restaurants | Hospitality Ireland

SIPTU Calls for Special VAT Rate to be Scrapped

SIPTU, the country's largest trade union, has called on the Government to abolish the special nine per cent VAT for the hospitality sector as the workers a...

FSAI Launches National Consultation on Mandatory Calorie Information

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has announced a national consultation by the Department of Health to seek information about madatory calorie informati...

96 Closure Orders Served by FSAI in 2014

The Food Safety of Ireland (FSAI) served a total of 96 closure orders to food businesses last year. According to the authority, the figure was a 19 per...

Government Warns Tourist Industry of 'Rip Off Ireland'

Minister for Tourism Paschal Donohoe has warned the hospitality sector in Ireland against a return to "rip-off Ireland". The minister, speakin...

Minister Urges Stormont to Reduce VAT Rate for Hospitality Sector

The Northern Irish Minister for Enterprise has vowed to lobby on behalf of hospitality business owners to get VAT reduced to a similar rate as in the Repub...

FSAI Serves Seven New Closure Orders in June

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has served a total of eight food businesses with enforcement orders in June, with seven being forced to close a...

Deliveroo Launches in Dublin

UK-based food delivery service Deliveroo has launched in Dublin, with more than 40 restaurants in the capital already signed up to the service. Delivero...