All-Ireland win for Roscommon business at restaurant awards
The Irish Restaurant Awards were announced on Monday night.
Messages of congratulations have been flooding in for a County Roscommon business which has won an All-Ireland title at the Irish Restaurant Awards.
Teresa Donnellan, of Hester’s Golden Eagle Bar and Restaurant won the national title for Employee Excellence when the winners were announced at a gala event last night (Monday).
Announcing its win on social media the restaurant stated, "She’s only gone and won the ALL IRELAND. Huge congratulations Teresa - All Ireland Employee Excellence Award. We are bursting with pride."
This was followed by hundreds of messages of congratulations with one commentator writing, "Well done Teresa and well deserved. You will have to come back out of retirement."
In March this year the well known and popular Castlerea business announced Teresa's retirement after over 30 years of dedicated service. Teresa is from Trien, Castlerea.
“Teresa has been such a huge part of Hester’s over the years, and we know so many of our customers will have lovely memories of her. From all the Hester family, staff, and customers - thank you, Teresa, for everything. You’ll be truly missed,” the business said.
The awards ceremony welcomed 1,000 of the country’s top industry professionals at Dublin’s Clayton Hotel on Burlington Road where funds were raised throughout the evening in support of The Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation.
