Ireland's best restaurant, cafe, pub and more named at Irish Restaurant Awards
The glitzy awards bash took place at the Clayton Hotel in Dublin, where over 1,000 of the country's top hospitality professionals, which included owners, chefs, managers and staff, gathered to celebrate the finest establishments in Irish food and drink.
Now in its 16th year, the Irish Restaurant Awards - which have been dubbed Ireland's 'Food Oscars' - received a record breaking 165,000 public nominations for restaurants, cafés and venues across the country - the highest in the Awards' history.
Prior to the night's splendour and opulence, regional events were held in Kildare, Cork, Sligo and Monaghan, where county winners across various categories were announced. From these winners, the All-Ireland winners were chosen.
Taking home the top honours at Monday's ceremony was Dede at the Customs House, Baltimore, who were named Best Restaurant, while John Kelly of the Lady Helen Restaurant at Mount Juliet Estate was awarded Best Chef in Ireland.
Renowned Chef Neven Maguire was also honoured with the Outstanding Achievement Award recognising his contribution to Irish food and hospitality.
You can check out this year's winners in full in the list below:
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