Wade Murphy wins best chef at Georgina Campbell Irish Food and Hospitality Awards
2026 Georgina Campbell Irish Food and Hospitality Awards announced Event held at InterContinental Dublin Hotel…
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France reports 4,900 restaurant failures as insolvency cases rise
Restaurant failures continue to rise across France More than 4,900 restaurant businesses entered insolvency Seven…
Minimum wage increase led to modest price increases
The minimum wage increase which was implemented in 2024 has led to some modest price…
Hospitality sector costs rising at DOUBLE the rate of rest of economy – DCU’s Anthony Foley
Pubs and the wider hospitality sector are struggling to keep up with rising costs which…
Details released of Dingle Food Festival to take place 3-4 October
Dingle Food Festival takes place 3 and 4 October 2026 Taste Trail features more than…
BWG Foods to create 100 jobs with new openings in Dublin, Carlow and Limerick
BWG Foods to create over 100 jobs with new openings Four new foodservice locations planned…
Ashford Castle chef selected as young chef finalist at London Craft Guild of Chefs awards
Ashford Castle chef named Young National Chef of the Year finalist Lewis Nicholas among ten…
Good Food Ireland reveals details of 20th anniversary gala awards ceremony
Good Food Ireland marks 20 years with gala awards Event takes place 16 November 2026…
Late-night bar and nightclub openings continue to decline – License Vintners
Late-night bar and nightclub openings continue to decline 950 fewer extended nights nationwide in 2025…
Sysco Ireland honours suppliers at Elevate27 conference in Slieve Russell Hotel
Sysco Ireland honours suppliers at Elevate27 conference Seven supplier partners recognised Event held at Slieve…
Galway oyster festival named top autumn event in Europe by London-based Big7
Galway Oyster Festival named top autumn event in Europe Big 7 Travel ranked festival ahead…
Airbnb rates rise in Greece while occupancy holds steady
Airbnb rates in Greece rise 11.8pc to €195 Occupancy remains steady at 70.9pc Revenue per…
Dublin’s McDonald’s Mary Street restaurant reopens after €1.2m refurbishment
McDonald’s Mary Street reopens after €1.2m refurbishment Six new double-sided self-order kiosks installed Dedicated delivery…
Helsinki restaurants launch ten new takes on herring
Helsinki restaurants launch ten new takes on herring Event runs from 25 September to 10…
Trump offers to take tariffs off Irish whiskey
Trump removed US tariffs from Irish whiskey during his speech at the Irish Open prizegiving…
Katie Taylor fight boosts Dublin hospitality spending by €459,000 – AIB
Katie Taylor fight generates €248,000 restaurant spending near Croke Park Pub spending reaches €211,000, second…
Temple Bar pub reports record profits of €9.6m as revenues surge past €38m
Pre-tax profits at Hillbreak Ltd increased by 46.4% to €9.6m for the year ending October…
Dingle Food Festival issues warning about fraudsters targeting Irish Food Festivals
Fraudsters have targeted Dingle Food Festival and other Irish food events with payment scams. Fake…
Jameson Distillery Bow St. and Fable Bakery launch Irish Coffee workshop
Jameson Distillery Bow St and Fable Bakery launch Irish Coffee Workshop Workshop features Jameson Black…
Krispy Kreme Ireland losses jump to €3m
Krispy Kreme Ireland losses increased to €3m from €1.3m last year Revenue fell 4.6pc to…
Popeyes to open new Dundrum Town restaurant
Popeyes opens at Dundrum Town at 11am on Friday 11 September The outlet is the…
Midlands 103 hospitality awards opens nominations for 2026
Nominations open for Midlands 103 Hospitality Awards 2026 Gala takes place November 9 at Midlands…
Fish Shack founder awarded €75,549 by Labour Court for whistleblower penalisation
Padraic Hanley awarded €75,549 by Labour Court for whistleblower penalisation Four protected disclosures made in…
Excise duty blamed as 2,205 Irish pubs close over twenty year period – DIG study
2,205 Irish pubs closed since 2005, one in four premises Average 110 pubs closed annually…
Lunch at Liberty Park food market launches in Dublin’s Monto district
Liberty Park Food Market launches September 9, 2026 Market runs every Wednesday in September 12:30-3:00…
Dublin food show September 8 to bring food and hospitality industries together
Dublin Food Show takes place September 8, 2026 Over 70 exhibitors across food and hospitality…
Glendalough Distillery hosts whiskey tasting in Dublin
Ciarán “Rowdy” Rooney hosted a whiskey tasting at Searsons of Baggot Street. The event took…
Irish Distillers’ annual global net sales dip by 4pc
Irish Distillers reported a 4pc global net sales decline for the 2026 financial year Jameson…
Cork’s food scene boosted by SIX new restaurant openings from contemporary Indian to Southern American comfort food
Cork’s food scene has welcomed new restaurants including NAMAK, Bayou, and Soul. NAMAK offers contemporary…
Costa cappuccino contains 325mg of caffeine, THREE times the Starbucks equivalent – Which magazine
A study found a medium Costa cappuccino contains 325mg of caffeine. The Starbucks equivalent contains…
Michelin adds SIX more Irish restaurants to recommendations bringing total to 137
Six Irish restaurants have been added to the Michelin Guide. The new venues are in…
Rob Krawczyk & Elaine Fleming to close Chestnut Ballydehob restaurant after eight Michelin-starred years
Restaurant Chestnut in Ballydehob will close after its final dinner service on 30 October 2026…
Domino’s Pizza to hire 300 seasonal workers
Domino’s Pizza is hiring 300 seasonal workers across Ireland Positions include delivery drivers, in-store workers…
Popeyes opens new restaurant in Liffey Valley Shopping Centre
Popeyes opened its new restaurant in Liffey Valley Shopping Centre on 21 August 2026 Fans…
HERE are ALL the winners in Ashville Media bar of the year awards 2026
Pig’s Lane in Killarney won the title of Bar of the Year 2026. The underground…
Cork on a Fork Fest reviews biggest ever year with 150 events across Cork City
More than 150 events took place across Cork City over five days with 80 free…
Stena Line hosts Irish whiskey tasting aboard Stena Estrid
Stena Line will host Sips & Stories aboard Stena Estrid on Saturday, 29 August Cork-born…
KOIA all-suite wellbeing resort hosts Four Seasons mixologist takeover
Michele Lombardi will host a cocktail takeover at KOIA All-Suite Wellbeing Resort on 10 September…
Germany, Spain and 12 other countries apply lower alcohol excise duties than Ireland
Germany and Spain apply excise duties of €0.05 on a pint of beer compared to…
Irish pubs face closure crisis as 2,100 establishments have shut since 2005
Over 2,100 Irish pubs have closed since 2005. Alcohol consumption has dropped by over a…