Bord Bia is launching a series of meat promotional campaigns with the European Union in China this week worth €8 million. The co-funded campaigns to promote meat from Europe will also build awareness of Ireland as a supplier of high-quality, safe and sustainably produced beef, lamb, pork and poultry. Coinciding with the ministerial-led trade mission to China, Bord Bia is hosting a chef masters event in Beijing, Sustainable [...]

Stocktaking service Stocktaking.ie, supported by food service software DigiTally, has launched its 2023 fundraiser to support the Cancer Fund for Children, an all-Ireland charity that provides emotional support to children diagnosed with cancer and their families. The fundraiser officially kicked off on Tuesday 18 April with a coffee morning, while on Sunday 23 April, CEO Patrick McDermott ran the London City Marathon in aid of Daisy Lodge [...]

In early summer 2022, The Killarney Park unveiled a stunning transformation of the hotel’s iconic restaurant, led by award winning interior-design firm, Kim Partridge Interiors. Since then, The Peregrine has quickly established itself as the best restaurant in town (Regional winner, Irish Restaurant Awards, The Best Hotel & Guesthouse Restaurant in Kerry 2023), oozing with character and cosy corners, with a sense of occasion in a contemporary relaxed setting, you can [...]

The Blackwater Suite at the Fairways Hotel, Dundalk was the venue for the 2023 YesChef Awards on Monday 8th May. A packed room saw more than 500 guests representing the hospitality industry come together to celebrate the achievements of their friends and colleagues. Shane Smith, Managing Director of NI Media who run the awards said, “The YesChef Awards are recognised as the ‘Go To’ night in the [...]

After 35 years as Director of Marketing and Sales at the legendary Ashford Castle and sister hotel, The Lodge at Ashford, one of the best known and respected hospitality industry professionals, Paula Carroll, will retire at the end of May.  General Manager of the Ashford Estate, Niall Rochford has invited Paula to take on a strategic ambassadorial role until November 2024. “To say it has been a [...]

Beyond The Plate is a celebration of all things food & drink at Beyond The Pale. Festival goers can feast from some of the best Irish street food vendors and enjoy a stellar line-up of talks, tastings, chats, demos and craic on the dedicated food & drink stage.  This summer the Beyond The Plate stage, curated and hosted by food writer Ali Dunworth will focus on food folklore, feasting and [...]

Hawksmoor has confirmed the opening date for their first restaurant in Ireland. Work on the historic National Bank building is weeks from completion, transforming 34 College Green into an impressive 152-seat restaurant, elegant back-to-back bar and private dining space, which will open on Thursday 25th May, with bookings opening in early May.   Subscribers to the Hawksmoor Dublin mailing list will be invited to book a table during their [...]

The Cork International Hotel is hiring up to 30 new team members across all areas of the hotel.  A recruitment fair will be held at the hotel this Thursday, May 4th from 4pm until 7pm. Trigon Hotels, which includes the Cork International Hotel and the Metropole Hotel, is offering competitive rates of pay along with excellent training, with opportunities for promotion and development open to all candidates.  [...]

Paul Kelly, CEO of Fáilte Ireland recently visited the impressive €20m convention centre, Dublin Royal Convention Centre, the capital's newest meeting and events venue located at Le Pole Square development at Ship Street Great. This latest addition to the stylish and sophisticated Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Dublin and Velvære Spa offers a brand new, purpose built convention centre. Offering convenient, functional and flexible facilities from private boardroom meetings to professional conferences of up to 800 people and gala [...]

A new Workplace Wellbeing Festival has kicked off at Trigon Hotels ahead of Workplace Wellbeing Day this Friday, April 23rd. A week-long programme of free events has been organised at the group’s two hotels, The Metropole Hotel in Cork City and The Cork International Hotel.  The schedule of events for the Workplace Wellbeing Festival includes a Women’s Circle where women can discuss the issues that affect their [...]

Dillinger’s has been at the heart of restaurant dining in Ranelagh since 2009. Times, and the neighbourhood, changed. Dillinger’s is now a little more mature, but still a lot of fun! The food is fresh and local, the service is professional, and the cocktails are quirky and boozy. The welcome is warm, brunch is back and buzzing, regular ticketed themed supper clubs are a roaring success, vinyl [...]

Conrad Dublin, one of the capital’s leading 5-star hotels, is championing local heritage with the launch of its new Signature Suites. Four new rooms have been curated under the two umbrellas of Destination Ireland and Destination Dublin to pay homage to Ireland’s rich culture, all while continuing to provide the world-class service that guests know and love. For those fascinated by folklore, the Destination Ireland suites are [...]

Castlemartyr Resort in Castlemartyr, County Cork, Ireland, has announced it has been inducted into Historic Hotels Worldwide, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation (United States of America) for recognizing and celebrating the finest historic hotels around the globe. Historic Hotels Worldwide promotes heritage and cultural travel by featuring a prestigious collection of historic treasures including historic hotels and other historic lodgings spanning more than 10 centuries [...]

Offbeat Donuts has created a new Tanora flavoured donut to mark six months in the Rebel City.  The leading bakery, which is proud to be 100% Irish, launched a competition asking the people of Cork to design a brand new donut for its popular store on French Church Street. The winning pure-Cork donut is the ‘Me Daza Donut’ - a term of approval in Cork slang. It’s [...]

Cooking demonstrations, workshops, tours and talks, music, theatre, fashion and children’s activities are just some of the attractions on offer at this year’s Ballymaloe May Fair, which takes place from May 12th to 14th. Among the first of the Summer festivals, it aims to provide an interesting, diverse and fun- filled experience for family and friends on the beautiful grounds of Ballymaloe. The weekend will be jam [...]

In 2020 events and planning were well underway for Backyard at Blas when the pandemic struck, and the sessions were moved online. After a two year hiatus from meeting in-person, Backyard at Blas is now back on the road and bringing Blas na hÉireannn’s innovative networking and learning programme to Irish food producers as part of a super charged event on Thursday 27th April in The Naul [...]

The Salty Buoy Food Truck, founded by Irish restaurateur and entrepreneur Niall Sabongi, will be making a splash with a highly-anticipated Easter weekend pop-up at Skerries Sailing Club. For two days only, Good Friday and Easter Saturday, 7th & 8th April, the truck will be dishing out some of the most delectable seafood around, including the crowd-pleasing lobster rolls, Hake Kievs, and oysters that have earned the Salty Buoy [...]

‘Bia not Bluster’ a brand-new food event concept curated by well-known conversation starter Richard Jacob, formerly of Idaho Café, will get its first outing at the upcoming West Waterford Festival of Food. The Dungarvan based food celebration is in its 14th year and is one of Ireland’s largest food festivals.’ Bia not Bluster takes place on Saturday 15th April from 11am to 3.45pm at Dungarvan Town Hall [...]

General Manager of Ballyfin Demesne, Peter White, is delighted to announce the appointment of Richard Picard-Edwards as the hotel’s new Executive Chef. Richard is a Michelin-starred chef who has worked in some of the most exclusive properties in the UK, most recently at the Mandarin Oriental Bittescombe Lodge and Deer Park in Somerset. Prior to this, Richard was Executive Head Chef at Lartington Hall, Barnard Castle, Durham, [...]

Chef Gordon Carberry from Swords in Co. Dublin took home bronze at the 2023 Sodexo UK and Ireland Chef of the Year competition. Gordon, who is head chef for Sodexo at VHI headquarters in Dublin, competed against eight other finalists from England, Scotland and Wales in front of a live audience at the prestigious HRC Show at ExCel London. The theme of this year’s competition was ‘Celebrating [...]

Deep RiverRock is now the number one impulse water brand on the island of Ireland, as verified by NielsenIQ February Value Sales Report*. After 22 consecutive months of growth in the market, Deep RiverRock, which is sourced beneath the glacial hill of Co Antrim, has become the number 1 go-to brand for on-the-go consumption. Introduced to the market in 1994, Deep RiverRock is rich in minerals such as calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium, all [...]

Now returning for the first time since pre-Covid, the highly-coveted Good Food Ireland Awards will take place on Monday 17th April at The K Club, County Kildare. The high-profile business lunch will be opened by guest of honour, Simon Coveney T.D., Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, and attended by some 300 guests including business owners, Irish and international chefs, buyers, food and drink writers, media and [...]