TRIGON HOTELS WIN NATIONAL AWARDS

Trigon Hotels had two winners at last week’s Irish Hospitality Institute (IHI) National Awards. Kathleen Linehan, Strategic Director of Human Resources was the winner of the Irish Hospitality Institute Hospitality Manager of the Year for Human Resources and Training at the annual IHI hospitality awards last week. On the same evening, Managing Director at Trigon…

VEGETARIAN AFTERNOON TEA WITH A QUAY TWIST COMES TO CORK

The Quay Co-op, one of Ireland’s flagship vegetarian restaurants and wholefood stores, is introducing a brand new Vegetarian and/or Vegan Afternoon Tea which, fittingly, will be launched on World Vegan Day which takes place on November 1st.   Vegetarian and Vegan Afternoon Tea will be available in the ‘Upstairs at the Co-op’ restaurant on O’Sullivan’s…

PARENTS ENCOURAGED TO TALK TO THEIR CHILDREN ABOUT FINANCIAL PLANNING

 Cork based financial services firm, Provest, highlights the importance of a ten year target in new podcast launching this week   Cork based financial services firm, Provest, is encouraging parents to speak to their children about the importance of financial planning with the message that a person is never too young or too old to start.…

GUINNESS CORK JAZZ FESTIVAL LINE-UP EXTENDED WITH ECLECTIC MIX OF ACTS & EVENTS ANNOUNCED

Organisers of the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival have just announced a host of additional acts and events taking place across Cork City this October Bank Holiday Weekend. Not just a Cork first, but a world first, Chuck Stewart’s photography collection has been carefully curated over the last four years to debut at the Guinness Cork…

Niamh Scally & Clonakilty Gluten Free Kitchen Win 3 Blas Awards

Blas success for the pure-bread brand ‘Clonakilty Gluten Free Kitchen’ as they celebrate their Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals from last weekends’ Blas na hEireann for their Multigrain Loaf, White Bread Rolls & Rustic White Loaf.   It was a clean sweep for the West Cork business! Still in its infancy, the brand claimed all…

Fáilte Ireland’s new Employer Excellence initiative will champion best employers in tourism industry

  Fáilte Ireland has today launched a new, first of its kind industry wide Employer Excellence initiative that will provide tourism businesses with a competitive edge as they recruit and retain staff in a highly competitive employment market. The initiative will help to drive improvements in employment practices across the industry and provide businesses with…

LEADING BAKERY ‘OFFBEAT DONUTS’ OPENS FIRST CORK STORE

OffBeat to create 10 jobs in Cork as it opens its ninth bakery in Ireland with €500,000 investment and it celebrates with a special Cork donut   One of the country’s leading bakeries has opened its first outlet outside of Dublin. OffBeat Donuts, which already has eight locations in the capital, has launched its state…

Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!

200 supercars and novelty cars are coming to Cork including the first ever Ecto-1 Ghostbusters Car built in Ireland, free family festivals, celebrities, over 1000km of Irish open roads, €1.3 million raised for Irish charities and the awesome sight of over 200,000 excited spectators coast to coast waving chequered flags from September 9-11th 2022   Cannonball,…