Irish Pub Awards 2024 regional winners announced

All seventy regional winners will be showcased as best in class in their region and will receive a prize package of management training to help them progress their business further

Now in its sixth year, the Irish Pub Awards, jointly presented by Licenced Vintners Association (LVA) and Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI), are acknowledged as 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 2024 Awards is now complete and congratulations goes to the following finalists:

Best Food Pub sponsored by Musgrave Marketplace
Region	Pub Name	Town/ Area	County
Connaught	The Pilot Bar	Enniscrone	Sligo
Cork	Seventy Seven	Cork City
Dublin	Dausie’s Bar	Dublin 2
East	Treacy’s Pub & Restaurant	Portlaoise	Laois
North East	The Glyde Inn	Annagassan	Louth
South East	The Bailey Bar & Eatery	Enniscorthy	Wexford
South West	Westward Ho Bar & Grill	Mungret	Limerick

 

Best Tourist Pub sponsored by Fáilte Ireland
Region	Pub Name	Town/ Area	County
Connaught	Lowry’s Music & Whiskey Bar	Clifden	Galway
Cork	Franciscan Well Brewpub	Cork City
Dublin	Kehoes Pub	Dublin 2
East	JJ Killeen’s	Shannonbridge	Offaly
North East	Nancy’s Bar	Ardara	Donegal
South East	Kytelers Inn	Killkenny City
South West	O’Donoghue Public House	Killarney	Kerry

 

Best Local Pub sponsored by Diageo
Region	Pub Name	Town/ Area	County
Connaught	Flynn’s Bar	Carrick-on-Shannon	Leitrim
Cork	Mount Oval Bar and Restaurant	Rochestown	Cork
Dublin	The Liberty Belle	The Liberties	Dublin 8
East	O’Dea’s Bar & Bistro	Portarlington	Laois
North East	Renaghan’s Bar	Clontibret	Monaghan
South East	Pat Carroll’s	Kilkenny City
South West	Murphy’s Bar Brandon	Kerry

 

Best Music Pub sponsored by IMRO
Region	Pub Name	Town/ Area	County
Connaught	Gracie’s Bar Sligo	Sligo Town
Cork	Casey’s Bar and Restaurant	Clonakilty	Cork
Dublin	The Celt Bar	Dublin 1
East	The Central Bar Navan	Meath
North East	PJ O’Hare’s Carlingford	Louth
South East	T.Morris	Wexford Town
South West	Dolan’s Pub & Restaurant	Limerick City

 

Outstanding Customer Service sponsored by Edward Dillon
Region	Pub Name	Town/ Area	County
Connaught	The Barrel & Castle	Castlebar	Mayo
Cork	Murph’s	Monkstown	Cork
Dublin	Slattery’s D4	Dublin 4
East	Seven Arches	Navan	Meath
North East	McKelvey’s Bar	Ballybofey	Donegal
South East	Billy Foley’s Bar and Lounge	Cashel	Tipperary
South West	Kerin’s Bar	Ennis	Clare

 

Best Outdoor Space sponsored by Bulmers
Region	Pub Name	Town/ Area	County
Connaught	Mc Hugh’s Bar	Carrick-on-Shannon	Leitrim
Cork	The Angler’s Bar & Restaurant	Carrigrohane	Cork
Dublin	The Bloody Stream	Howth	Co. Dublin
East	Swans Bar | Paud O’Donoghues Forge	Curragha	Meath
North East	Peadar’s Bar Moate	Westmeath
South East	Mary Barry’s Seafood Bar & Restaurant	Kilmore	Wexford
South West	Bobby Byrne’s Gastropub	Limerick City

 

 

Innovative Pub of the Year sponsored by BOI Payment Acceptance
Region	Pub Name	Town/ Area	County
Connaught	Nevins Newfield Inn	Newport	Mayo
Cork	South County	Douglas	Cork
Dublin	The Back Page	Phibsborough	Dublin 7
East	Lock 13 Brewpub	Sallins	Kildare
North East	Dead Centre Brewing	Athlone	Westmeath
South East	Malzards	Stoneyford	Kilkenny
South West	Mother Macs Public House	Limerick City

 

Best Late Night Bar sponsored by Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard
Region	Pub Name	Town/ Area	County
Connaught	The Skeff Bar & Kitchen	Galway City
Cork	Dwyers of Cork	Cork City
Dublin	Wrights Café Bar	Swords	Co. Dublin
East	The Roost Maynooth	Kildare
North East	The Phoenix Tavern	Bundoran	Donegal
South East	Left Bank	Kilkenny City
South West	House Limerick	Limerick City

 

Best Digital Innovator sponsored by Heineken
Region	Pub Name	Town/ Area	County
Connaught	Dunne’s Bar	Carrick-on-Shannon	Leitrim
Cork	The Shelbourne Bar	Cork City
Dublin	JR Mahon’s	Dublin 2
East	The James Griffin Pub	Trim	Meath
North East	Russell’s Saloon Gin Emporium	Dundalk	Louth
South East	Kickham House	Tipperary Town
South West	Pig’s Lane	Killarney	Kerry

 

Best Match Day Pub sponsored by Molson Coors
Region	Pub Name	Town/ Area	County
Connaught	The Hollywood Bar	Roscommon Town
Cork	Geary’s Bar	Charleville	Cork
Dublin	Fagan’s	Drumcondra	Dublin 9
East	P. Clarke’s Navan	Meath
North East	Dignam’s	Castleblayney	Monaghan
South East	Christy’s Bar	Kilkenny City
South West	The Huddle Bar	Tralee	Kerry

 

All seventy regional winners will be showcased as best in class in their region and will 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 on 13^th November next. The awards media partners are Irish Independent and Drinks Industry Ireland.

“The Irish Pub Awards have truly cemented their status as the most prestigious accolades within the Irish pub industry,” says VFI president John Clendennen.

“It’s fantastic to see such a strong representation of exceptional pubs from every corner of Ireland among this year’s regional winners. Securing a place on this list is a clear indicator that your pub is among the finest in the country. For those who didn’t make it, I encourage you to learn from the winners and aim to come back even stronger next year.’

‘The anticipation is building as we look forward to the national awards ceremony in November, where we’ll celebrate the best of the best and reveal which pub will claim the coveted title of National Pub of the Year.'”

Chair of the LVA, Willie Aherne added:  The collaboration between VFI and LVA is core to the success of the Irish Pub Awards. The Awards play a big part in acknowledging the role great publicans play in employing people across Ireland, investing in their premises and in acknowledging the wonderful contribution pubs make to their local communities, to Irish social life and to Irish tourism.