Heat is on for local awards

A staggering 50,000 votes have been cast to produce a dazzling shortlist for this year's Fate Awards in association with Diet Coke, with a number of local venues nominated among the very best the Northern Ireland entertainment and hospitality industry has to offer.

By The Newsroom

Published 11th Feb 2010, 10:54 BST

Updated 11th Feb 2010, 14:58 BST

Announcing the shortlist, Michael Deane, head of the judging panel, commented; “The Fate Awards is synonymous with success throughout Northern Ireland. Each year the bar is raised as the expert panel of judges whittle down the public nominations to determine the leaders in our industry.”

Now in their fourth year, The Fate Awards ceremony on the 26th March will recognise 17 categories, with all shortlisted entries competing for the judges affections to win the now coveted award.

The Fate Awards in association with Diet Coke, star-studded Party of the Decade will be held on 26 March 2010 in Belfast’s Europa Hotel and is proudly supported by Peroni, BMI, Bacardi Brown-Forman, Tigi and UTV.

Local nominees include: Ramore Wine Bar (Portrush), Tartine Distillers Arms (Bushmills), Halo (Ballycastle).

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