NuachtÁin
“Islander Ruairí de Blacam has together with his Cork born wife Marie-Thérèse realised a dream - to open a top class restaurant and rooms.”
— Irish National TV, RTÉ's documentary about Inis Meáin Restaurant & Suites
www.rte.ie/tv/oilean/clarinismeain.html
“The hottest, hippest couple in Irish food present the hottest, hippest experience in Irish food”
— John McKenna, Bridgestone 100 Best Restaurants & 100 Best Places to Stay in Ireland 2010, 2009, 2008
"When dinner starts with a little bowl of warm periwinkles...you know you're on the right track"
— Darina Allen, Irish Examiner, September 2010
"Possibly the most loved-up little hotel to open in the British Isles in a decade"
— Philip Watson, The Sunday Times Travel Magazine (UK), August 2010
Best Restaurant in Connacht Award 2010
— Food & Wine Magazine
One of "The top 10 Architectual Retreats in the world"
— Urlaubsarchitektur - A Guide to Architectual Retreats Volume 1 2010
One of "The 15 best hotels in Ireland"
— The Sunday Times Travel Magazine (UK), August 2010
"Peace seekers and nature lovers will adore it here"
— Jan Morris, The Financial Times (UK), July 2010
"L'écrin précieux d'Inis Meáin Suites offre un séjour inoubliable"
— Hoosta Magazine (FR), July 2010
"Ireland's ultimate destination restaurant"
— Eoin Higgins, The Irish Times, June 2010
"They have crafted a signatory island retreat"
— Ireland of the Welcomes Magazine (US), June 2010
"Inis Meáin is a secluded spot...the only hotel is a gorgeous boutique hideout"
— The Gloss Magazine, June 2010
"...a unique restaurant with panoramic views of the island and sea"
— Rercy Flood, The Irish Times Connemara Guide, June 2010
"...geniessen die Gaste frischen Loster und Krabben aus dem Atlantik"
— Focus Magazine (GER), April 2010
Finalist Best Commercial Building in Ireland Award
— Zurich LAMA Architecture Awards 2010
Part of the exhibition "of de Blacam & Meagher"
— Venice Architecture Biennale 2010
"Peace seekers, nature lovers and each-other lovers will adore it here”
— Alastair Sawday’s Special Places to Stay Ireland Guide 2009
Best Newcomer in Ireland Award 2008
— Georgina Campbell’s Ireland Guide
Best Restaurant in Ireland Award 2008
— Hospitality Ireland Magazine
“...an increasingly fashionable bolthole on the famed Aran Island”
— Ciara McDonnell, Irish Tatler Magazine, October 2008
“... the very best of new Ireland in a part of the country that still feels pleasantly unspoiled”
— Trevor White, Irish Times, June 2008
“Best Island Escape”
— Kirstie McDermott, Sunday Tribune, June 2008
“A contemporary restaurant the critics are raving about in one of the most uniquely beautiful spots in the world”
— Aoife Carrigy, Food & Wine Magazine, February 2008
“The restaurant menu features locally caught seafood such as lobster and crab and locally grown vegetables"
— Deirdre McQuillan, Irish Times, December 2007
“The most tranquil and least visited of the Aran Islands is now home to an architecturally beautiful restaurant and guesthouse"
— Georgina Campbell, Irish Independent, December 2007
“Their combined enthusiasm, not just for food but for the entire island life, is reflected in some superb food”
— Ross Golden Bannon, Sunday Business Post, October 2007
“Together with his wife, Marie-Thérèse, Ruairí de Blacam decided to create an extraordinary and architecturally beautiful restaurant and guest house"
— Leonard Doyle, The Independent (UK), July 2007