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A delighted Eddie Valentine picked up the overall award for Pub of the Year in the Longford Arms Hotel last night.
In addition to seeing Valentines winning the main gong, The Spiral Tree won in the ‘Best Night Club’ category and Eddie was in nostalgiac mood recalling the first time he came to Longford in 1979. He also acknowledged the much acclaimed hot tub, which proved to be one of the jewels in the Valentine’s crown over the summer.
Among the other awards, Foleys Bar, last year’s winners, won for ‘Best Beer garden’ and came a close second to MB Coy’s in the ‘Best Live Entertainment’ category.
Mickey Lynch of McKeons Railway Bar raised one of the biggest cheers of the night when he won the ‘Bar Person of the Year’ award, as well as €250, and revealed he has previous experience of winning bartending awards.
The evening also saw John Moohan, a fixture in PV’s for over four decades, won the inaugural Hall of Fame award much to his surprise.
Here is the full list of winners, runners-up, and finalists.
‘Best Live Entertainment’
1st - MB Coy’s. 2nd - Foleys Bar. 3rd - The Bent Elbow.
‘Olde Worlde Bar’
1st - Skellys Bar. 2nd - Magans Bar. 3rd - Caseys Bar.
‘Best Outdoor/Garden area’
1st - Foleys Bar. 2nd. Eamon Farrell’s. 3rd - Skellys Bar.
‘Best Night Club/Disco Bar’
1st - The Spiral Tree. 2nd - Blazers. 3rd - Kanes Bar, Granard.
‘Best Sports Bar’
1st - McKeons Railway Bar. 2nd - Murph’s. 3rd - The Anvil.
‘Good Food Menu’
1st - The Breffni Arms Hotel. 2nd - PV’s. 3rd - The Tavern.
‘Best Pint of Guinness Award’
1st - Caseys Bar. 2nd - Clarke’s Greyhound Bar. 3rd - Milo’s.
‘Best Hotel Bar’
1st - Longford Arms Hotel. 2nd - The Breffni Arms Hotel.
‘Best Community Bar’
1st - Begleys Bar, Killoe. 2nd - The Olde Forge, Killoe. 3rd - Adie’s, Lanesboro.
‘Bar Person of the Year’
1st - Mickey Lynch, McKeons Railway Bar. 2nd - Paddy Lowry, Valentines. 3rd - Faith Neary, The Anvil
‘Hall of Fame Award’
John Moohan, PV’s
‘Overall Pub of the Year’
1st - Edward J. Valentines. 2nd - Skellys Bar. 3rd - Begleys Bar
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