Representatives from the Irish hospitality sector worldwide were out in force on Tuesday 8th October to celebrate the annual Irish Hospitality Global Awards in the Round Room at the Mansion House in Dublin.
After a lengthy search for the best of Irish pubs in all corners of the globe, which included an online public voting campaign to determine this year’s short list, the pubs at the top of their game both in Ireland and abroad were crowned winners in the ten awards categories, which included Best Chef, Best Bar Person, Best Entertainment Experience and the highly coveted overall Pub of the Year.
Winners in Ireland included Toners Pub on Baggott Street for Best Whiskey Experience, Café en Seine for Best Marketing Campaign, John Mikes Bar in Limerick for Best Community Pub and Hayes Bar in Glandore for Best Food Experience.
Further afield, pubs from all over the world picked up awards on the night including Fleetenkieker Irish Pub in Hamburg for Best Sports Experience, The Irish Village Dubai for Best Entertainment Experience, Seumus’ Irish Bar in New Zealand for Best Community Pub. The overall Global Pub of the Year 2019 title went to the outstanding O’Casey’s Irish Pub in The Hague.
The 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Irish Whiskey entrepreneur John Teeling for his contribution to the drinks and hospitality sector throughout his career.
Sarah Murphy, CEO of Irish Hospitality Global, commended all of this year’s winners: “It is fantastic to see so many publicans from around the world join us to recognise and celebrate excellence within the industry. We must embrace and champion our success stories as we look for opportunities and new trends to offset rising challenges within the sector.”
The awards ceremony, now in its ninth year, was hosted by broadcaster and comedian Oliver Callan and featured a rousing performance from the Dublin Gospel Choir.
Ireland
Best Marketing Campaign – Café en Seine, Dublin
Best Bar Person – Roland Dunphy of The Laurels, Perrystown
Best Chef – Ciaran Kavanagh of “The Gravediggers”, Dublin
Best Sports Experience – Slatterys, Dublin 4
Best Entertainment Experience – Devitt’s, Dublin 2
Best Cocktail Experience – The Dáil, Galway
Best Whiskey Experience – Toners, Dublin
Best Irish Community Pub – John Mikes, Limerick
Best Food Experience – Hayes Bar, Glandore
Irish Pub of the Year – Doheny & Nesbitt, Dublin
Europe
Best Marketing Campaign – The Three Sisters, Edinburgh
Best Bar Person – Tanya Cregan of Temple Bar, Bolzano
Best Chef – Trish Erasmus of O’Shea’s, Eindhoven
Best Sports Experience – Fleetenkieker Irish Pub, Hamburg
Best Entertainment Experience – McNulty’s, La Rochelle
Best Cocktail Experience – Connolly’s, Glasgow
Best Whiskey Experience – Tir na N’og, Aarhus
Best Irish Community Pub – Sheridan’s, Zagreb
Best Food Experience – O’Shea’s, Manchester
Irish Pub of the Year – O’Casey’s, The Hague
The Americas
Best Marketing Campaign – Pub 32, Florida
Best Bar Person – Cara Power of Tir na N’og, Times Square
Best Chef – Gary Beynon of Doc Magilligan’s, Niagara Falls
Best Sports Experience – Egan & Sons, Montclair
Best Entertainment Experience – Hennessy’s, Mexico
Best Cocktail Experience – RiRa Georgetown
Best Whiskey Experience – Galway Bay, Annapolis
Best Irish Community Pub – The Peddler’s Daughter, Haverhill
Best Food Experience – Durty Nellys, Halifax
Irish Pub of the Year – The Celt, Texas
Asia, Africa, Middle East & Pacific
Best Marketing Campaign – Finn McCool’s, Brisbane
Best Bar Person – Katherine of Paddy O’Shea’s, Beijing
Best Chef – Josamme Barbadillo of D’arcy Arms, Surfer’s Paradise
Best Sports Experience – Shenanigan’s, Bangkok
Best Entertainment Experience – The Irish Village, Dubai
Best Cocktail Experience – Finn McCool’s, Surfer’s Paradise
Best Whiskey Experience – Scruffy Murphy’s, Bangkok
Best Irish Community Pub – Seumus’ Irish Bar, Picton
Best Food Experience – Murphy’s, Mandurah
Irish Pub of the Year – Seumus’ Irish Bar, Picton
Global
Best Marketing Campaign – The Three Sisters
Best Bar Person – Cara Power of Tir na N’og, Times Square
Best Chef – Ciaran Kavanagh of “The Gravediggers”, Dublin
Best Sports Experience – Fleetenkieker Irish Pub, Hamburg
Best Entertainment Experience – Hennessy’s, Mexico
Best Cocktail Experience – The Dáil, Galway
Best Whiskey Experience – Toners, Dublin
Best Irish Community Pub – Seumus’ Irish Bar, Picton
Best Food Experience – Murphy’s, Mandurah
Irish Pub of the Year – O’Casey’s, The Hague
Lifetime Achievement Award 2019
Mr. John Teeling
