Partnering once again with Bord Bia, UK dining publication Hot Dinners has revealed their annual Murphia List - a celebration of Irish talent in London's hospitality industry.
Celebrating its 11th year, the coveted list recognises the talent of Irish people working behind-the-scenes and front of house, whether they be a particularly charming doorman or a soaring CEO.
This year, it boasts 13 new entries on a list that totals 66 amazing people working in fields ranging from head chefs and pub owners to sommeliers and bakers.
They include but are not limited to: Dubliner Muireach Shankey, co-owner of The Raglan pub; Tipperary woman Christine Walsh, Head Chef of Chishuru; Galway man Tommy Cummins, Ops Manager at the The Umbrella Project as well as Limerick-born Isabella Condon, Junior Assistant Manager at Dinner by Heston who nabbed the impressive title of 'Rising Star' for 2025.
The Murphia List 2025:
Chefs
- Christine Walsh - Head Chef, Chishuru
- Christina Blevins - Head Chef, Row on 5
- Brian Hennessy - Head Chef, Landmark London
- Hugh Corcoran - Chef and co-owner, The Yellow Bittern
- Luke Ahearne - Head Chef, Lita
- Kate O'Sullivan - Head Chef, Baudry Greene
- Paddy Maher - head chef, Pearly Queen
- Diarmuid Goodwin, Pop-up Chef
- Conor Gadd - Chef/Owner, Trullo
- Kenneth Culhane - Head Chef, The Dysart Petersham
- Nick Fitzgerald - Chef Patron, Tacos Padre
- Fiona Hannon - Head Chef, Daffodil Mulligan
- Anna Haugh - Chef Patron, Myrtle
- Colin Kelly - Head Chef. The Twenty Two
- Marguerite Keogh - Head Chef. The Five Fields
- Niamh Larkin - Executive Pastry Chef, 45 Park Lane
- Dave McCarthy - Head Chef, Scott's
- Patrick Powell - Culinary Director, One Club Row and The Knave of Clubs
- Max Rocha - Chef Owner, Cafe Cecilia
- Clare Smyth MBE - Chef Patron, Core by Clare Smyth
- Richard Corrigan - Chef Patron of The Corrigan Collection
Restaurateurs
- Daniel Haugh - Co-owner and Manager, Myrtle
- Lynsey Coughlan - Co-founder Inis
- Eoghan Shankey - Co-owner Shankeys
- John Devitt - Co-owner, Koya
- Robin and Sarah Gill - Restaurateurs - Darby's, Bottle & Rye, Rye on Water
- Brian Hannon - Restaurateur, Super 8 Restaurants
- John Nugent - CEO, Green & Fortune
- Ian Duignan and Jay Bradley - Co-owners of Irish Craft Whiskey and of Boha
- David Moore - Founding Director, Pied a Terre
Pubs & Bars
- Muireach Shankey - Co-owner The Raglan
- Nobuko Okamura - Wine Manager, Farm Shop Mayfair
- Oisin Rogers - Co-owner, The Devonshire
- Gearoid Devaney - Founder The Black Book, co-owner Cabotte
- Aaron Wall - Owner, Homeboy
- Ciaran Smith - Owner, The Bottle Cocktail Shop & Bar
- Colin Maher - Bar Manager, JKS Pubs
Cafés and bakeries
- Sarah Fox - baker N5 Kitchen
- Ciara O'Shea and Ken Nally - Owners, F. Mondays
- James Hennebry - Co-founder, Rossyln Coffee
- Dee Rettali - Owner, Fortitude Bakehouse
Front of house
- Jason Patrick Glynn - GM, Daffodil Mulligan
- Niall Harte - GM One Club Row
- Sean Devoren - Head Butler, The Dorchester
- Sean McDermott - Head Doorman, Scott's
- Michael Lynch - head butler at Claridge's
- Olivia McGowan - GM, Akoko
- Joe Warwick - The Public House Group
Behind the scenes
- Paul McKenna - MD, Red Branch Hospitality
- Tommy Cummins - Ops Manager, The Umbrella Project
- Sean Deane - Market Specialist, Bord Bia
- Richie Corrigan - MD Corrigan Collection
- Sinead Mallozzi - CEO, Sketch
- Fergal Lee - Director of Operations, The Wolseley Hospitality Group
- Molly Hutchinson - Founder - MIAM Management & Sarnie Party, Event Director of Meatopia
- Darren McHugh - Head of Operations, Tom Sellers's HiStory Hospitality
- Jessica Garland Blake - Founder, Bash Studios
- Shayne Brady - designer Brady Williams
- Shane McHugh - Group Wine Buyer, Goodman Restaurants
- Fiona Leahy - Founder, Fiona Leahy Design
- Conor Daly - Ops Manager, JKS Pubs
Producers
- James Goggin - Founder, Barrel Aged Consultancy
- Steve Ryan - Food Photographer, Founder of Root + Bone and 40FT Brewery and Director at Acme Fire Cult
- Simon Lamont - Owner, Rocks Oysters and Events by Rocco
Rising star
Isabella Condon - Junior Assistant Manager, Dinner by Heston
