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SIX Clare restaurants feature in Ireland’s top 100 according to one of the country’s most prestigious dining guides. Assembled by renowned food critics John and Sally McKenna, The Sunday Times’ annual list of Ireland’s best restaurants looks entirely to the north of Clare for the Banner county’s best dining experiences. The six included on the list are Ash @ Pots, Gregans Castle Hotel, Kilshanny House, Oar, Vaughan’s Anchor Inn and Wild Honey Inn. Thank you 🙏🏻 @McKennasGuides for including WHI in #ST100Best2022 together with all the other restaurants in #Clare @GregansCastle @vaughansanchor @DoolinOar @potduggans @Kilshannyhouse 😍 pic.twitter.com/lTb1uzIHrT — Wild Honey Inn (@WildHoneyInn) April 3, 2022 Oar restaurant in Doolin is listed among the top six best restaurants on the Wild Atlantic Way. Kilshanny House gets special mention among the eight best open fire restaurants, while it is also listed in the top eight for chips. Vaughan’s Anchor Inn in Liscannor also makes that best chips list. The ever growing demand …

AFTER a fraught and difficult 18 months for the hospitality industry, a number of tourism businesses in Clare were celebrating this week after landing prestigious national awards. Four local outfits were cited in the Georgina Campbell Irish Food Hospitality awards, while a north Clare hotel’s sustainability leadership was acknowledged at the Chambers Ireland Awards. This year’s Georgina Campbell winners were concentrated in the north and west of the county with Hazelwood Lodge, Gregan Castle Hotel, both Ballyvaughan, The Wild Honey Inn, Lisdoonvarna, and Vaughan’s Anchor Inn, Liscannor, winning prizes in their categories. Hotel Doolin, meanwhile, won the Excellence in Environment Award from Chambers Ireland. Hazelwood Lodge, Ballyvaughan, scooped the B&B of the year, with the citation stating there was a big welcome, genuine hospitality and a great sense of generosity about the place. Gregans Castle Hotel, Ballyvaughan won the Sustainability Award for its “constant drive to do things right, and do them better”, particularly relating to the environment. The best …