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06 Sept 2025

Three of Donegal's finest nominated for Good Food Ireland awards

Rathmullan House, the Lemon Tree and the Rusty Mackerel have all made the shortlist for the Good Food Ireland awards and you can help them by voting here

Three of Donegal's finest nominated for Good Food Ireland awards

Good Food Ireland has announced the finalists for its highly-regarded awards, with three businesses from Donegal making the shortlist.

Rathmullan House has been nominated for Culinary Haven of the Year, the Lemon Tree in Letterkenny is in the running for Restaurant of the Year and Carrick’s Rusty Mackerel in the shake-up for Pub of the Year.

The public also has the opportunity to cast their votes for their favourite places across the island of Ireland in the Food Lovers Choice Award. The shortlist will be drawn from the finalists in all other categories. Online voting will remain open until Monday March 20. The winners are due to be revealed at a high-profile business lunch taking place on Monday, April 17, at The K Club, Co Kildare.

Returning for the first time since pre-Covid, the awards – proudly sponsored by Kerrygold, Irish Farmers Association, Bord Bia, Tourism Ireland and National Dairy Council – will be opened by guest of honour, Simon Coveney T.D., Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, and attended by some 300 guests including business owners, Irish and international chefs, buyers, food and drink writers, media and industry leaders.

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