Peter White Of Ballyfin Demesne On Plans For The Historical Property

Peter White, general manager of Ballyfin Demesne, talks to Hospitality Ireland about the many charms of the historic property.

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McDonald's Extends $5 Meal Deal Into December At Most US Outlets

McDonald's extended its $5 value meal offer into December at most of its US locations, the burger chain said on Thursday.

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Irish Pubs Take Share From Restaurants

The on-premise sector in Irish hospitality has been boosted by stout and sport in 2024

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Domino's Pizza Plans To Hire 5,000 Staff Ahead Of Peak Holiday Season

Britain's Domino's Pizza Group said on Monday that it plans to hire 5,000 staff across the UK and Ireland to meet the increased demand expected during the...

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Chef Network’s Open Kitchen Week Seeks Ireland’s Next Kitchen Star

Chef Network is inviting aspiring chefs to experience the inner workings of top kitchens across Ireland from November 11-17.

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Midlands Park Hotel Appoints George Leahy As General Manager

Midlands Park Hotel, part of Neville Group Hotels, has announced the promotion of George Leahy to general manager at the four-star hotel.

10,000 US Hotel Workers Strike As Contract Talks Break Down

Some 10,000 US hotel workers began a multi-day strike in several cities on Sunday after contract talks with hotel operators Marriott International, Hilton...

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The Johnstown Estate Appoints Tommy Butler As Executive Chef

The Johnstown Estate in Enfield, Co Meath, has announced the appointment of Tommy Butler as its executive chef.

The Keadeen Hotel In Newbridge Joins Cliste Hospitality

The purchase of The Keadeen Hotel in Newbridge, Co. Kildare, was completed this week by the O’Callaghan Family Group, represented by Matthew O’...

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Total Annual Irish Hotel Sales Could Surpass €1.2bn In 2024

CBRE Ireland’s research team recently issued a detailed report on the Irish and European hotel markets. Hospitality Ireland reports.

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Anantara The Marker Dublin Appoints Ludo de Jong As General Manager

Anantara The Marker Dublin Hotel has announced the appointment of Ludo de Jong as its general manager.

Dalata Reports Revenue Growth Of 6% To €302.3m In Half Year Results

Dalata Hotel Group has released half year results which shows revenue growth of 6% to €302.3 million and Adjusted EBITDA growth of 4% to €107.6 m...

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Ashford Castle Appoints Dermot Fetton As Director Of Food & Beverage

Ashford Castle in Mayo has announced the appointment of Dermot Fetton as director of food & beverage.

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BALLYFIN - Behind the scenes at the historic demesne

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Restaurant

Figures Show 612 Food-Led Hospitality Sector Closures One Year Since VAT Hike

A total of 612 restaurants, cafés, gastropubs and other food-serving hospitality businesses have permanently closed their doors since the VAT rate f...

Oliver Dunne Restaurants Open New Venue In Dublin 4

Oliver Dunne Restaurants has announced the grand opening of ONE Ballsbridge Bar & Restaurant, which set to open to the public on September 25 in Dublin...

Dublin’s Little Pyg Wins Big At The World Pizza Awards

Little Pyg, based in Powerscourt Townhouse in Dublin, has established itself on the global pizza stage.

Brasserie Sixty6 And Rustic Stone To Close

Renowned chef Dylan McGrath has announced that his two popular Dublin restaurants Brasserie Sixty6 and Rustic Stone will be closing their doors for good.

577 Irish Food-Led Businesses Have Closed Since VAT Rise Last September

A total of 577 restaurants, cafés and other food-led businesses have closed their doors for good since the VAT rise from 9% to 13.5% last September.

Belfast Restaurant Week To Return In October

Food establishments across Belfast are being encouraged to take part in Belfast Restaurant Week from October 7-13.

Open Kitchen Week 2024 Seeks Aspiring Chefs

Open Kitchen Week, an initiative from Chef Network, will be returning nationwide from November 11-17, and registration is now open for host kitchens.

Restaurants Association Of Ireland Warns That Sector Is In ‘Survival Mode’

The Restaurants Association Of Ireland (RAI) has warned that the Irish food-led sector is in 'survival mode' with 0.8% profit margins.

Pub/Bar/Nightclub

The Licensed Vintners Association Want Taxes Lowered On Late Night Venues

The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) has called on the government to lower taxes on late night venues in the upcoming Budget, following what it calls 'i...

Over 2,000 Pubs Across Ireland Have Closed Since 2005

A new report from the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI) shows a continuing drop in the number of pubs in Ireland, with 2,054 fewer pubs today than th...

New Club Night For Over-35s In Dublin

SoHo Dublin, Dublin’s newest nightclub on D'Olier Street, has announced the launch of ‘Let’s Dance.’

Some 36% Of Dublin Pubs Plan To Reduce Headcount

More than one in three pubs (36%) across Dublin say they will reduce their headcounts due to the minimum wage increase introduced by the government.

Almost 100 Pubs Set To Be Redeveloped To Create Nearly 300 New Homes

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, has published figures which show that local authorities received 1,165 noti...

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Jerry Harrington Of Soho Dublin On The Importance Of Nightclubs For The City

Jerry Harrington, CEO of Soho Dublin, discusses the opening of Dublin's newest nightclub and his big plans for the future.

Amelia Hall Opens In Belfast

Amelia Hall, Belfast’s newest bar, has opened on Howard Street.

‘No Profit In Pubs’ Warns Vinters Federation Of Ireland

The Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI) is calling on the government to urgently address the 'severe challenges' facing the pub industry.

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Oliver Dunne On His New Ballsbridge Restaurant

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Madeline Riley Shares Future Plans For Radisson RED Galway

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Noel Anderson Speaks To Hospitality Ireland

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Eoin Ó Catháin Of The Irish Whiskey Association On His Journey

Drinks

Ballantine’s Whisky Toasts Elton John And John Lennon

Ballantine’s, the Scotch whisky, has revealed new additions to its True Music Icons collection, this year paying tribute to Elton John and John Lenno...

Irish Drinks Forum 2024 To Welcome Leaders In The Industry

The Irish Drinks Forum 2024 will be returning to the BIA Innovator Campus in Athenry, Co Galway, on Thursday, September 12.

Mount Juliet Estate To Welcome Earl of Tyrone For Whiskey Event

Mount Juliet Estate has announced that Curraghmore Single Estate Pot Still Whiskey is the latest whiskey to join the collection at its 1757 Bar.

Wine Growers Could Benefit From Record Balkans Heat

Rastislav Pucovski held a fistful of soy beans shriveled to the size of peppercorns on his farmland in northern Serbia where the soil, dried to dust by dro...

Pernod Ricard Forecasts Return To Growth In 2025

France's Pernod Ricard on Thursday forecast its sales will grow again next year even as challenges in the US and Chinese markets persist, after reporting a...

Arsenal Partners With Luxury Scotch Whisky Chivas Regal

Luxury Scotch whisky Chivas Regal and Arsenal football club have announced a new multi-year partnership.

French 2024 Wine Production Seen Falling After Wet Weather

Wine output in France, the world largest producer, is set to fall sharply this year after very humid weather helped develop diseases across French vineyard...

Total Export Value Of Irish Spirits Down 9%

The total export value of the Irish Spirits sector was €1.3 billion in 2023, which represented a 9% decline on the previous year.

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Food

41% Of Irish Food Companies See Exporting As Key To Growth In 2024

A new report published by ifac has found that 41% of Irish food companies see exporting as key to growth in 2024 with more than two-thirds of Irish agribus...

Cork To Focus On Sustainable Local Food System

Cork Food Policy Council is developing a sustainable and healthy food policy for Cork which aims to create a resilient and local food system.

Midlands Food And Drink Skills Report

The Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) in collaboration with the Midlands Regional Enterprise Plan (MREP) recently completed a Food and Drink Sk...

Taste of Kildare Festival 2024 Coming In September

Into Kildare, the tourism board for County Kildare, has announced that Taste of Kildare Festival 2024 will be returning to Naas Racecourse from September 2...

Bolands Mills In Dublin Welcomes New Food Businesses

CBRE has announced the first lettings at Bolands Mills, which includes a number of food establishments.

Rachel Allen To Take Part In Cork On A Fork Festival

Celebrity chef Rachel Allen from Ballymaloe Cookery School has announced she will be collaborating with Isaacs Restaurant on MacCurtain Street for a pop-up...

Globally Renowned Chef Ken Hom Coming To Belfast

Renowned chef and TV personality Ken Hom, a leading authority on Chinese cuisine, will be visiting Belfast this October to host a Culinary Salon at Ulster...

Top Irish Chefs And Bakers Join Forces To Launch ‘Big Pink Breakfast’

Eight of Ireland’s top chefs, bakers and foodies are teaming up to support the Irish Cancer Society’s ‘Big Pink Breakfast’ ahead of...

Technology

Irish Food Tech Company Gets FDA Approval For US Trials

Irish company, Senoptica Technologies, has announced approval from the US Food and Drug Administration Agency (FDA) in the United States to enter the marke...

New Entrepreneurship Programme For Food And Agriculture Start-Ups

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Simon Coveney has announced €7 million in funding, over the next six years, to University College Dubli...

Enterprise Ireland’s Food Innovation Summit

Enterprise Ireland’s Food Innovation Summit took place this week in Croke Park, Dublin.

Hotels And Airlines Warn Google Changes May Benefit Large Intermediaries

Lobbying groups representing airlines, hotels and restaurants on Wednesday warned that changes proposed by Alphabet's Google to comply with EU landmark rul...

Coffeeangel And Dunsany Estate Sign Irish Biodiversity Deal

Irish specialty coffee group, Coffeeangel, has signed a deal with the Dunsany Estate in Co. Meath and Irish clean-tech company Bionua which will see it com...

Will 2024 Be The Year Of The Smart Kitchen?

John O'Beirne, executive director of Square Europe, talks to Robert McHugh about how kitchen operations can be optimised with AI.

Fáilte Ireland To Help Businesses Improve Online Presence

New E-Learning Food Safety Tool For Irish Businesses

Safefood is encouraging small food businesses to sign up to its new free food safety e-learning training tool, safefoodforbusiness.com.

General Industry

‘Disappointing Summer’ For Tourism, Warns Fáilte Ireland

New research from Fáilte Ireland has found that 53% of tourism businesses have had fewer customers this summer compared to last summer.

Gorta, Swatragh’s Famine Story Officially Opened

A new visitor experience called Gorta, Swatragh’s Famine Story has officially opened in Co. Derry.

Hospitality Sector Sees Boost In Spending As Summer Closes

The latest AIB Spend Trend report indicates that summer 2024 closed out well for the hospitality sector.

UK's Hostmore Drops Plan To Buy Restaurant Chain TGI Fridays

Shares of Hostmore plunged more than 70% on Monday as the British restaurant operator dropped plans to buy TGI Fridays after it was removed as the manager...

Insomnia Coffee Expands In Galway With Two New Locations

Insomnia Coffee has announced the opening of two new locations in Galway, located in Knocknacarra and Westside.

Irish Tourism Sector At ‘Tipping Point’

The Irish Tourism Industry Confederation (ITIC) issued a grim warning about the future of Ireland’s tourism sector last week during the launch of its...

Starbucks New CEO Niccol To Focus On US In First 100 days

Starbucks' new CEO Brian Niccol said he would focus on reinvigorating coffeehouse culture at the chain's stores in the US as he takes the helm in the midst...

Coca-Cola Is Ireland’s Biggest-Selling Brand

Coca-Cola tops the Checkout Top 100 Brands for 2024, according to a report compiled by Checkout magazine in partnership with NIQ Ireland.

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McDonald's Extends $5 Meal Deal Into December At Most US Outlets

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10,000 US Hotel Workers Strike As Contract Talks Break Down

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Anantara The Marker Dublin Appoints Ludo de Jong As General Manager

Dalata Reports Revenue Growth Of 6% To €302.3m In Half Year Results

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BALLYFIN - Behind the scenes at the historic demesne

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Figures Show 612 Food-Led Hospitality Sector Closures One Year Since VAT Hike

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Dublin’s Little Pyg Wins Big At The World Pizza Awards

Brasserie Sixty6 And Rustic Stone To Close

577 Irish Food-Led Businesses Have Closed Since VAT Rise Last September

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Open Kitchen Week 2024 Seeks Aspiring Chefs

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Pub/Bar/Nightclub

The Licensed Vintners Association Want Taxes Lowered On Late Night Venues

Over 2,000 Pubs Across Ireland Have Closed Since 2005

New Club Night For Over-35s In Dublin

Some 36% Of Dublin Pubs Plan To Reduce Headcount

Almost 100 Pubs Set To Be Redeveloped To Create Nearly 300 New Homes

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Amelia Hall Opens In Belfast

‘No Profit In Pubs’ Warns Vinters Federation Of Ireland

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Oliver Dunne On His New Ballsbridge Restaurant

Madeline Riley Shares Future Plans For Radisson RED Galway

Noel Anderson Speaks To Hospitality Ireland

Eoin Ó Catháin Of The Irish Whiskey Association On His Journey

Drinks

Ballantine’s Whisky Toasts Elton John And John Lennon

Irish Drinks Forum 2024 To Welcome Leaders In The Industry

Mount Juliet Estate To Welcome Earl of Tyrone For Whiskey Event

Wine Growers Could Benefit From Record Balkans Heat

Pernod Ricard Forecasts Return To Growth In 2025

Arsenal Partners With Luxury Scotch Whisky Chivas Regal

French 2024 Wine Production Seen Falling After Wet Weather

Total Export Value Of Irish Spirits Down 9%

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Food

41% Of Irish Food Companies See Exporting As Key To Growth In 2024

Cork To Focus On Sustainable Local Food System

Midlands Food And Drink Skills Report

Taste of Kildare Festival 2024 Coming In September

Bolands Mills In Dublin Welcomes New Food Businesses

Rachel Allen To Take Part In Cork On A Fork Festival

Globally Renowned Chef Ken Hom Coming To Belfast

Top Irish Chefs And Bakers Join Forces To Launch ‘Big Pink Breakfast’

Technology

Irish Food Tech Company Gets FDA Approval For US Trials

New Entrepreneurship Programme For Food And Agriculture Start-Ups

Enterprise Ireland’s Food Innovation Summit

Hotels And Airlines Warn Google Changes May Benefit Large Intermediaries

Coffeeangel And Dunsany Estate Sign Irish Biodiversity Deal

Will 2024 Be The Year Of The Smart Kitchen?

Fáilte Ireland To Help Businesses Improve Online Presence

New E-Learning Food Safety Tool For Irish Businesses

General Industry

‘Disappointing Summer’ For Tourism, Warns Fáilte Ireland

Gorta, Swatragh’s Famine Story Officially Opened

Hospitality Sector Sees Boost In Spending As Summer Closes

UK's Hostmore Drops Plan To Buy Restaurant Chain TGI Fridays

Insomnia Coffee Expands In Galway With Two New Locations

Irish Tourism Sector At ‘Tipping Point’