Food columnist Joe McNamee is back with his annual foodie awards

Read on for the best in fine dining and street food, from where to get the best burgers to where to bring the family...

FIRST, the ‘Health Warning’: in an effort to forestall the presence of unwanted bees in certain bonnets and to leave ladies’ under-garments, for the most part, untwisted.

It is essential to point out this is not a definitive guide or a ‘best of’, simply random examples of fine Irish hospitality establishments this writer has happened upon in the last 12 months (and occasionally supplemented by suggestions from a few very trustworthy industry professionals).