Galway’s Dáil Bar has been declared to have the best cocktails of any Irish pub in the world at the recent Irish Hospitality Global Awards.
Cocktails at the Dáil Bar are clearly something special as the city centre pub won the ‘Best Cocktail Experience’ award, not just for Ireland, but for the entire world.
The finals of the Irish Hospitality Global Awards took place at the Mansion House in Dublin last week after over 20,000 votes were cast for the shortlist online.
Aside from cocktails, winners were crowned in ten categories including best chef, best marketing campaign, and of course Pub of the Year, for Ireland; the Americas; Europe; Asia, Africa, the Middle East & Pacific; and the Global awards for the best of the best.
The Dáil Bar said that they are “beyond happy and excited” to have been found to have the best cocktails in the world.
Dreams do come true!!
Not only did we win BEST COCKTAIL EXPERIENCE in Ireland but we also scooped the overall Global Award.. it’s official we’ve the best cocktails in the world @LiquorLoungeGal 🥳🥰🍹👏
Thank you to the @irishhospglobal awards. Beyond happy and excited! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/WSgnd8v6nN
— The Dail Bar Galway (@TheDailBar1) October 8, 2019
The overall winner of Pub of the Year in Ireland was Doheny & Nesbitt, Dublin, and O’Casey’s at The Hague was declared to simply be the best Irish Pub in the world.
Other standouts from around the globe included Seumus’ Irish Bar in Picton New Zealand and The Celt in Texas.
A Lifetime Achievement Award was also presented to Mr John Teeling of Teeling Whiskey.
Sarah Murphy, CEO of Irish Hospitality Global, commended all of this year’s winner, “It is fantastic to see so many publicans from around the world join us to recognise and celebrate excellence within the industry.
“We must embrace and champion our success stories as we look for opportunities and new trends to offset rising challenges within the sector.”
The full list of winners from the night is:
Ireland
Best Marketing Campaign
Café en Seine, Dublin
Best Bar Person
Roland Dunphy of The Laurels, Perrystown
Best Chef
Ciaran Kavanagh of The Gravediggers, Dublin
Best Sports Experience
Slattery’s, Dublin 4
Best Entertainment Experience
Devitt’s, Dublin 2
Best Cocktail Experience
The Dáil, Galway
Best Whiskey Experience
Toners, Dublin
Best Irish Community Pub
John Mikes, Limerick
Best Food Experience
Hayes Bar, Glandore
Irish Pub of the Year
Doheny & Nesbitt, Dublin
Europe
Best Marketing Campaign
The Three Sisters, Edinburgh
Best Bar Person
Tanya Cregan of Temple Bar, Bolzano
Best Chef
Trish Erasmus of O’Shea’s, Eindhoven
Best Sports Experience
Fleetenkieker Irish Pub, Hamburg
Best Entertainment Experience
McNulty’s, La Rochelle
Best Cocktail Experience
Connolly’s, Glasgow
Best Whiskey Experience
Tir na N’og, Aarhus
Best Irish Community Pub
Sheridan’s, Zagreb
Best Food Experience
O’Shea’s, Manchester
Irish Pub of the Year
O’Casey’s, The Hague
The Americas
Best Marketing Campaign
Pub 32, Florida
Best Bar Person
Cara Power of Tir na Nog, Times Square
Best Chef
Gary Beynon of Doc Magilligan’s, Niagara Falls
Best Sports Experience
Egan & Sons, Montclair
Best Entertainment Experience
Hennessy’s, Mexico
Best Cocktail Experience
RiRa Georgetown
Best Whiskey Experience
Galway Bay, Annapolis
Best Irish Community Pub
The Peddler’s Daughter, Haverhill
Best Food Experience
Durty Nellys, Halifax
Irish Pub of the Year
The Celt, Texas
Asia, Africa, Middle East & Pacific
Best Marketing Campaign
Finn McCool’s, Brisbane
Best Bar Person
Katherine of Paddy O’Shea’s, Beijing
Best Chef
Josamme Barbadillo of D’arcy Arms, Surfer’s Paradise
Best Sports Experience
Shenanigan’s, Bangkok
Best Entertainment Experience
The Irish Village, Dubai
Best Cocktail Experience
Finn McCool’s, Surfer’s Paradise
Best Whiskey Experience
Scruffy Murphy’s, Bangkok
Best Irish Community Pub
Seumus’ Irish Bar, Picton
Best Food Experience
Murphy’s, Mandurah
Irish Pub of the Year
Seumus’ Irish Bar, Picton
Global
Best Marketing Campaign
The Three Sisters
Best Bar Person
Cara Power of Tir na Nog, Times Square
Best Chef
Ciaran Kavanagh of The Gravediggers, Dublin
Best Sports Experience
Fleetenkieker Irish Pub, Hamburg
Best Entertainment Experience
Hennessy’s, Mexico
Best Cocktail Experience
The Dáil Bar, Galway
Best Whiskey Experience
Toners, Dublin
Best Irish Community Pub
Seumus’ Irish Bar, Picton
Best Food Experience
Murphy’s, Mandurah
Irish Pub of the Year
O’Casey’s, The Hague
Lifetime Achievement Award 2019
Mr. John Teeling
image credit: Irish Hospitality Global Awards
