Good Food Ireland® Awards 2025 in association with FBD Insurance
Media Coverage
Picture caption L to R: Representing a cross-section of Ireland’s trusted food ecosystem, producers, chefs, hoteliers and supporters, pictured left to right are: Birgitta Curtin, Owner and Master Smoker, Burren Smokehouse and Visitor Centre; Good Food Ireland® Founder, Margaret Jeffares and sponsor, John Cahalan, Chief Commercial Director, FBD Insurance and Ed Cooney, Executive Chef, The Merrion Hotel; at the official launch of the Good Food Ireland Awards® 2025 which took place at the Merrion Hotel, Dublin.
The Good Food Ireland® Awards in association with FBD Insurance, make their much-anticipated return on November 10th 2025 at The K Club in Co. Kildare.
What sets the Good Food Ireland® Awards apart from all others, is their cross-sector approach and economically sustainable solution; an unwavering commitment to prioritising Irish ingredients and local food and drink produce. These unique cross-sector awards enhance linkages between agriculture and tourism and present significant opportunities for stimulating local production, retaining tourism earnings in the local area and improving the distribution of economic benefits of tourism to the four corners of Ireland. They celebrate the successful collaboration of businesses working together for inclusive economic growth. With the announcement of the awards, media outlets have been picking up news of the awards and sharing it across their publications. You can keep up to date with these publications below:
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Online Media Coverage
October 2025
Travel Extra – https://www.travelextra.ie/here-are-the-finalists-in-the-2025-good-food-ireland-awards/
Westmeath Examiner – https://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/2025/10/14/days-bazaar-team-look-forward-to-night-at-k-club/
Irish Independent – https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/business/seven-wexford-businesses-through-to-final-of-the-good-food-ireland-awards/a1855505299.html
Tipp Mid West Radio – https://www.tippmidwestradio.com/2025/10/14/five-businesses-in-west-tipperary-have-been-revealed-as-finalists-for-the-2025-good-food-ireland-awards/
Ireland Live – https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/clare-live/1917130/eight-clare-businesses-named-as-finalists-for-2025-good-food-ireland-awards.html
Ireland Live – https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/waterford-live/1916916/four-waterford-businesses-into-good-food-ireland-awards-finals.html
Waterford Live – https://www.waterfordlive.ie/news/local-news/1915810/four-waterford-businesses-into-good-food-ireland-awards-finals.html
The Clare Herald – https://clareherald.com/business/food/eight-clare-finalists-in-2025-good-food-ireland-awards/
Ireland Live – https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/nenagh-live/1916501/five-tipperary-businesses-nominated-for-good-food-ireland-awards.html
Tipperary Live – https://www.tipperarylive.ie/news/business/1916084/five-tipperary-businesses-nominated-for-good-food-ireland-awards.html
Offaly Independent – https://www.offalyindependent.ie/2025/10/10/three-offaly-businesses-named-as-finalists-in-the-good-food-ireland-awards/
Irish Independent – https://m.independent.ie/regionals/cork/news/15-county-cork-businesses-named-as-finalists-in-the-2025-good-food-ireland-awards/a1760366084.html
Wexford Weekly – https://wexfordweekly.com/2025/10/10/seven-wexford-businesses-named-as-finalists-in-2025-good-food-ireland-awards/wexford-news/
Dundalk Democrat – https://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie/news/business/1915265/four-louth-businesses-named-as-finalists-in-the-2025-good-food-ireland-awards.html
Connaught Telegraph – https://www.con-telegraph.ie/2025/10/09/nine-mayo-businesses-named-finalists-in-the-2025-good-food-awards/
Irish Central – https://www.kildarenow.com/news/local-news/1914876/nine-kildare-businesses-are-finalists-in-the-2025-good-food-ireland-awards.html
Leinster Leader – https://www.kildarenow.com/news/local-news/1914876/nine-kildare-businesses-are-finalists-in-the-2025-good-food-ireland-awards.html
Ireland Live – https://www.kildarenow.com/news/local-news/1914876/nine-kildare-businesses-are-finalists-in-the-2025-good-food-ireland-awards.html
Donegal News – https://donegalnews.com/seven-donegal-businesses-named-as-finalists-in-good-food-ireland-awards/
Ireland Live – https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/donegal-live/1914853/seven-donegal-businesses-shortlisted-in-2025-good-food-ireland-awards.html
Donegal Live – https://www.donegallive.ie/news/what-s-on/1914815/seven-donegal-businesses-shortlisted-in-2025-good-food-ireland-awards.html
Donegal Daily – https://www.donegaldaily.com/2025/10/09/seven-donegal-businesses-make-final-of-good-food-ireland-awards/
CorkBeo – https://www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-news/15-cork-hotels-cafes-pubs-32641828
Donegal Live – https://www.donegallive.ie/news/home/1912971/donegal-culinary-duo-nominated-for-prestigious-2025-good-food-awards.html
Agriland – https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/finalists-named-for-2025-good-food-ireland-awards/
July 2025
The Avondhu – https://avondhupress.ie/agri-food-drink-and-tourism-hospitality-businesses-time-to-shine/
Galway Advertiser – https://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/146531/rooted-in-taste-backed-by-trust
Hospitality E News – https://hospitalityenews.ie/good-food-ireland-awards-3149/
Irish Country Magaziine – https://irishcountrymagazine.ie/makers-shakers-food-space-oasis-inspired-jacket/
Agriland – https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/applications-open-for-food-lovers-choice-award-2025/
Drinks Industry Ireland – https://www.drinksindustryireland.ie/2025-good-food-ireland-awards/
June 2025
Travel Extra – https://www.travelextra.ie/good-food-ireland-awards-2025-to-take-place-at-k-club-on-november-10/
Agriland – https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/good-food-ireland-awards-2025-launched/
For further information contact:
Good Food Ireland®
Notes to Editors
About the Awards:
All businesses approved by Good Food Ireland, subject to meeting strict criteria through onsite inspection, are eligible for the awards. An independent panel of industry experts will create a shortlist of finalists in each of the award categories. Following further onsite mystery inspection and assessment the winners will be selected. The public will also have an opportunity to vote from a shortlist of finalists for their Favourite Place to Eat, Favourite Food or Drink Producer or Favourite Place to Shop in each of the tourism regions across the island of Ireland.
