Killarney

<h3>Three hotels in Killarney have won gold medals at the Virgin Media Business Gold Medal Awards.</h3>
Now in its 33rd year, the awards the best of the best in the hotel and catering sectors across the country.
 This year, judges received over 460 entries from 150 hotels, guest houses, country houses, restaurants, caf&eacute;s, bars and catering companies from around Ireland.
 &ldquo;An important factor in the Gold Medal Awards is the credibility and impartial nature of the judging process. Every property that undergoes this process is subject to benchmarking against a strict set of criteria and a blind site inspection conducted by the judging panel,&rdquo; said an event organiser.
 &ldquo;This panel comprises respected industry experts from across the hospitality, culinary and catering sectors.&rdquo;
 Three Killarney hotels took top awards in different categories at the awards ceremony held at the Galmont Hotel and Spa in Galway on Tuesday night.
 The Great Southern Hotel was named as the best Business and Conference Hotel in Ireland.
 &ldquo;To be recognised among the greatest hotels in Ireland is a marvellous achievement for Great Southern. It is fantastic news and has provided all our staff with a little morale boost. Our Business &#038; Conference partners and customers are extremely important to us with some relationships in place annually for over 30 years. Receiving this recognition for the service we provide is a fantastic achievement and testament to the incredible work of our outstanding staff,&#8221; said Michael Jacobi Managing Director said. 
 The best front of house team award went the staff at the Aghadoe Heights Hotel and Spa.
 In the Hotel Casual Dining Experience category the Dunloe Hotel and Gardens came out on top.

Killarney secures three gold medals in national business awards

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