How many of these places have you had a pint in?
Irish pubs in this country and throughout the world will get some pretty noteworthy recognition at the Irish Pub Global Awards at the Citywest Hotel next week.
Pubs at home and all over the world have been nominated in a range of different categories for awards that will be presented at a three-day gathering featuring a range of different speakers and events in the Citywest from Monday-Wednesday, September 26-28.
Irish pubs in locations as far away as Dubai, Lithuania, Georgia and Maryland in the US and eh, Navan are all up for awards in various categories that can be seen below; for more information on the event, check out the Irish Pub Global Awards website.
Irish Pub Global Award nominations
Irish Pub of the Year
Jinty McGuinty’s, Glasgow
The Irish Village, Dubai
Kevin Barry’s, Savannah
Galway Bay, Annapolis
McGettigan’s, Dubai
Jameson Distillery Pub, Cologne
Best Native Irish Pub
The Central, Navan
An Púcán, Galway
The Oliver Plunkett, Cork
Native Irish Pub Food Award
The Exchequer, Dublin
The Old Spot, Dublin
Hayes Bar, Glandore
International Irish Pub Food Award
Muldoon’s, Newport Beach
Dempsey’s, Watertown
McGettigan’s, Abu Dhabi
Authenticity Award
The Field, San Diego
Irish Pub Nesé, Lithuania
Scholar’s Lounge, Rome
Kevin Barry’s, Savannah
Marketing Campaign of the Year
Kevin Barry’s, Savannah
The Oliver Plunkett, Cork
Tír na nÓg, Denmark
The Jar, Dublin
Bar Manager of the Year
Ross Bissland – Tír na nÓg, Denmark
Declan O’Brien – Caffrey’s Irish Bar, Prague
Brian Kennedy – McGettigan’s, Singapore
John O’Toole – The Jar, Dublin
Bartender of the Year
The Team at Jameson Distillery Pub, Cologne
John Lynch – Pig n Whistle on 3rd, NYC
Dylan Taylor – Tír na nÓg, Denmark
Johnny Smith – Tower Bar, Westport
Brian Tillman – Kevin Barrys, Savannah
Supplier of the Year
Angela Murphy Design Associates
Ireland Craft Beers Ltd.
Dobiquity
Bizimply
Innovation Award
Ireland Craft Beers Ltd.
Gr8niteout
Jameson Distillery Pub
Bizimply
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