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

In good hands

Stuart O’Connor, Director at Career Vision Recruiters, on thinking outside the box and why quality over quantity is best When was Career Vision Recruiters set up? Career Vision Recruiters was set up in summer 2019 with a vision to open multiple offices nationwide. Our first office opened in Naas and our second office was due to open in March 2020, but the pandemic put a hold on [...]

Talking to… Rowan Babe

The Head Chef at Dorian Restaurant in Donnybrook talks about the ups and downs of life in the kitchen What was your first job? Working in a university in New Zealand which gave me a huge range of skills. We had a fine dining restaurant, private dinners, outlet stores plus outdoor catering. Once I finished my cookery diploma I moved to Sydney for four years to work, [...]

Bar of the Year Awards Dingle Gin People’s Choice Public Vote and Finalists Released

PUBLIC VOTE BUY YOUR TICKETS 2022 FINALISTS Following extensive deliberations and many miles travelled up and down the country visiting all the entrants, the finalists for our sister awards: 2022 Bar of the Year Awards have been announced. From over 500 entries, the judges have whittled down the shortlist to 176 outstanding bars. Now in their [...]

The Bar of the Year Awards 2022 Finalist Announced!

The Bar of the Year Awards are delighted to announce the finalists for the 2022 awards. These awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of the entrants throughout the country. They also recognise and reward the high standards of excellence and level of service in the licensing industry. After hours of consideration and discussions, our judging panel is proud to announce the finalists in [...]

Gold Medal Awards 2022 Entries Now Open

The Gold Medal Awards are now open for entries.  Now in their 33rd Year , the awards are recognised as the leading independent awards programme for the Irish hospitality industry.  Judged by industry experts, the Gold Medal Awards pay recognition to hotels, restaurants, guest houses, spa and leisure facilities, event caterers, healthcare caterers, and site caterers, as well as the individuals and [...]

Hospitality Expo 2022

Connect with suppliers offering innovative solutions, producers showcasing their new launches, and investors and advisers looking for the next big opportunity. At Hospitality Expo 2022, attendees can expect over 200 exhibitors and sponsors, 3 conference stages, interactive demonstrations, and a dedicated networking area. Expo features include Artisan Village, Chef’s Challenge, Concept Café, FitOut zone, Food & Beverage zone, ‘No & Lo’ Drinks, Roastery Village, Sports [...]

TECH-FORWARD SOLUTIONS FROM SHIJI

Shiji Group provides software solutions and services for the hospitality, food service, retail and entertainment industries, ranging from hotel management solutions, food and beverage systems, payment gateways and data management to online distribution, golf and leisure management and digital guest solutions. Within the food and beverage space, Shiji has been leading the way since 2016 with its cloud-based, but offline capable Infrasys Cloud POS, one of the [...]

Ashford Castle Named Supreme Winner at 2021 Gold Medal Awards

Co.Galway’s Ashford Castle was named Supreme Winner (sponsored by Hotel & Catering Review) at the 2022 Gold Medal Awards. Celebrating a remarkable 32 years, the Gold Medal Awards are the leading independent awards for the Irish hospitality industry and aim to recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements of the hotel and catering sector throughout the country over the past twelve months. Following the last two [...]

Gold Medal Winners 2021

Congratulations to our 2021 Winners The winners of all categories were revealed at a gala awards ceremony  hosted by Marty Whelan on Tuesday, 22nd March in the Lyrath Estate, Co. Kilkenny. Celebrating a remarkable 32 years, the Gold Medal Awards are the leading independent awards for the Irish hospitality industry and aim to recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements of the hotel [...]

HELPING YOU EXCEL IN GALWAY

Ireland’s leading hospitality recruitment company has opened its newest office in the heart of Galway city near the Spanish Arch The opening of Excel Recruitment’s newest branch marks the third office outside of its Dublin headquarters, with established offices located in Kildare and Cork and plans in place to open a Belfast office in 2022. We spoke with Excel Recruitment’s Director Shane McLave to find [...]

CATEX 2023 launches with sustainability and innovation top of the bill

It just been announced that CATEX - Ireland’s largest foodservice & hospitality event – is now confirmed for 21-23 February 2023 at the RDS Simmonscourt, returning to its normal biannual dates of early in the year. Supported once again by steadfast sponsors, Bunzl and Calor, the 2023 event is hoping to return to the successful heights of 2019 when the expo welcomed its biggest-ever attendance of 12,500 [...]

CORK HOTEL GROUP LAUNCHES RECRUITMENT DRIVE

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 day will take place at the Metropole Hotel on Wednesday, March 2nd from 10am until 7pm. People are asked to bring a CV and references to the open day. The open positions include a variety of full and part-time flexible roles in [...]

2021 Finalists Announced

Congratulations to our 2021 Finalists     The Gold Medal Awards are delighted to announce the Finalists for the 2021 awards. These awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of all entrants throughout the country. They also recognise, and reward, the highest standards of excellence and level of service that is being delivered in our industry. After hours of consideration and discussions our Judging Panel are proud [...]

g Hotel appoints Dominique Majecki as Head Chef

  Dominique Majecki has been appointed Head Chef at the five-star g Hotel & Spa in Galway. Hailing from Laval in the Pays de la Loire region of north west France, Dominique will bring his vast experience to the Hotel and joins from Glenlo Abbey where he was Executive Head Chef since 2018. Dominique’s interest in cooking began at an early age taking his cue from his grand uncle, a baker. He [...]

Supreme Winner

The Supreme Winner Award is the Irish hospitality industry's highest accolade. The recipient of this award is chosen by the Gold Medal Awards judging panel following a review of all winning entries in the awards this year. The Supreme Winner Awards acknowledges outstanding achievements within the Irish hospitality industry. The recipient of this award is an establishment that offers first-class hospitality, superlative customer experience and stands [...]

Ingredients

Gaz Smith really loves his mussels. Here, he shares one of his favourite recipes using the versatile ingredient When I think of one of my favourite ingredients, I keep coming back to mussels. They are so versatile, easy to work with and full of protein, plus they are consistently good throughout the year. The days of foraging for them myself and scraping off barnacles and [...]

Sussing out Sustainability

Pinergy has partnered with Irish Chef Cúán Greene to help guide industry and support a more sustainable future Pinergy, the smart clean energy supplier and solutions business, has launched a new online show titled ‘Sussed’. An industry-first production of its kind that’s distributed across multiple social platforms only, Sussed has been created to help inform and inspire viewers to put into practice small, practical changes [...]

THE FOOD WASTE FIGHTERS

Technology from Positive Carbon is helping hotels and restaurants reduce their food waste while cutting down on costs A few weeks ago, Irish company Positive Carbon announced it was going to start offsetting all its employees carbon emissions by 300%. The new “sustainable employment” initiative will see funds going to projects such as community tree planting and clean cooking fuel for refugees; this will offset each employee's [...]

Covid, Cashflows & Customers

Gerardo Larios Rizo, Head of Hospitality sector at Bank of Ireland, describes the financial supports available to hospitality businesses Hospitality businesses across Ireland are finally welcoming back customers to their premises after a third (and hopefully final) lockdown that lasted over five months. The mandated closures were tough both mentally and financially for business owners and although some restrictions will still still linger for a [...]

Bord Bia forecasts Irish Foodservice Market to return to pre-pandemic levels by end of 2022

Prolonged lockdown results in slower than anticipated recovery, but Irish Foodservice Market to emerge and grow again in 2021 and beyond According to a  report launched by Bord Bia , the Irish foodservice market – including restaurants, hotel food and beverage, pubs, office catering and other segments that provide food away from home – will grow by 11% on last year to reach almost €5 billion by year end, [...]

Raising the Bar in Cork

The Montenotte Hotel reveal new panoramic rooftop bar, The Glasshouse High on everyone’s bucket list when visiting Cork is to take in the breath-taking views from the Panorama Terrace at The Montenotte Hotel. Perched high above the city, this former 18th century residence of a Merchant Prince and now an award-winning vibrant design led hotel has just announced yet another very compelling reason for staycationers [...]

Pigsback.com, Celebrating 21 Years in Business

Pigsback.com, Ireland’s largest online marketplace, is celebrating 21 years in business this July. Our database of over 1.5 million active members engages with brands through our website and across our many marketing channels. We has a team of account managers with a vast bank of industry knowledge who work with clients to create promotions that meets their needs. Each client has a dedicated portal to manage [...]

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