{"id":372546,"date":"2026-03-30T06:39:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T06:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/372546\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T06:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T06:39:08","slug":"kilkenny-hotel-crowned-ultimate-resort-wins-six-59club-uk-and-ireland-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/372546\/","title":{"rendered":"Kilkenny hotel crowned Ultimate Resort, wins Six 59Club UK and Ireland Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following the success of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kilkennypeople.ie\/news\/business\/1900737\/kilkenny-hotel-and-resort-crowned-as-one-of-top-five-globally-in-specific-category.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">last year\u2019s inaugural 59Club Global Awards<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kilkennypeople.ie\/tag\/mount-juliet\/10?sortElement=data_pubblicazione,true&amp;page=1&amp;sortDefault=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Mount Juliet Estate<\/a> has delivered a standout performance winning six prestigious awards at the UK and Ireland Awards including the coveted title of Ultimate Resort.<\/p>\n<p>The recognition is based on independent mystery shopping data and in-depth performance analysis. Mount Juliet Estate\u2019s\u00a0 achievement included:<\/p>\n<p>Ultimate Resort<br \/>Gold Flag Resort<br \/>Food &amp; Beverage Manager of the Year (Eddie Devane)<br \/>Golf Operations Team of the Year<br \/>Golf Manager of the Year (Matt Sandercock)<br \/>Leading Individual Corporate Sales Call Performance (Conor Reid)<\/p>\n<p>With a world class golf course designed by the legendary Jack Nicklaus, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kilkennypeople.ie\/tag\/mount-juliet\/10?sortElement=data_pubblicazione,true&amp;page=1&amp;sortDefault=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Mount Juliet Estate<\/a>\u2019s Signature 18-hole championship course has five lakes strategically constructed to enhance six of the holes, while over 80 bunkers are positioned throughout the layout, creating both aesthetic beauty and endearing challenge. The standout 16th hole presents the course\u2019s most unusual feature, a walled green almost entirely surrounded by a bunker.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These wins demonstrate our commitment to world-class service both on and off the course,&#8221; said Director of Golf Matt Sandercock. &#8220;I am incredibly honoured to be amongst the winners from Mount Juliet Estate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mark Dunne, General Manager said: &#8220;To be acknowledged by the 59Club Global Awards and once again at the UK and Ireland Awards is incredible and would simply not be possible without our incredible dedication of our entire team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Following the success of last year\u2019s inaugural 59Club Global Awards, Mount Juliet Estate has delivered a standout performance&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":372547,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[61,60,12969,151323,43],"class_list":{"0":"post-372546","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ireland","8":"tag-ie","9":"tag-ireland","10":"tag-kilkenny","11":"tag-mount-juliet","12":"tag-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372546\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/372547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=372546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=372546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}