{"id":27112,"date":"2025-04-17T09:02:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T09:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/27112\/"},"modified":"2025-04-17T09:02:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T09:02:11","slug":"ni-pubs-nominated-for-national-pub-bar-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/27112\/","title":{"rendered":"NI pubs nominated for National Pub &#038; Bar Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"duke of york belfast\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Cathedral.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">duke of york belfast<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Eighteen pubs and bars across Northern Ireland have made the shortlist in the National Pub &amp; Bar Awards 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The annual event, which returns to London on Tuesday 24 June, highlights an eclectic range of venues across the whole of the UK by naming 94 sites as the best in their respective counties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">On top of that, the 2025 event will launch the Top 10 Pubs &amp; Bars in the UK list, which has been voted for by hundreds of operators from across the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">In a change-up to previous years, the 94 County Winners will be announced live at the event, as well as Highly Commended venues for each area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">In total, 256 pubs and bars have been shortlisted throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Local nominees include the historic Duke of York in Belfast\u2019s Cathedral Quarter, Holywood\u2019s Dirty Duck Alehouse &#8211; which recently received a shout out during Rory McIlroy\u2019s Masters win- and the famous Charlie\u2019s Bar in Fermanagh which grabbed worldwide attention back in 2023 with its Christmas advert going viral online featuring an elderly man being ignored in the street before joining a young couple and their dog for a drink in the pub.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Tristan O\u2019Hana, editor of Pub &amp; Bar magazine, which runs the event, said: \u201cIt has never been harder in hospitality. Whether it\u2019s a countryside pub with rooms or a city centre bar showing live sport, these operations deserve widespread recognition and more customers \u2013 hopefully the National Pub &amp; Bar Awards can help with both.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Held at Big Penny Social in London, the final will welcome all 256 nominees to come together and celebrate their success, before discovering which venues will go on to become County and Regional Winners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Full Northern Ireland shortlist:<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Antrim<\/p>\n<ul data-testid=\"content-list\" class=\"beltel-3ee38419_root beltel-3ee38419_bullet beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-a58b1f03_root\">\n<li class=\"beltel-3ee38419_listitemroot\">Duke of York, Belfast<\/li>\n<li class=\"beltel-3ee38419_listitemroot\">Rococo Wine Bar Antrim<\/li>\n<li class=\"beltel-3ee38419_listitemroot\">Sunflower Public House<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Armagh<\/p>\n<ul data-testid=\"content-list\" class=\"beltel-3ee38419_root beltel-3ee38419_bullet beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-a58b1f03_root\">\n<li class=\"beltel-3ee38419_listitemroot\">Courthouse Bar<\/li>\n<li class=\"beltel-3ee38419_listitemroot\">Keegan&#8217;s<\/li>\n<li class=\"beltel-3ee38419_listitemroot\">The Hole in the Wall<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Down<\/p>\n<ul data-testid=\"content-list\" class=\"beltel-3ee38419_root beltel-3ee38419_bullet beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-a58b1f03_root\">\n<li class=\"beltel-3ee38419_listitemroot\">Dundrum Inn<\/li>\n<li class=\"beltel-3ee38419_listitemroot\">The Dirty Duck Alehouse<\/li>\n<li class=\"beltel-3ee38419_listitemroot\">The Maghera Inn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Fermanagh<\/p>\n<ul data-testid=\"content-list\" class=\"beltel-3ee38419_root beltel-3ee38419_bullet beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-a58b1f03_root\">\n<li class=\"beltel-3ee38419_listitemroot\">Blakes of the Hollow<\/li>\n<li class=\"beltel-3ee38419_listitemroot\">Charlie&#8217;s Bar<\/li>\n<li class=\"beltel-3ee38419_listitemroot\">The Taphouse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Derry\/Londonderry<\/p>\n<ul data-testid=\"content-list\" class=\"beltel-3ee38419_root beltel-3ee38419_bullet beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-a58b1f03_root\">\n<li class=\"beltel-3ee38419_listitemroot\">Blackbird<\/li>\n<li class=\"beltel-3ee38419_listitemroot\">Guildhall Taphouse<\/li>\n<li class=\"beltel-3ee38419_listitemroot\">Pedar O&#8217;Donnell&#8217;s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root 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