Because what beats a good fry?
Is there anything that lifts your spirits in the morning quite like a good breakfast?
Whether you prefer the millennial favorite of smashed avocado, you love a good healthy brunch or you're a connoisseur of fry's, we all love a good sit down breakfast.
And now thanks to the Irish Breakfast Awards we know the best places around the country to head for the most important meal of the day.
The third annual Georgina Campbell Irish Breakfast Awards, held in association with Fáilte Ireland, took place in Dublin today and the winners are in!
Instead of just crowning one overall mecca of breakfast, the awards declared a winner and runners up in each of the following category:
- Five, four and three-star hotels
- B&Bs
- Cafes
- Country houses
And the winners by category are:
5* HOTEL
Winner: Park Hotel Kenmare, Kenmare, Co Kerry
Highly Commended:
Cliff House Hotel, Ardmore, Co Waterford
Merchant Hotel, Belfast
Westbury Hotel, Dublin
Heritage Killenard, Killenard, Co Laois
Thrilled to have won best Irish Breakfast in a five star hotel @GCsIreland @Failte_Ireland #IrishBreakfastAwards #GeorginaCampbellAwards #parklife pic.twitter.com/LybbnFo8FX
— Park Hotel Kenmare (@parkkenmare) February 19, 2019
4* HOTEL
Winner: Marlfield House Hotel, Gorey, Co Wexford
Highly Commended:
Dunraven Arms, Adare, Co Limerick
Granville Hotel, Waterford
Bushmills Inn, Bushmills, Co Antrim
Sheedy’s Hotel, Lisdoonvarna, Co Clare
3* Hotel
Winner: Dingle Benners Hotel, Dingle, Co Kerry
Highly Commended:
The Huntsman Inn, Galway, Co Galway
Aran Islands Hotel, Inis Mór, Co Galway
Carrygerry Country House, Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co Clare
Zuni Restaurant & Boutique Hotel, Kilkenny
Country house
Winner: Virginia Park Lodge, Virginia, Cavan
Highly Commended:
Rathsallagh House, Dunlavin, Co Wicklow
Rosleague Manor, Letterfrack, Co Galway
Dunnanelly Country House, Co Down
Lodge at Ashford Castle, Co Mayo
Guest house
Winner: Wineport Lodge, Glasson, Athlone, Co Westmeath
Highly Commended:
Castlewood House, Dingle, Co Kerry
Killarney Lodge, Killarney, Co Kerry
Gleesons Townhouse, Roscommon, Co Roscommon
Blackwell House, Scarva, Co Armagh
B&B
Winner: Bantry House and Garden, Bantry, Co Cork
Highly Commended:
Shelburne Lodge, Kenmare, Co Kerry
Aldridge Lodge, Duncannon, Co Wexford
Ardawn House, Galway, Co Galway
Ghan House, Carlingford, Co Louth
Congratulations to @hooklighthouse winners @IrelandGuide #IrishBreakfastAwards @visitwexford https://t.co/OlzW90Ga6A
— Jean O Connell (@JeanOConnellKY) February 19, 2019
Visitor attraction/Cafe
Winner: Hook Lighthouse - Visitor Centre Café, Hook Head, Co Wexford
Highly Commended:
The Castle Café, Blackrock Castle, Cork
Lennons@VISUAL, Carlow, Co Carlow
The Kitchen, Galway City Museum, Galway
Avoca Café, Malahide Castle, Malahide, Co Dublin
