Thirty-two Irish pubs are listed in the Michelin Eating Out In Pubs Guide 2016.
Twenty-five of the listed pubs are in the Republic, two of which are new additions, Old Spot on Bath Avenue in D4 and Hartes in Kildare. Balloo House in Kilinchy is a new listing for Northern Ireland,
Wild Honey Inn in Lisdoonvarna and Toddies at The Bulman in Kinsale received an 'Inspectors’ Favourites' commendation, which recognises pubs that are particularly charming and offer something extra.
The Guide features 590 pubs in the UK and Ireland all chosen for the quality of the food. County Down has six pubs listed, Cork has five, Clare has four, Kildare has three and Dublin, Galway, Mayo have two each.
Support Your Local campaign manager Bart Storan commented: “We are delighted that increasingly the pubs of Ireland are providing a quality food offer and we particularly wish to commend two pubs which make the list for the first time: Old Spot in Dublin and Hartes in Kildare. The pubs of Ireland make a significant financial and social contribution to the Irish economy, employing 92,000 people and buying €1.1 billion worth of Irish inputs."
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The Irish pubs featured in the guide are the following:
Antrim
Billy Andy’s (Mounthill)
Clare
Morrissey’s (Doonbeg), Vaughan’s Anchor Inn (Liscannor), Wild Honey Inn (Lisdoonvarna) and Linnane’s Lobster Bar (New Quay)
Cork
Mary Ann’s (Castletownshend), Poacher’s Inn (Bandon), Deasy’s (Clonakilty), Cronin’s (Crosshaven) and Toddies at The Bulman (Kinsale)
Down
Pheasant (Annahilt), Poacher’s Pocket (Comber), Parson’s Nose and Plough Inn (both in Hillsborough) Pier 36 (Donaghadee) and Balloo House (Killinchy).
Dublin
Old Spot and Chop House (both in Ballsbridge)
Galway
Moran’s Oyster Cottage (Kilcolgan) and O’Dowd’s (Roundstone)
Kerry
O’Neill’s Seafood Bar (Caherciveen)
Kildare
Harte’s (Kildare),Ballymore Inn (Ballymore Eustace) and Fallon’s (Kilcullen)
Leitrim
Oarsman (Carrick-on-Shannon)
Louth
Fitzpatricks (Jenkinstown)
Mayo
The Tavern (Murrisk) and Sheebeen (Westport)
Sligo
Hargadons (Sligo Town)
Tipperary
Larkins (Garrykennedy)
Wexford
Lobster Pot (Carne)
Wicklow
Byrne & Woods (Roundwood).
