Irish Pub Awards 2022 – regional winners

The regional winners of this year’s Irish Pub Awards have just been announced.

 

Now in its fourth year, the Irish Pub Awards – jointly presented by the Licenced Vintners Association and the Vintners Federation of Ireland – are now acknowledged to be the definitive industry standard and have gained recognition throughout the trade as the most credible and comprehensive assessment of the best in Irish pubs.

Judging for the Regional Winners of the 2022 Awards has deemed the following as finalists:

Best Food Pub sponsored by Musgrave Marketplace
Region	Pub Name	Town/ Area	County
East Region	Seven Arches	Navan	Meath
North East Region	The Glyde Inn	Annagassan	Louth
South East Region	Mary Barry’s Seafood Bar & Restaurant	Kilmore	Wexford
South West Region	Collins Bar & Restaurant Dooradoyle	Limerick City
Cork Region	The Dock Wall	Union Hall	Cork
Connaught Region	John Keogh’s Gastropub	Galway City
Dublin Region	Matt the Thresher	Dublin 2

 

Best Tourist Pub sponsored by Failte Ireland
Region	Pub Name	Town/ Area	County
East Region	James Griffin Pub	Trim	Meath
North East Region	The Rusty Mackerel	Teelin	Donegal
South East Region	Simon Lambert & Sons	Wexford Town
South West Region	Durty Nelly’s Bar & Restaurant	Bunratty	Clare
Cork Region	Sin É	Cork City
Connaught Region	Lowry’s Music & Whiskey Bar	Clifden	Galway
Dublin Region	O’Connells Howth	Dublin

 

Best Local Pub sponsored by Diageo
Region	Pub Name	Town/ Area	County
East Region	O’Keeffe’s Pub	Knockananna	Wicklow
North East Region	The Squealing Pig	Monaghan Town
South East Region	T.J Mac’s Bar	Mullinahone	Tipperary
South West Region	Murphy’s Bar Brandon	Kerry
Cork Region	Casey’s Bar & Restaurant	Clonakilty	Cork
Connaught Region	Lynott’s Pub	Achill	Mayo
Dublin Region	Gleesons of Booterstown	Blackrock	Co. Dublin

 

Best Music Pub sponsored by IMRO
Region	Pub Name	Town/ Area	County
East Region	John Lee’s Bar & Venue	Tullamore	Offaly
North East Region	Gleesons Bar	Drogheda	Louth
South East Region	Matt the Millers	Kilkenny City
South West Region	Dolans	Limerick City
Cork Region	The Oliver Plunkett	Cork City
Connaught Region	The Porter House	Westport	Mayo
Dublin Region	Darkey Kelly’s Bar & Restaurant	Fishamble Street	Dublin 7

 

Outstanding Customer Service sponsored by Edward Dillon
Region	Pub Name	Town/ Area	County
East Region	The Auld Shebeen Bar	Athy	Kildare
North East Region	79 West Street	Drogheda	Louth
South East Region	Dunbar’s of Ferns	Wexford
South West Region	O’Shea’s Bar & Beer Garden	Killorglin	Kerry
Cork Region	Mount Oval Bar	Rochestown	Cork
Connaught Region	Buffalo Boy	Carrick-on-Shannon	Leitrim
Dublin Region	The Step Inn	Stepaside	Dublin

 

Best Outdoor Space sponsored by Bulmers
Region	Pub Name	Town/ Area	County
East Region	Peters Pub	Dunshaughlin	Meath
North East Region	Odd Mollies Café Bar & Venue	Drogheda	Louth
South East Region	T.Morris Bar	Wexford Town
South West Region	J. M. Reidy’s	Killarney	Kerry
Cork Region	Tom Barrys	Cork City
Connaught Region	O’Connells	Galway City
Dublin Region	Kenny’s of Lucan	Co. Dublin

 

Innovative Pub of the Year sponsored by BOI Payment Acceptance
Region	Pub Name	Town/ Area	County
East Region	Kavanaghs Bar & Venue	Portlaoise	Laois
North East Region	Andy’s Bar & Restaurant	Monaghan Town
South East Region	Malzards	Stoneyford	Kilkenny
South West Region	Mother Macs Public House	Limerick City
Cork Region	The Rock	Cloyne	Cork
Connaught Region	Nevins Newfield Inn	Mulranny	Mayo
Dublin Region	The Camden	Dublin 2

 

Best Late Night Bar sponsored by Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard
Region	Pub Name	Town/ Area	County
East Region	The Roost	Maynooth	Kildare
North East Region	Warehouse Bar + Kitchen	Letterkenny	Donegal
South East Region	The Reg	Waterford City
Cork Region	Dwyer’s of Cork	Cork City
Connaught Region	Dunnes Bar	Carrick-on-Shannon	Leitrim
Dublin Region	Devitt’s of Camden Street	Dublin 2

 

Best Digital Campaign sponsored by Heineken
Region	Pub Name	Town/ Area	County
East Region	P. Clarke’s	Navan	Meath
North East Region	PJ O Hare’s Carlingford	Louth
South East Region	Kickham House	Tipperary Town
Cork Region	The Shelbourne Bar Cork	Cork City
Connaught Region	Thomas Connolly	Sligo Town
Dublin Region	The Bridge 1859	Ballsbridge	Dublin 4

All 61 regional winners will be showcased as Best in Class in their region and receive a prize package of management training to help them progress their business further.

All regional winners will also avail of comprehensive media coverage including a profile piece in our special Awards Supplement in the Irish Independent on the day of the National Awards presentation, the 16^th of November. The awards’ media partners are the Irish Independent and Drinks Industry Ireland.

The Irish Pub Awards has enjoyed substantial growth since its inception in 2017.

“The Irish Pub Awards is firmly established as the pre-eminent awards in our sector,” said VFI President Paul Moynihan, “The awards have helped raise the national profile of our fantastic pubs across the entire country. The awards showcase the best of the best and I’m delighted that so many great venues are getting the recognition they deserve. We all know our pubs are a unique part of Irish culture and remain the best place for locals and tourists alike to come together.”

LVA Chair Alison Kealy added, “The collaboration between VFI and LVA is core to the success of the Irish Pub Awards. They play a big part in acknowledging the part publicans play in employing people across Ireland, investing in their premises and in acknowledging the wonderful contribution pubs make to  Irish social culture.”