periwig | Dublin |
| Prince of Wales Bar, Ashford Castle | Mayo |
| Rooftop Bar at The Marker Hotel | Dublin |
| Saba Baggot Street | Dublin |
| Sidecar Bar at The Westbury | Dublin |
| Skeffington Arms Hotel | Galway |
| The Blind Tiger | Sligo |
| The Broken Jug | Mayo |
| The Cornstore | Cork |
| The Exchequer | Dublin |
| The Fitzgerald Room at Waterford Castle Hotel | Waterford |
| The Garavogue | Sligo |
| The Lodge at Ashford Castle | Mayo |
| The Reg | Waterford |
| The Savoy Hotel | Limerick |
| The Vault | Down |
| The Yarn Pizza + Booze | Dublin |
| Uluru Bar and Grill | Armagh |
| Yamamori Sushi | Dublin |
| Zucchini’s | Meath |
