2024 Finalists Announced
We are thrilled to announce the eagerly awaited list of finalists for the prestigious 2024 Bar of the Year Awards! After careful consideration and rigorous evaluation, our esteemed panel of judges has handpicked the top contenders from across the island of Ireland.
These exceptional bars have consistently raised the standards of mixology, hospitality, and overall customer experience. Their dedication, creativity, and passion for crafting unforgettable moments have made them stand out among their peers.
Join us for the grand finale on August 19th, 2024 at Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road, where the winners will be announced and honored for their extraordinary achievements.
Tickets for the event are now on sale and can be purchased below! We recommend you book your seats sooner rather than later as we expect to have another full house again this year!
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Bar Categories.
Sponsored By
1757 Bar at Mount Juliet Estate, Co. Kilkenny
No 27 Bar, The Shelbourne Hotel, Co Dublin
Prince of Wales Cocktail Bar in Ashford Castle Hotel & Resort, Co. Mayo
Ruby Room in Dylan Hotel, Co. Dublin
The Cocktail Bar at The Merchant Hotel, Co. Antrim
The Courtyard Bar. Carton House, Co. Kildare
The Guinness Bar, Co. Tipperary
The Sally Gap Bar & Brasserie, Co. Wicklow
The Sidecar, Co. Dublin
Sponsored By
4 Dame Lane, Co. Dublin
Bruxelles, Co. Dublin
Cafe en Seine, Co. Dublin
Capitol Lounge, Co. Dublin
Cask, Co. Cork
Costigan’s Pub, Co. Cork
Kehoes Pub, Co. Dublin
Lennan’s Yard, Co. Dublin
Mary Mullens Bar & Courtyard, Co. Galway
MeMa’s, Co. Dublin
NoLIta, Co. Dublin
Sinnott’s Bar, Co. Dublin
The Liberty Bar, Co. Cork
The Mutton Lane Inn, Co. Cork
The Old Quarter GastroPub, Co. Limerick
Upstairs at Arthur Maynes, Co. Cork
Sponsored By
Abbey Court Hotel Bar, Co. Tipperary
Café du Parc, Co. Kerry
Cask, Co. Cork
Clontarf Castle – Knights Bar, Co. Dublin
Conor’s Bar & Lounge at Castle Leslie Estate, Co. Monaghan
Hyde Hotel and Hyde Bar, Co. Galway
Inchydoney Island Lodge & Spa, Co. Cork
Margos’ at The Parkview Hotel, Co. Wicklow
McKendry’s Lounge & Bar, Co. Antrim
Nanny Kelly’s at The Parkview Hotel, Co. Wicklow
Pen & Player, Co. Dublin
Sophie’s Rooftop, Co. Cork
The Aylward Lounge, Faithlegg House Hotel, Co.Waterford
The Blue Haven, Co. Cork
The Heritage, Co. Laois
Thomas Francis Meagher Bar – Granville Hotel, Co. Waterford
Brownes at Great Southern Killarney, Co. Kerry
Castleknock Hotel – Lime Tree Bar, Co. Dublin
Conor’s Bar & Lounge at Castle Leslie Estate, Co. Monaghan
HYDE Hotel and HYDE Bar, Co. Galway
Junction One Bar & Restaurant at Ballykisteen Golf Hotel, Co. Tipperary
Margos’ at The Parkview Hotel, Co. Wicklow
Sophie’s Rooftop, Co. Cork
The Dean, Co. Cork
The Old Lodge Gastro Pub at Shannon Springs Hotel, Co. Clare
The Sidecar, The Westbury, Co. Dublin
The Wyatt Hotel, Co. Mayo
Sponsored By
Barcadia, Co. Cork
Crane Lane Theatre, Co. Cork
Lock 13 Brew Pub, Co. Kildare
Mardyke Entertainment Complex, Co. Cork
Mc Hughs Bar, Co. Leitrim
Mother Macs Public House, Co. Limerick
Nevins Newfield Inn, Co. Mayo
NV, Co. Cork
Pig’s Lane, Co. Kerry
Polly’s, Co. Kerry
The Dean, Co. Cork
The Liberty x Resistance, Co. Cork
The Little Pig Speakeasy, Co. Dublin
The Shelbourne Bar, Co. Cork
The Storyteller, Co. Dublin
The Treehouse at Fitzgeralds Woodlands House Hotel, Co. Limerick
Sponsored By
An Poitin Stil, Co. Dublin
Cosy Joe’s Bar, Co. Mayo
Flynns corner house, Co. Leitrim
Forty Four Main Street, Co. Dublin
Glynn’s Bar Oranmore, Co. Galway
Mc Hughs Bar, Co. Leitrim
Old Warehouse, Co. Offaly
Peadars Bar Moate, Co. Westmeath
The Castle Glanmire, Co Cork
The Central – Mrs. O’s, Co. Dublin
The Hill, Co. Dublin
The Kingswood Lodge, Co. Dublin
The Laurels Clondalkin, Co. Dublin
The Monread, Co. Kildare
The Railway Bar, Co. Dublin
Whelans bar, Co. Limerick
Sponsored By
Durty Nellys Bar and Restaurant, Co. Clare
Franciscan Well Brewpub, Co. Cork
Gertie Brownes Bar and Bistro, Co. Westmeath
Lundy Foots, Co. Dublin
Mother Macs Public House, Co. Limerick
Murray’s Bar, Co. Dublin
Peadars Bar Moate, Co. Westmeath
Sin É, Co. Cork
Sinnott’s Bar, Co. Dublin
The Black Forge Inn, Co. Dublin
The Brass Fox, Co. Wicklow
The Creamery Pub & Food barn, Co. Clare
The Locke Bar, Co. Limerick
The Norseman, Co. Dublin
The Quay’s Bar Temple Bar, Co. Dublin
The Stag’s Head, Co. Dublin
Sponsored By
Costigan’s Pub, Co. Cork
Gearys bar charleville, Co. Cork
Kehoes Pub, Co. Dublin
Lundy Foots, Co. Dublin
Mother Macs Public House, Co. LImerick
O’Donoghue Public House, Co. Kerry
Sin É, Co. Dublin
The Black Forge Inn, Co. Dublin
The Black Lion, Co. Dublin
The Creamery Pub & Food barn, Co. Clare
The Fisherman’s Thatched Inn, Co. Laois
The Liberty Bar, Co. Cork
The Oar Bar & Restaurant, Co. Cork
The Quay’s Bar Temple Bar, Co. Dublin
The Railway Bar, Co. Dublin
Veldons Seafarer, Co. Galway
Sponsored By
9 Below, Co. Dublin
Cobblers Bar, Co. Mayo
Franciscan Well Brewpub, Co. Cork
Lock 13 Brew Pub, Co. Kildare
Nevins Newfield Inn, Co. Mayo
Roe & Co Distillery, Co. Dublin
The Black Forge Inn, Co. Dublin
The Brazen Head, Co. Dublin
The Paddocks Clonee, Co. Dublin
Treaty City Brewery, Co. Limerick
General Categories.
Sponsored By
Noli Alngohuro, Ashford Castle
Padraig Byrnes, Brazen Head
Aine Marie Gormley, Gracies Bar
Ken Herily, House
Niamh O’Dwyer, NV
Andrew Cranly, Oasis Bar
Aundrea Behan, Off The Bone Gastropub
Samantha Brauer, RIOT Dublin
Oisin Kelly, Sidecar
Caroline Kelly, Silken Thomas
Aaron Murphy, Sinnotts Bar
John Deery, The Auld Dubliner
Brian Foley, The Forty Four
Simon O’Brien, The Front Door
Mitko Dzanev, The Glasshouse
Pat Thomas , The Little Pig Speakeasy
Conor Kennedy, The Norseman
Piotr Piskorek , The Wyatt Hotel
Joseph O’Callaghan, Tom Sheridans
Kitty Burke, Woolshed
Sponsored By
An Púcán, Co. Galway
Collins Bar Dooradoyle, Co. Limerick
Costigan’s Pub, Co. Cork
Foley’s Bar, Co. Dublin
Forty Four Main Street, Co. Dublin
Jerry Flannery’s & 1314, Co. Limerick
Left Bank, Co. Kikenny
Sinnott’s Bar, Co. Dublin
Slattery’s D4, Co. Dublin
The Bleeding Horse, Co. Dublin
The Camden, Co. Dublin
The Courtyard Bar Conakilty, Co. Cork
The Living Room, Co. Dublin
The Old Quarter GastroPub, Co. Limerick
The Paddocks Clonee, Co. Dublin
Woolshed Baa & Grill, Co. Cork
Harry burkes, Co. Carlow
Hawksmoor Restaurant, Co. Dublin
Inchydoney Island Lodge & Spa, Co. Cork
K Sixty Seven Bar and Grill, Co. Dublin
Lawlor’s of Naas – Vi’s Restaurant, Co. Kildare
Lennan’s Yard, Co. Dublin
Mc Hughs Bar, Co. Leitreim
Monk Cocktail Bar, Co. Cork
NV, Co. Cork
Paladar, Co. Cork
Parterre, Co. Meath
Seventy Seven, Co. Cork
The Church Café Bar, Co. Dublin
The Glasshouse Bar, Co. Dublin
The Liberty x Resistance, Co. Cork
The Whiskey Library, Co. Kildare
4 Dame Lane, Co. Dublin
Cosy Joe’s Bar, Co. Mayo
Durty Nellys Bar and Restaurant, Co. Clare
Fibber Magees, Co. Dublin
Judge Roy Beans, Co. Kildare
Left Bank, Co. Kilkenny
Mc Hughs Bar, Co. Leitrim
NoLIta, Co. Dublin
OSheas Corner, Co. Wicklow
The Auld Dubliner, Co. Dublin
The Black Forge Inn, Co. Dublin
The Castle Glanmire, Co. Cork
The Central – Mrs. O’s, Co. Dublin
The Laurels Clondalkin, Co. Dublin
The Porter House, Co. Mayo
The Quays, Co. Galway
Sponsored By
4 Dame Lane, Co. Dublin
Brownes at Great Southern Killarney, Co. Kerry
Gatsby’s Cocktail Bar, Co. Tipperary
Harry Burkes, Co. Carlow
Hawksmoor Restaurant, Co. Dublin
K Sixty Seven Bar and Grill, Co. Dublin
Mary Mullens Bar & Courtyard, Co. Galway
Mo Chara, Co. Louth
Monk Cocktail Bar, Co. Cork
NV, Co. Cork
Old Warehouse, Co. Offaly
Pig’s Lane, Co. Kerry
Polly’s, Co. Kerry
Seventy Seven, Co. Cork
The Creamery Pub & Food barn, Co. Clare
The Glasshouse Bar, Co. Dublin
Sponsored By
Daróg Wine Bar, Co. Galway
Ely Wine Bar, Co. Dublin
Gertie Brownes Bar and Bistro, Co. Westmeath
JW’s Brasserie, Co. Mayo
Moody Cafe Vin, Co. Cork
NoLIta, Co. Dublin
Piglet Wine Bar, Co. Dublin
Saba Restaurant Baggot Street, Co. Dublin
The Duke’s Rest, Co. Kildare
Sponsored By
9 Below, Co. Dublin
BAR 1661, Co. Dublin
Cask, Co. Cork
Gatsby’s Cocktail Bar, Co. Tipperary
Hawksmoor Restaurant, Co. Dublin
Left Bank, Co. Kilkenny
Lennan’s Yard, Co. Dublin
Mabel Lane, Co. Cork
Paladar, Co. Cork
Pig’s Lane, Co. Kerry
Rattlebag, Co. Antrim
Resistance, Co. Cork
The Little Pig Speakeasy, Co. Dublin
Thirteen By Lock 13, Co. Kildare
Upstairs at Arthur Maynes, Co. Cork
Vintage Cocktail Club, Co. Dublin
Brickyard, Co. Dublin
Franciscan Well Brewpub, Co. Cork
Lock 13 Brew Pub, Co. Kildare
Mo Chara, Co. Louth
Mother Macs Public House, Co. Limerick
Revolution Craft Beer & Whiskey Bar, Co. Waterford
Rising Sons Brewery, Co. Cork
The Dew Drop Inn & Brewhouse, Co. Kildare
The Enniskerry Inn, Co. Wicklow
Treaty City Brewery, Co. Limerick
Sponsored By
Andy’s Bar, Co. Monaghan
Gin Palace, Co. Dublin
House Limerick, Co. Limerick
Hyde Hotel and Hyde Bar, Co. Galway
Jimmy Rabbittes, Co. Dublin
Mabel Lane, Co. Cork
NoLIta, Co. Dublin
Pen & Player, Co. Dublin
The Conservatory at Galgorm, Co. Galway
Tigh Nora, Co. Galway
Sponsored By
37 Dawson Street, Co. Dublin
4 Dame Lane, Co. Dublin
Bad Bobs Temple Bar, Co. Dublin
BAR SQUARE, Co. Mayo
Cafe en Seine, Co. Dublin
Crane Lane Theatre, Co. Cork
Dwyers of Cork, Co. Cork
McGowans of Phibsboro, Co. Dublin
r.i.o.t., Co. Dublin
Seventy Seven, Co. Cork
The Barracks, Co. Carlow
The Camden, Co. Dublin
The Living Room, Co. Dublin
The National, Co. Antrim
The Quays, Co. Galway
The Roost Maynooth, Co. Kildare
Sponsored By
An Púcán, Co. Galway
Gearys bar charleville, Co. Cork
Glynn’s Bar Oranmore, Co. Galway
Hamlets Bar + Kitchen, Co. Cork
Harry Burkes, Co. Carlow
House , Co. Dublin
Mary Mullens Bar & Courtyard, Co. Galway
Mc Hughs Bar, Co. Leitrim
Murphs Gastro Pub, Co. Cavan
Peadars Bar Moate, Co. Westmeath
Schull Harbour Hotel, Co. Cork
The Brass Fox, Co. Wicklow
The Connacht Hotel, Co. Galway
The Fisherman’s Thatched Inn, Co. Laois
The Lennans Yard, Co. Dublin
The Treehouse at Fitzgeralds Woodlands House Hotel, Co. Limerick
Town, Co. Kildare
Sponsored By
Cosy Joe’s Bar, The Porter House and The Barrel & Castle
Chris Kelly Group
Connacht Hospitality Group
Cork Heritage Pubs
Louis Fitzgerald Group
Murray Pub Group
NHance Hospitality
Nola Clan
The Blue Haven Collection
The Mercantile Group
The Press Up Hospitality Group
The Chawke Group
The Emporium Company
Sponsored By
37 Dawson Street, Co. Dublin
Brownes at Great Southern Killarney, Co Kerry
Costigan’s Pub, Co. Cork
Garavan’s Bar, Co. Galway
Margos’ at The Parkview Hotel, Co. Wicklow
McKendry’s Lounge & Bar, Co. Dublin
McSwiggans Public House, Co. Galway
Mother Macs Public House, Co. Limerick
Pig’s Lane, Co. Kerry
Revolution Craft Beer & Whiskey Bar, Co. Waterford
Searsons of baggot street, Co. Dublin
Sonny Molloy’s Irish Whiskey Bar, Co. Galway
Taylor’s Bar and Beer Garden, Co. Galway
The Horseshoe Bar, Co. Dublin
The Shelbourne bar, Co. Cork
The Whiskey Library, Co. Kildare
Food Categories.
Annie Mays Bar & Restaurant, Co. Dublin
Blake’s Bar, Co. Galway
Brickyard, Co. Dublin
Inchydoney Island Lodge & Spa, Co. Cork
K Sixty Seven Bar and Grill, Co. Dublin
Nanny Kelly’s at The Parkview Hotel, Co. Wicklow
Paladar, Co. Cork
Silken Thomas, Co. Kildare
The Aylward Lounge, Faithlegg House Hotel, Co. Waterford
The Black Forge Inn, Co. Dublin
The Blue Haven, Co. Cork
The Hideout Pub, Co. Kildare
The Laurels Clondalkin, Co. Dublin
The Oar Bar & Restaurant, Co. Cork
The Old Mill, Tallaght, Co. Dublin
Veldons Seafarer, Co. Galway
Gertie Brownes Bar and Bistro, Co. Westmeath
Harrigan’s Bar & Grill, Co. Kildare
Left Bank, Co. Kilkenny
Lennans Yard, Co. Dublin
Lydons Bar and Restaurant, Co. Galway
Mabel Lane, Co. Cork
Mikey Ryan’s Bar & Kitchen, Co. Tipperary
Murphs Gastro Pub, Co. Cavan
Old Warehouse, Co. Offaly
Pennyhill Lucan, Co. Dublin
The Abbey Tavern, Co. Dublin
The Brass Fox, Co. Wicklow
The Dew Drop Inn & Brewhouse, Co. Kildare
The Enniskerry Inn, Co. Wicklow
The Oarsman, Co. Leitrim
Tradehouse Central Bar & Kitchen, Co. Cork
Café du Parc, Co. Kerry
Doolally, Co. Dublin
Fire Steakhouse & Bar, Co. Dublin
Galway Bay Golf Resort, Co. Galway
Gatsby’s Cocktail Bar, Co. Tipperary
Hawksmoor Restaurant , Co. Dublin
Judge Roy Beans, Co. Kildare
JW’s Brasserie, Co Mayo
Kinara, Co. Dublin
Mama Yo, Co. Dublin
Moody Cafe Vin, Co. Cork
SOLE Seafood & Grill, Co. Dublin
Sophie’s Rooftop, Co. Cork
The Carriage House, Co. Kildare
The Gables Foxrock, Co. Dublin
The Grayson, Co. Dublin
Judges Choice.
Sponsored By
Cafe en Seine, Co. dublin
Costigan’s pub, Co. Cork
Hawksmoor Restaurant, Co. Dublin
Paladar, Co. Cork
Silken Thomas, Co. Kildare
The Aylward Lounge, Faithlegg House Hotel, Co. Waterford
The Black Forge Inn, Co. Dublin
The Blue Haven, Co. Cork
The Hideout Pub, Co. Kildare
The Hole in the Wall, Co. Galway
The Monread, Co. Kildare
The Old Quarter GastroPub, Co. Limerick
The Shelbourne bar, Co. Cork
The Top House, Co. Limerick
Thomas Francis Meagher Bar – Granville Hotel, Co. Waterford
Veldons Seafarer, Co. Galway
With Thanks to our Sponsors and Partners
