Packie Creates Celtic Connections Football legend Packie Bonner recently joined Tourism Ireland to promote Ireland in Glasgow. The delegation of 25 tourism businesses from Ireland was in Glasgow to take part in Tourism Ireland’s first promotion of 2017 in Scotland - a B2B workshop and networking event with key travel professionals. They met with Scottish tour operators and travel agents, as well local travel and [...]

Street Food Takes Flight Mexican street food experience Cantina has landed at Topaz Dublin Airport. Following a σ100,000 investment, the latest Cantina has created four new jobs at the site, which is located on the Exit Road at Dublin Airport. It is just over a year since the first Cantina launched in Galway and now commuters and employees of Dublin Airport [...]

Diamonds Are Forever at The Westbury The Westbury and Boodles came together ahead of Valentine’s Day to create an exclusive overnight experience. The Boodles Luxury Diamond Experience at The Westbury is available from January 16th to March 31st, subject to availability, from σ310, and includes overnight accommodation in a bedroom or suite, champagne in Boodles boutique with a diamond expert, two Boodles Pink Diamond Cocktails [...]

Energizing Eats For Major Cities The healthy eating fast food restaurant chain, Freshii announced on January 18th that it will open new franchisee run outlets in Dublin, Limerick and Belfast. Freshii has plans to double its restaurant numbers in Ireland from six to at least 12 in the first six months of 2017. Freshii’s first restaurant in Northern Ireland will be located in Donegall Square [...]

Amanda Competes at Chef Olympiad DIT Culinary Arts student, Amanda Sharkey was selected to represent Ireland at the third International Young Chef Olympiad in India, which started on January 27th. In total, student chefs from 60 countries competed. The second year Culinary Arts student was sponsored by Irish chicken producer, Manor Farm. The competition ran over a five-day period and took place in four of [...]