24th May
Ashford Castle Hotel Sells For €20M
Ashford Castle hotel resort has been sold for €20 million to Red Carnation Hotels, who own 14 boutique hotels and plan to carry out a major refurbishment of the troubled five-star hotel. The hotel, which was placed into receivership 18 months ago by its owner, Galway businessman Gerry Barrett. Barrett purchased the hotel five years ago from a group of Irish-American investors for €50 million. [ ... ]
Burger King Signs Deal With Kepak
Burger King has signed a deal with Kepak which will see the Monaghan-based food processor supplying burgers to the fast food chain. T [ ... ]
Recently Closed Unicorn Restaurant May Reopen
One of Dublin's best-known restaurants, The Unicorn, is reportedly set to re-open following the closing of its doors on Thursday even [ ... ]
VFI Research Shows Importance Of Pubs To Sporting Associations
Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI) members invest €3.5 million in local sports and events annually, according to research release [ ... ]
Girl Scalded By Tea In Burger King Awarded €14,000
A nine-year-old girl was awarded €14,000 in damages in the Circuit Civil Court today, after being scalded and scarred by a spilt cu [ ... ]
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Hotel News
Ashford Castle Hotel Sells For €20M
Ashford Castle hotel resort has been sold for €20 million to Red Carnation Hotels, who own 14 bout [ ... ]
Former Quinn Hotel To Host US G8 Delegation
A Co. Cavan hotel formerly owned by Sean Quinn will play host to US President Barack Obama's delegat [ ... ]
Doyle Collection Hotel Group Refinances Its Debt To 2017
In what is thought to be one of the biggest refinancings of corporate debt here in years, the Doyle [ ... ]
High Court Bid To Prevent Sale Of Merrion Hall Hotel Fails
Dublin's High Court has dismissed businessman Patrick Halpin's application for an injunction prevent [ ... ]
Restaurant News
Burger King Signs Deal With Kepak
Burger King has signed a deal with Kepak which will see the Monaghan-based food processor supplying [ ... ]
Recently Closed Unicorn Restaurant May Reopen
One of Dublin's best-known restaurants, The Unicorn, is reportedly set to re-open following the clos [ ... ]
Girl Scalded By Tea In Burger King Awarded €14,000
A nine-year-old girl was awarded €14,000 in damages in the Circuit Civil Court today, after being [ ... ]
FSAI To Hold Series Of Events Aimed At Food Businesses
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland is to host a series of talks on issues such as hygiene legislat [ ... ]
Pub/Bar/Nightclub News
€21M Rugby Boost For Dublin
Up to 22,000 rugby fans are set to descend on the Capital for one of the sporting year's key weekend [ ... ]
Botanic Inns Goes Into Administration
Belfast's famous Botanic Inns chain, employing 600 staff across 14 pubs, hotels and restaurants - ha [ ... ]
Honing The Craft
In the last fifteen years, the performance of the government in improving business in the on-trade h [ ... ]
Lost In Music
A listed Georgian building in Dublin’s city centre is the unlikely home of Lost Society, a nightcl [ ... ]
Drinks Insight
Heineken Sales Flat In First Quarter
Shares in Heineken have fallen after the brewer reported that demand for its beer had fallen during [ ... ]
Diageo Growth Slows In Line With Expectations
Diageo has highlighted slowing growth in two important emerging markets in its third quarter, but sa [ ... ]
The Right Choice
Supplier of Choice’ is both the promise and statement that the Findlater Wine and Spirit Grou [ ... ]
Julie Dupouy Shines In Sommelier Comp
Last month’s Best Sommelier of the World competition – which took place in Japan – saw Paolo B [ ... ]
Food Insight
EC Pushes For Tougher Penalties For Food Fraud
The European Commission is seeking tougher financial penalties for those who commit food fraud. Acco [ ... ]
Upward Only Rent Rebuttal
Last month, a High Court judge ruled that the rent payable by Bewley’s Oriental Café in Grafton S [ ... ]
Face To Face With Catherine Fulvio
The chef-proprietor of Ballyknocken House and Cookery School describes working in the dream environm [ ... ]
Fast Food Trends
It has been an interesting few months for the fast food industry. From the need for calorie informat [ ... ]
Equipment/Technology News
Bowe Back For Best Carvery Competition
Ireland and Ulster rugby ace Tommy Bowe is back as competition ambassador for the fourth annual Grea [ ... ]
Keeping In Control
iTradeNetwork explains the benefits of online cloud-based purchasing systems. Hospitality operators [ ... ]
Back On The Sauce
The growth in pre-bought sauces has proved a huge success in Ireland in the past decade. The demand [ ... ]
Excellence Brings New Schwartz Grill Mates To Mark...
Excellence are importers and leading suppliers of ambient catering and foodservice products to the w [ ... ]
General Industry News
Price Of Potatoes Increases By 85%
According to new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the prices for everyday staples s [ ... ]
VFI Research Shows Importance Of Pubs To Sporting Associatio...
Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI) members invest €3.5 million in local sports and events annual [ ... ]
C&C Profits Rise
Drinks company C&C has reported a rise of 2.4% in its yearly profits, posting €113.9m profit t [ ... ]
Fiona Toner Appointed Global Brand Manager At Hendricks Gin
William Grant & Sons has appointed Fiona Toner as Global Brand Manager for Hendrick’s Gin. Fi [ ... ]
