{"id":14412,"date":"2016-10-07T10:51:57","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T09:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/?p=14412"},"modified":"2016-10-07T10:51:57","modified_gmt":"2016-10-07T09:51:57","slug":"winners-2016-irish-responsible-tourism-awards-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2016\/10\/winners-2016-irish-responsible-tourism-awards-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners of the 2016 Irish Responsible Tourism Awards announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_14415\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14415\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14415\" src=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Overall-Winner-Mulranny-Tourism-1.jpg\" alt=\"Mulranny Irish Responsible Tourism Awards Winner 2016\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Overall-Winner-Mulranny-Tourism-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Overall-Winner-Mulranny-Tourism-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14415\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mulranny won best destination and was overall winner for 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">T<\/span>he winners of the 2016 Irish Responsible Tourism Awards were announced on Thursday 6 October at an awards ceremony at the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Golden Lane, in Dublin. They\u00a0are part of a growing family of worldwide responsible tourism awards that\u00a0are all linked to the World Responsible Tourism Awards, founded by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.responsibletourism.com\"><u>responsibletravel.com<\/u><\/a>. Winners of each of the categories will automatically be longlisted for the World Responsible Tourism Awards.<\/p>\n<p>The shortlist for the awards, which attracted entries from almost every county in Ireland, was announced in early September following assessment by a panel of industry experts chaired by international responsible tourism expert Professor Harold Goodwin.<\/p>\n<p>The award categories and the winners of the Silver &amp; Gold awards are:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #658030;\"><strong>Best for Natural Heritage Tourism<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>GOLD: <\/strong>Doolin Cave (Co. Clare)<\/li>\n<li><strong>SILVER:<\/strong> Burren Nature Sanctuary (Co. Galway)<\/li>\n<li><strong>SILVER<\/strong>: Sea Synergy Marine Awareness &amp; Activity Centre (Co. Kerry)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #658030;\"><strong>Best for Accessible &amp; Inclusive Tourism<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>GOLD: <\/strong>Gleneagle Hotel Group (Co. Kerry)<\/li>\n<li><strong>SILVER:<\/strong> Mobility Mojo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #658030;\"><strong>Best Local Authority Initiative for Responsible Tourism<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>GOLD: <\/strong>Lough Muckno &#8211; Monaghan County Council<\/li>\n<li><strong>SILVER:<\/strong> Westport Smarter Travel Bike Buffet &#8211; Mayo County Council<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #658030;\"><strong>Best Tourism Accommodation for Local Sourcing<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>GOLD (joint): <\/strong>Sea View House (Co. Clare) and Fuchsia Lane Farm Holiday Cottages (Co. Tipperary)<\/li>\n<li><strong>SILVER:<\/strong> Hotel Doolin (Co. Clare)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #658030;\"><strong>Best Destination for Responsible Tourism<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>GOLD: <\/strong>Mulranny (Co. Mayo)<\/li>\n<li><strong>SILVER:<\/strong> Inishbofin Island (Co. Galway)<\/li>\n<li><strong>SILVER<\/strong>: Sheep\u2019s Head Way (Co. Cork)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #658030;\"><strong>Best Innovation in Responsible Tourism<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>GOLD: <\/strong>The Blackfriary Community Heritage and Archaeology Project (Co. Meath)<\/li>\n<li><strong>SILVER:<\/strong> Great Lighthouses of Ireland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #658030;\"><strong>Overall Winner:<\/strong> Mulranny (Co. Mayo)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Judges for the awards include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Catherine Mack (responsibletravel.com)<\/li>\n<li>Kevin Griffin (DIT tourism lecturer and former-EDEN awards judge)<\/li>\n<li>Paddy Mathews (F\u00e1ilte Ireland)<\/li>\n<li>Annabel Fitzgerald (Irish Water &amp; formerly Coastal Programmes Manager An Taisce)<\/li>\n<li>Mark Henry (Central Marketing Director, Tourism Ireland)<\/li>\n<li>Cyril McAree (Managing Director, Hotel &amp; Restaurant Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cA more environmentally conscious and community-centred approach to developing tourism in Ireland is becoming more and more mainstream&#8230; And so it should.\u00a0It results in more genuine and authentic experiences for all our visitors.\u201d F\u00e1ilte Ireland\u2019s Head Investment &amp; Innovation, Paddy Matthews<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The awards attracted entries from almost every county in Ireland with winners chosen by a panel of 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