Five Carlow businesses up for multiple awards each at tonight's Irish Restaurant Awards
Each business has at least four nominations for awards
Five Carlow businesses are up for a minimum of four awards each tonight at the Leinster Regional Awards.
The Step House Hotel, The Goodly Barrow Museum and Café, New Moon, Teach Dolmain, and Talbot Hotel Carlow are the businesses in question.
The Step House Hotel in Borris has been nominated for a whopping 12 awards, including Best Restaurant, Best Use of Social Media, and Best Customer Service.
The hotel's chef, Alan Foley, has also been recognised and has been nominated for both Best Chef and Local Food Hero.
Goodly Barrow in Goresbridge has been nominated for nine awards, including Best Café, Best Restaurant, and Best Contemporary Irish Cuisine.
Courtney Burke and Paula Leyden have been nominated for the Employee Excellence and Local Food Hero Awards, respectively.
New Moon, an Indian restaurant in Tullow, has received eight nominations, including Best World Cuisine, Best Sustainable Practices, and Lokman Miah is up for the Best Chef award.
Two staff members at the restaurant are up for Employee Excellence Awards.
Teach Dolmain in Carlow Town is up for four awards.
They are Pub of the Year, Best Restaurant, Best Gastro Pub, and Best Casual Dining.
The Talbot Hotel in Carlow's An Bhearú is up for five awards, including Best Cocktail Experience, Best Customer Service, and Best Hotel and Guesthouse Restaurant.
The awards ceremony will take place in Naas this evening from 6:30pm to 11pm, with tickets still available to purchase.