Food columnist Joe McNamee is back with his annual foodie awards

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).