The winners of the Good Food Ireland® Awards 2024 have been revealed!
The Good Food Ireland® Awards celebrate businesses at every layer of Ireland's food and drink industry and on Monday, November 11, the winners were announced at a high-profile awards ceremony at The K Club in County Kildare attended by some 300 guests including Irish and international chefs, buyers, food and drink writers, media, and industry leaders.
During the awards, one of the Dublin food scene’s most colorful characters, the second-generation fishmonger Peter Caviston of Caviston's Seafood Restaurant & Food Emporium in Glasthule was presented with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.
Peter Caviston, winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award
As one of Ireland’s leading experts on fish and seafood cuisine, Peter brought a wealth of knowledge and passion for Irish seafood to the forefront of the local food scene. His work continues to deepen the appreciation for Irish food both locally and internationally.
Taking home the overall Supreme Award of The Year was Castle Leslie Estate, in Co. Monaghan, while Overall Producer of The Year was awarded to third-generation artisan butchers Kelly's of Newport, Co. Mayo, and Neill Family of Mountain View, Kilkenny won Food Innovator of the Year.
Outstanding Contribution to Food Production was awarded to Anthony Creswel od Ummera Smoked Products in Cork; a particularly poignant moment of the ceremony following his retirement from the 50-year-old family business.
Presenting the award for Sweet & Savoury Producer of the Year, sponsored by IrishCentral, Margaret Jeffares, Founder and Managing Director of Good Food Ireland and Michelle Hanley of IrishCentral present the award to Leahy Beekeeping, Galway.
Two Sustainability Award winners; Brook Hall Estate & Gardens, Derry for strong sustainable practices in farming, and GROW HQ, Waterford for their continuous development and implementation of sustainable practices.
Members of the public also cast their votes online for their favourite places across the island of Ireland in the Food Lovers Choice Awards which was opened up to all businesses for the first time in the history of the awards.
The winners for each region were:
- Fitzgerald's Woodlands House Hotel & Spa, Limerick (Wild Atlantic Way)
- Corrigan's Butchers Drumcondra (Dublin)
- The Glenroyal Hotel, Kildare (Ireland’s Ancient East)
- Kilronan Castle Estate, Roscommon (Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands)
- Culloden Estate & Spa, Down (Northern Ireland)
Café of the Year, The Silver Restaurant at Newbridge Silverware, Co Kildare
Speaking about the awards, Margaret Jeffares, Founder and Managing Director of Good Food Ireland® said: "To say that deciding on the winners from our magnificent shortlist of businesses from across the island of Ireland has been tough this year would be a huge understatement. We’ve seen a notable rise in confidence in the tourism and hospitality industry to prioritize Irish ingredients due to customers being far more vocal about wanting to see Irish produce on the menu.
Food Innovator of the Year, The O'Neill Family, Mountain View, Co Kilkenny
Awareness around sustainability has increased across the board and utilizing local food and drink is a fundamental way to assist sustainable goals as well as helping hotels and restaurants provide their clientele with true taste of their region. All these factors combined have given Irish farmers, fishermen, and food and drink producers a renewed sense of purpose and desire to innovate.
“So many of our winners this year are second or third-generation family-run businesses who make up the very foundation of what’s so special about Ireland’s food and drink ...We’d like to congratulate every single one of this year’s worthy winners and thank them for their incredible service in promoting Ireland’s wonderful food and drink scene.”
Overall Producers of the Year, Kelly's of Newport, County Mayo.
See the full list of award winners and to learn more about Good Food Ireland® visit goodfoodireland.ie
IrishCentral is a proud media partner with the Good Food Ireland® Awards 2024.
