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Irish Independent columnist, Billy Keane, receiving a CIE Tours International Merit Visit Award for John B. Keane’s Pub, Kerry from Elizabeth Crabill, Chief Executive Officer, CIE Tours International, at CIE Tours International’s 27th Annual Awards of Excellence, Dublin City Hall, 20th February, 2017
KERRY hotels and pubs took home awards yesterday at a reception in Dublin City Hall on for the 27th CIE Tours International Awards for Excellence.
Thirteen overall category winners from around the country were chosen according to customer feedback with a total of 99 winners including hotels, entertainment venues and tourist destinations ranging from Best 5 Star Hotel Award to a national heritage award.
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Kerry winners included Benners Hotel, Dingle for Best 3 Star Hotel; Special Dinner Feature category was won by Killeen House Hotel while Best Lunch went to Davitt’s Kenmare.
A number of Kerry hotels received Merit Awards including The Dunlop Hotel; Killarney Park Hotel; The Brehon; International Hotel, Killarney; Killarney Plaza Hotel; Killarney Avenue Hotel; Killarney Towers Hotel and The Malton.
Munster Merit Visit Award winners included Killarney Horse & Carriage Tours; Tangney Tours – Jaunting Car; Muckross Schoolhouse; Muckross House and Gardens; John B Keane’s Pub; Brendan Ferris Sheep Dog Trials; Robert Power Sheep Dog Trials; Gabriel Kavanagh Sheep Dog Trials & Famine Cottage and Kissane Sheep Farm.
CIE Tours International, a member of the CIE Group, operates all-inclusive coach tours and fly-drive programmes to Ireland as well as coach tours of Britain and mainland Europe. Scroll down for photos…
CIE Tours International 27th Annual Awards of Excellence: ‘Best 3 star hotel’ – Benners Hotel, Dingle, Breda Mallon pictured with (l-r) Vivienne Jupp, Chairman, CIE and Elizabeth Crabill, Chief Executive Officer, CIE Tours International
Pictured at CIE Tours International 27th Annual Awards of Excellence are (l-r) Elizabeth Crabill, Chief Executive Officer, CIE Tours International, Paul O’Sullivan, (Killarney Towers Hotel), Igor Van Riel (Killarney Plaza Hotel), Denis McCarthy, (Killarney Avenue Hotel), and Vivienne Jupp, Chairman, CIE
CIE Tours International 27th Annual Awards of Excellence: ‘Special Dinner Feature’; Kileen House Hotel, Michelle Rosney pictured with (l-r) Elizabeth Crabill, Chief Executive Officer, CIE Tours International and Vivienne Jupp, Chairman, CIE
