The Pig’s Lane team at the Bar Of The Year Awards in Dublin last night.KILLARNEY’S underground bar, Pig’s Lane, was crowned the overall winner and also Cocktail Bar of the Year and Best Designed Bar / Inside Space at last night’s Square Bar of the Year 2026 awards.
The announcement was made at a glamorous gala awards ceremony hosted by Anton Savage at the Clayton Hotel on Burlington Road, Dublin, on Monday evening.
Following a record-breaking year featuring over 1,000 national entries, the industry gathered to honour the extraordinary innovation, resilience, and craftsmanship defining Irish bars, hotels, craft breweries, and hospitality venues.
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Located beneath College Street, the family-run O’Donoghue Ring Collection cocktail bar and whiskey parlour has consistently redefined the Irish bar experience.
Having been named Innovative Bar of the Year in 2024 within its first year of opening, and the Best Designed Bar of the Year in 2025 (alongside a bronze medal in the Cocktail Bar of the Year category), Pig’s Lane has now clinched the coveted overall prize.
This year’s judges praised the subterranean bar for its “unmatched excellence across the board”.
Amidst this incredible standard of competition, the independent Kerry-based group secured a total of eight finalist nominations across three of its distinctive bars: Café du Parc, The Kenmare Rooms at Killarney Avenue Hotel, and Pig’s Lane.
Commenting on the bar’s windfall of awards, Gemma Ring, Pig’s Lane Founder and Managing Director of the O’Donoghue Ring Collectionsaid: “We are absolutely over the moon and so, so proud to be crowned Ireland’s Bar of the Year 2026! What a journey it has been since we opened our doors in 2023, and to see that journey culminate into this award, among Best Cocktail Bar and Best Designed Bar is an incredible feeling. The Irish bar industry is full of exceptional talent, and to be recognised alongside so many brilliant friends and peers makes this achievement all the more meaningful. A huge amount of work, creativity and passion goes into everything that we do so this is a hugely special moment for our incredible team.”
