Gala night of Awards rewarding the best of Laois business

Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality – Sponsored by Fáilte Ireland

Winner: Glamping Under the Stars. Finalists: Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery, Glamping Under the Stars, Maldron Hotel Portlaoise, Midland Escape, Midlands Park Hotel, Square Coffee. To read more about the winner see below picture. To find out who won the next award TAP NEXT or ARROW.

Pictured: Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality award sponsored by Fáilte Ireland is presented to Barry and Kyra Fingleton from Glamping Under the Stars by Justine Carey. Picture: Alf Harvey.

Glamping Under the Stars have created a glamping destination unlike any other in the country. They have recently opened a second glamping site – their Mountain glampsite ‘hobbit village’ - and this has doubled their capacity, offering a high end luxury glamping experience to families and groups.

They were named as one of the ‘Top Ten Best Camping & Glamping Destinations in Ireland’ 2022 in the Irish Independent Reader Travel Awards.

Glamping Under the Stars also work hard to prioritise environmentally responsible business practises, allocating large areas of land on each glampsite as wildflower meadows in order to create natural habitat and promote biodiversity. They also avoid single use plastic, and recycle 90% of all waste generated at their site. As a low impact business, all of their new accommodations and facilities are constructed from super-energy efficient building materials.