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John O’Sullivan of Lee Strand presents a Best of Kerry Award 2022 for Best Pub to Johnny McElligott and Niell O’Shea of Seán Ógs at the awards ceremony in the Dúchas Comhaltas Centre at the Kerry Sports Academy,Tralee on Thursday evening. Photo: Domnick Walsh
LAST night was a good one for businesses in the Tralee area as they scooped a fair share of the awards at the Radio Kerry’s ‘Best Of Kerry 2022 Awards’, sponsored by Lee Strand.
Taking place at an event at the Dúchas Comhaltas Ceoltoirí Centre at the Kerry Sports Academy, Tralee, there were 17 winners announced at the inaugural awards.
Of these, eight went to Tralee businesses; Sean Ógs Bar on Bridge Street won Best Pub; Ballygarry Estate took home two awards for Best Spa (Nadúr) and Best Hotel; Emma Quirke Hair won Best Hairdresser; Expose Beauty Lounge & Hair Studio in Mounthawk won Best Beauty Salon; Austin Stacks won Best Jersey; Kingdom Food & Wine Store won Best Sandwich and the Rose of Tralee was named Best Festival.
Meanwhile, Sandy Feet Farm in Camp, owned by Tralee couple Roy Bowler and Eleanor Wall, won Best Family Business and just ‘out the road’, Kate Brownes in Ardfert won Best Restaurant. Photographer Domnick Walsh was there to take photos of the local winners…
CEO of Lee Strand Gearóid Linnane presents a Best of Kerry Award 2022 for Best Restaurant to Kate Browne and Dorren Browne of Kate Brownes in Ardfert at the awards ceremony in the Dúchas Comhaltas Centre at the Kerry Sports Academy,Tralee on Thursday evening. Photo: Domnick Walsh
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Mary Mullins of Radio Kerry presents a Best of Kerry Award 2022 for Best Hairdresser to Emma Quirke and Shannon Murphy of Emma Quirke Hair at the awards ceremony in the Dúchas Comhaltas Centre at the Kerry Sports Academy,Tralee on Thursday evening. Photo: Domnick Walsh
Elaine Kinsella of Radio Kerry presents a Best of Kerry Award 2022 for Best Spa to Gina Groves of Nadúr Spa at Ballygarry Estate at the awards ceremony in the Dúchas Comhaltas Centre at the Kerry Sports Academy,Tralee on Thursday evening. Photo: Domnick Walsh
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Teresa Higgins Walker of Lee Strand presents a Best of Kerry Award 2022 for Best Sandwich to Maeve Duff and Leah Canty of Kingdom Food and Wine at the awards ceremony in the Dúchas Comhaltas Centre at the Kerry Sports Academy,Tralee on Thursday evening. Photo: Domnick Walsh
Fiona Stack of Radio Kerry presents a Best of Kerry Award 2022 for Best Family Business to Eleanor Wall of Sandy Feet Farm at the awards ceremony in the Dúchas Comhaltas Centre at the Kerry Sports Academy,Tralee on Thursday evening. Photo: Domnick Walsh
Teresa Higgins Walker of Lee Strand presents a Best of Kerry Award 2022 for Best Hotel to Liam Downey and Shauna O’Donoghue of Ballygarry Estate at the awards ceremony in the Dúchas Comhaltas Centre at the Kerry Sports Academy,Tralee on Thursday evening. Photo: Domnick Walsh
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Sharon O’Mahony of Radio Kerry presents a Best of Kerry Award 2022 for Best Jersey to Chairperson of Austin Stacks Shane Lynch and Siobhan Power at the awards ceremony in the Dúchas Comhaltas Centre at the Kerry Sports Academy,Tralee on Thursday evening. Photo: Domnick Walsh
Andrew Morrissey of Radio Kerry presents a Best of Kerry Award 2022 for Best Festival to Suzan O’Gara of the Rose of Tralee International Festival at the awards ceremony in the Dúchas Comhaltas Centre at the Kerry Sports Academy,Tralee on Thursday evening. Photo: Domnick Walsh
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Andrew Morrissey of Radio Kerry presents a Best of Kerry Award 2022 for Best Beauty Salon to Claire Murphy and Aurelia Gorczyk of Expose Beauty Lounge and Hair Studio at the awards ceremony in the Dúchas Comhaltas Centre at the Kerry Sports Academy,Tralee on Thursday evening. Photo: Domnick Walsh
Radio Kerry’s Deirdre Walsh, who was MC for the event, with Eleanor Wall of Sandy Feet Farm at the Best of Kerry Awards 2022 in the Dúchas Comhaltas Centre at the Kerry Sports Academy,Tralee on Thursday evening. Photo: Domnick Walsh
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