SOMETHING very fishy helped a country home land a top culinary award yesterday.

CORK’S only five-star hotel has beaten off equally sleek competition from around the country to win the title of Automobile Association Hotel of the Year.

GAZING across the foothills of the Magillacuddy Reeks to the waters that caress the shores of Caragh Lake, it is easy to see how such a majestic setting attracts people from all over the world.