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Ballyvolane House - winner of the Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh / Intangible Cultural Heritage Award

National Heritage Week Awards 2025

Ballyvolane House has been named the winner of the Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh / Intangible Cultural Heritage Award at the National Heritage Week Awards 2025, held at the Museum of Modern Art, Kilmainham, Dublin on 17th October.

The award celebrates outstanding projects that promote and preserve Ireland’s living traditions and cultural heritage. Ballyvolane House was honoured for its event “Celebrating Irish Road Bowling at Ballyvolane House”, held during National Heritage Week 2025.

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The 2025 National Heritage Week Awards recognise the work of National Heritage Week event organisers in creating and running events that highlight our built, natural and cultural heritage. took place all over Ireland for National Heritage Week.

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We are chuffed to bits that Ballyvolane House was awarded best ‘Small Stay’ Country House at the Georgina Campbell @irelandguide Irish Food & Hospitality Awards 2024 🏆 in Dublin. The awards highlight the resilience, determination and collaborative spirit of those working through a very challenging time in the hospitality industry.

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We are thrilled our Bertha’s Revenge Small Batch Orange Marmalade has won Silver in the Artisan section of The World’s Original Dalemain Marmalade Awards 2024.

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We are chuffed to bits with the McKennas’ Guide Best in Ireland 2024 award. John and Sally McKenna have been championing authentic Irish food and hospitality for decades. Thank you John & Sally for all your wonderful support and for all you have done for us all working in this crazy industry. You are an inspiration.

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We are truly delighted and grateful to have won two awards at the Gold Medal Awards on 30th January at The Galmont Hotel in Galway.

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We are delighted Ballyvolane House is a finalist of the Gold Medal Awards in the Ireland’s Country House/Guest House Experience category. The winners will be announced on 30th January 2024. In good company too. Fingers crossed. We are honoured to have been nominated as finalists in the following categories:

• Ireland’s Best Country House / Guest House Experience
• Ireland’s Menu Provenance Award
• Ireland’s Guest Experience

We would also appreciate if you could vote for us in the ‘Ireland’s Favourite Place to Stay’ category, just click on the link below to vote - we are in Munster.

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HAPPY WORLD SUSTAINABILITY DAY! We are passionate about sustainability, reducing our carbon emissions and improving biodiversity. We have been working hard over the past few years and we have set ourselves some ambitious targets in an effort to become more sustainable.

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