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The Best Restaurants in Ireland Have Been Revealed – Did Your Favourite Make the Cut?

On a recent trip to Dublin, Nigella Lawson took to Twitter to gush about the elegant simplicity of a prune and mascarpone dessert. It seems Merrion Row’s Etto has won the heart of the Domestic Goddess and the nation as it scooped the title of Best Restaurant in Ireland last night. The Irish Restaurant Awards, …

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The World’s Largest Hospitality Tech Summit is Coming to Dublin

The Global Hospitality Tech Summit 2018, taking place in Citywest on February 6th and 7th, is set to be the largest conference dedicated to examining recent trends in technology and how they relate to and inform the future of the hospitality industry. With a host of knowledgeable speakers, breakout sessions and panel discussions, the conference …

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Anthony Gray Revive Northwest co-founder on the Sligo Food Trail

“I’ll continue to maintain a strong voice for our members” – What’s Next for Former RAI President Anthony Gray

In recent months the world has been captivated by a number of highly contested presidential campaigns, often watching through their fingers disillusioned and in dismay as divisive characters talked and acted in a scarcely credible manner. These events highlighted the values of humility, integrity and authenticity that we look for in a president, and gave …

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Liam Edwards New Rai President

Cork Restaurateur Liam Edwards Announced as the New RAI President

At the 46th Annual General Meeting of the Restaurants Association of Ireland yesterday, Liam Edwards, proprietor of Jim Edwards Bar and Restaurant in Kinsale, was announced as the new RAI president. Edwards runs the family business set up by his father Jim in 1971, an award winning bar and restaurant which is best known for …

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RAI Leinster Regional Award Winners 2017 Announced

The first of four regional finals in this year’s Irish Restaurant Awards took place in the Lyrath Estate, Kilkenny, last night where 105 awards were presented to the country’s leading chefs, restaurants and pubs. Over 600 people attended the RAI Leinster regional awards final on Wednesday evening where the top establishments in each county were …

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Galway Hospitality Ball

The Galway Bay Hotel to Host this Year’s Glittering Galway Hospitality Ball

Following the success of last year’s glittering social get together, the Galway City and County Hospitality Ball 2017 on Thursday 23rd February at The Galway Bay Hotel. The Galway Hospitality Ball is organised by Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) Galway branch in association with the Galway branches of the Restaurant Association of Ireland, Vintners Federation and …

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Top 10 Foodie Destinations in Ireland Announced by the Restaurants Association of Ireland

The Restaurants Association of Ireland recently announced the top 10 finalists in the Foodie Destinations competition 2016, formerly known as “Foodie Towns”. This year the list is formed by the Boyne Valley, Cong in Co Mayo, Derry, Monaghan, Sligo, Kilkenny, Dublin Coastal Village (Skerries, Howth and Malahide), Loop Head Peninsula and The Burren. The competition aims to …

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Community Food Initiative Announces Innovative Professional Culinary Course

Kilkenny based ‘School of Food’ is launching an internationally recognised and certified professional cookery course. The Professional Cookery programme comes as a response to the shortage of professionally qualified chefs in Ireland. Recent figures from the Restaurant Association of Ireland reveal an urgent need for 5,000 new professional chefs each year and right now only …

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