Donegal Town has been crowned Ireland’s Best Foodie Town at the highly-anticipated Foodie Destinations Awards.
Donegal’s thriving food scene earned great recognition in the awards, which were announced on Wednesday night in the Mount Juliet Estate in Kilkenny.
The Donegal Food Coast, led by the Local Enterprise Project, won third place in the overall final.
Deirdre McGlone and Anthony O’Toole, judges in the Irish Foodie Destination Awards pictured with members from The Food Coast Donegal at Oakfield Park during the judging tour earlier this month
There were big celebrations for the Donegal Town team as they took the title of Best Foodie Town.
This award serves to highlight the stand-alone, unique food and tourism visitor experience that the town has to offer.
Familiar faces from the Taste of Donegal Food Festival attended the ceremony to collect the award on behalf of the town.
Donegal Town is named Ireland’s Best Foodie Town at the Foodie Destinations Awards
Both Donegal groups pulled out all the stops to showcase the wonderful food offerings of the county when the judges came to visit earlier this month. The Foodie Destinations judges of 2019 were former Harvey’s Point Hotelier Deirdre McGlone and Chef Anthony O’ Toole.
Commenting on Donegal Town, the judges said there was a great variety of dining experiences, in addition to the hospitality and knowledgeability of the locals, and they also thought it was a clever idea to use the platform of the Wild Atlantic Way to help them stand out as a place to visit.
The Waterford Way was announced as the overall winner of the Foodie Destinations Awards 2019.
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