It’s that time of year again: Irish Restaurant Awards 2020 nominations are now open

The Irish Restaurant Awards nominations for 2020 are officially open from 12pm today.

Back for another year, the RAI’s annual awards seek to recognise the best in the restaurant industry at local, regional and national level.

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For 2019, Galway’s Loam was named overall Best Restaurant in Ireland while Graham Neville of Dax, Dublin, was named Best Chef.

Spurring Waterford’s Foodie Destination win for 2019 along, Everett’s Restaurant picked up the gong for Best Newcomer.

Check the full list of 2019 winners here.

The awards have once again partnered with the Irish Times for the nominations process and you can get yours in from 12pm today until 12pm on 22 January.

Regional winners will be announced late spring with the overall winners likely to be announced in May.

Submit your nominations here.