News Blog2021-08-10T11:13:49+01:00

Trigon Hotels to recruit 40 people

Trigon Hotels is seeking to hire 40 people at its two Cork hotels.  A wide range of positions, including sales & marketing, food & beverage and accommodation are available at the Metropole Hotel in Cork City and the Cork International Hotel. There are full and part-time roles available and all new team members will be offered competitive rates of pay along with training and opportunities for career [...]

Eoin O’Connor joins The Castle Hotel Macroom team

The 4 * Castle Hotel in Macroom, Co. Cork are absolutely delighted to announce the appointment of Eoin O'Connor as Executive Head Chef. Eoin is a highly skilled Senior Head Chef with a passion for creating atmospheric dining experiences for his clientele. Previous senior positions in The Montenotte, The Devlin Dublin and Garryvoe Hotel mean Eoin is rich in experience and demonstrates a desire to stay abreast [...]

Get Egg-cited for Easter at Lawlor’s of Naas

As Easter approaches, Lawlor’s of Naas invites families to hop into the holiday spirit with egg-citing adventures and delightful treats. Nestled in the heart of Naas, Kildare, Lawlor’s promises an egg-ceptional Easter experience for guests of all ages. From April 1st to 8th, join guests for a basketful of activities sure to delight every bunny in the family. Embark on an egg-sploratory journey with themed events at nearby [...]

Ballymaloe House celebrates 60th anniversary with inaugural Ballymaloe Festival of Food

Ballymaloe Festival of Food is a new three-day food festival that this year celebrates 60 years of Ballymaloe — six decades of good food and fine hospitality, renowned in Ireland and beyond — while also showcasing all that the Irish food and drinks community has to offer today. At Ballymaloe from Friday May 17th to Sunday May 19th this year, the inaugural Ballymaloe Festival of Food will [...]

Azaan Muhammad’s New Chapter at Kajjal Malahide

Kajjal Malahide is renowned for its authentic Pakistani cuisine, exquisite cocktails, and unmatched hospitality. As a staple of South Asian culinary excellence in Malahide for nearly two decades, the restaurant is embarking on a new chapter under Deputy Manager Azaan Muhammad. With a rich background in hospitality and leadership, Azaan is poised to enhance Kajjal's legacy alongside Dublin's vibrant restaurant scene. Influenced by his father Samer's successful [...]

Padraig Casey appointed President of Les Clefs d’Or Ireland

The Killarney Park Hotel is thrilled to announce the appointment of Padraig Casey, Head Concierge at The Killarney Park to the position of President of Les Clefs d'Or Ireland. A very valued member of the team, Padraig has worked with The Killarney Park for over 8 years and is the first hello and last goodbye each of their visitors receive as the hotels’ Guest Relations Manager & Chief Concierge. [...]

The Peculiar Afternoon Tea at The College Green Hotel

Back by popular demand The College Green Hotel Dublin, Autograph Collection is proud to re-introduce their amazing Peculiar Afternoon Tea service. In the Atrium Lounge in the heart of The College Green Hotel, an afternoon tea experience, distinct in its creativity and flair will return with a tropical twist this March. The peculiar tea service, alive with a vibrant exotic theme, invites guests into a world where traditional afternoon [...]

Paynt brings cashless tipping solution to Ireland

Cashless tipping solutions provider URocked have announced the launch of their suite of products in Ireland and have been hailed as All-in-One solution to new legislation surrounding tipping of employees in service industries. The launch of the products also marks the opening of the company’s Irish offices as one of the founders, Cork/Blackrock native Sam Kohli, seeks to bring their innovative solutions home to Irish consumers and [...]

Neville Hotels appoints General Manager of Ravenport Resort ahead of grand opening

Ravenport Resort, the newest addition to Neville Hotels, located in Co Wexford, is pleased to announce Shane Carroll as its new General Manager. With over 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry, including ownership of the award-winning Silver Fox Seafood Restaurant, Kilmore Quay, Shane brings a wealth of expertise to his role. Shane's background in operations management and customer relations, coupled with his commitment to excellence, [...]

Compass Ireland Launches Industry-First Maternity Chef Jacket

In celebration of International Women's Day, Compass Group Ireland is proud to unveil an industry-first: a specially designed maternity chef jacket to support female colleagues throughout pregnancy and beyond, marking a significant step towards workplace inclusivity and employee well-being. Crafted with the needs of pregnant and postpartum employees in mind, this innovative garment offers a higher waistband, adaptable fastenings, and a versatile shape to allow for pregnancy [...]

Luttrellstown Castle Resort wins at World Travel Awards

Honoured for the second year running, Luttrellstown Castle was announced as Europe's Leading Luxury Wedding Resort 2024 at last night’s World Travel Awards in Berlin. Celebrating travel excellence since 1993, the World Travel Awards serve to acknowledge and reward best in class across all sectors of the global travel and tourism industry and is regarded as the travel industry’s leading awards. With this award under its belt, Luttrellstown [...]

Connecting People and Food

Waterford Festival of Food, one of Ireland’s largest and longest running community food festivals, today launched their 2024 programme. Inspired by the theme of ‘Connecting People with Food’, more than 80 events are set to take place from 19th to 21st April 2024. The main hub for the 3-day festival is in the scenic harbour town of Dungarvan Co. Waterford with events also taking place in nearby [...]

Government Must Act Swiftly to Offset Escalating Costs for Hospitality Businesses

The Irish Hotels Federation calls on the Government to act swiftly to offset the impact that Government policies are having on the operating costs of hospitality businesses. Responding to today’s Government report examining the cost increases for businesses arising from employment-related measures, IHF President Michael Magner stated that tourism and hospitality is now at a crossroads with Government-controlled costs having a disproportionate impact on businesses throughout the sector.* Mr [...]

Waterford to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with 4 day festival

Waterford’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations have been extended to run for over 4 days this year with a host of free activities and events on offer for the young and not-so-young from the city to the county. Waterford man Fr Luke Wadding was the founder of St. Patrick’s Day. When based in Rome in the 1630s it was he who was in charge of creating the official [...]

Ireland’s Forest Hotel to open at Mount Congreve Gardens

A variety of new guest accommodations are set to open at the Condé Nast tipped Mount Congreve Gardens in Waterford in late spring 2024. The estate’s main Gate Lodge, Damson was renovated and opened to visitors early 2023 and has been hugely popular with guests and the prestigious international travel magazine Condé Nast Traveller describes it as a ‘fairytale gate lodge’. The estate team now plan to add five [...]

Grainne O’Rourke appointed Marketing Manager at Dromoland Castle

Dromoland Castle in County Clare is delighted to announce the appointment of Gráinne O’Rourke as Marketing Manager. County Clare-born Gráinne has come full circle, having first experienced a taste of the hospitality industry in her very first job at the Inn at Dromoland, Dromoland Castle’s sister property, when she was just sixteen!  A graduate of NUI, Galway with a Bachelor of Commerce and a major in Marketing, [...]

Castle Leslie Estate Named One of the Best Workplaces in Ireland 2024

Castle Leslie Estate is delighted to announce that they have been officially recognised as one of the Best Workplaces in Ireland™ in 2024. Castle Leslie Estate was recognised at the 22nd annual Great Place to Work Awards on Wednesday 28th February 2024. This is Castle Leslie Estate’s first year to be named as a top Irish workplace, which is based on direct feedback from employees, provided as part of [...]

SommiT Ireland

Talks, workshops, tastings, are the goal of SommiT 23, a gathering of international experts & professionals who will discuss an array of topics, all pertinent to those working in today’s hospitality industry in Ireland. SommIT 23 is open to everyone involved in or working within the wine, food, retail, restaurant, resort, and hotel industry in Ireland. On Monday 9th October 2023, for the first time the Star [...]

‘Equip next generation with knowledge to grow their own food’

“If the government did one thing with the multi billion budget for a positive impact on the environment, education and mental health all in one fell swoop; it would be to spend €1 million equipping the next generation with the knowledge to grow their own food.” This is the message from GIY Founder Michael Kelly ahead of the upcoming budget. In 2021, GIY first rolled out ‘GROW At [...]

The Wright Group announces expansion of Hog & Heifers chain

The Wright Group has announced plans to significantly expand its successful Hogs & Heifers restaurant brand and is actively seeking new locations in Ireland and Northern Ireland.   The award-winning Irish hospitality group, owned by businessman Michael JF Wright, is planning on adding up to six new Hogs & Heifers outlets to the existing two and is now appealing to owners of potential venues to make contact.  [...]

Trigon Hotels to hire 40 people at two Cork hotels

The Trigon Hotel Group has launched a recruitment drive to fill up to 40 positions at The Metropole Hotel and Cork International Hotel.  A recruitment fair will be held at The Metropole Hotel, Cork City on Thursday, September 14th 2023 from 1pm to 7pm. The positions include a range of full and part-time flexible roles across all departments. The jobs may suit parents, students, graduates or anyone [...]

Paul Flynn Launches Butter Boy: Collected Stories & Recipes

Butter Boy: Collected Stories & Recipes is the fifth cookbook by the chef, TV personality and Irish restaurateur Paul Flynn. Published by boutique Irish publishing house Nine Bean Rows, Butter Boy is the complete collection of all 152 articles and over 450 recipes from Paul Flynn’s tenure as food writer for the Irish Times from three unusual years, November 2019 to October 2022, a time when cooking [...]

Lion’s Den €10,000 Competition

The highly anticipated Lion’s Den competition is back for its sixth year, organised by Bradley: The Brand Agency in partnership with the four Local Enterprise Offices in the Dublin region. The event promises an exciting opportunity for budding and established food and beverage brands in Dublin. This year, there will be prizes under two categories: The Start-Up Award, for brands trading up to two years, and the [...]

Green energy at Kilkenny’s Leading Food Festival

Kilkenny’s Savour Food Festival is set to return from October 27-30 and the weekend is set to have most of its energy produced from bio-fuel, meaning that the festival’s sustainability will be even further enhanced this year. Events on the scale of Savour depend on electricity from generators to power the festival and outside of the transport of visitors to festivals, diesel generators are the biggest contributor [...]

Halloween fun at Newpark Hotel Kilkenny

Halloween will be a spooktacular experience at the Newpark Hotel in Kilkenny -where their seasonal celebrations are of prehistoric proportions!  Over the midterm break, your family can watch dinosaurs, ghouls and goblins come back to life on a terribly fun ‘wicked walk’ through the hotel’s famously family friendly attraction, Jurassic Newpark. The Wicked Walk activities include ghoulish face painting, halloween themed fun and games,  eerie dino talks [...]

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