Galway’s Connacht Hotel celebrated taking home the Best Sustainable Practices award for Galway at the Irish Restaurant Awards.
The Connacht Hotel was one of the many county winners announced at the recent regional finals for the prestigious national awards, sometimes known as the Food Oscars for Ireland.
Galway was represented by a slew of winners at the Connacht Regionals of the Irish Restaurant Awards, and The Connacht Hotel was recognised for their forward-thinking sustainability practices.
The Connacht Hospitality Group’s flagship hotel has taken their green-friendly approach very seriously over the years.
“It’s great to be recognised by The Irish Restaurant Awards for our sustainability objectives and achievements, so a thank you to them for this award,” said Natasha Chuyeva, Hotel Manager and leader of its Green Team.
“We all know how important it is that we take sustainable decisions every day, and we’ve done our best to implement real change.”
“For our EV chargers and Hometree collaborations, we’ve thought big and made impactful, measurable changes.”
“But we’ve also looked at the minute details, from re-using coffee grounds as fertilizer for our gardens to encouraging green-friendly meeting room etiquette.”
“Making a change, whether big or small, is so crucial – and we’re delighted to be playing our part for a greener, healthier future,” Natasha added.
All of the county winners announced for the Irish Restaurant Awards will now go head to head for the Regional and All-Ireland titles, the winners of which will be announced on May 15.
Among the sustainability initiatives undertaken by the Connacht Hotel’s Green Team in recent years has been their partnership with the environmental charity Hometree.
Hometree aims to conserve and reverse damage to Ireland’s biodiversity and forest cover by tree planting and other projects to will preserve native woodlands.
This partnership has saw the hotel raise some €6,000 for the regeneration of Ireland’s native Oceanic rainforest in Connemara.
The newly renovated hotel has taken significant measures to reduce its carbon emissions over the last few years by reducing energy consumption, preserving scarce water resources and minimising waste production.
The green team actively protect and promote local biodiversity, buy locally where possible and encourage visitors to use local “green” businesses and services.
The Connacht Hospitality Group
The Connacht Hospitality Group is the group behind popular hotels like The Connacht Hotel, Residence Hotel, and HYDE Hotel, while they also own An Púcán, 1520, and HYDE Bar. The family-owned Group is run by the Fitzgerald family and company Director John Carmody, together with their great leadership team.
