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Sodexo sleeps out for homeless

Over 20 Sodexo employees slept out in various locations in Dublin and nationwide , raising €14,000 for Focus Ireland and its ‘Shine a Light Night’ national fundraiser. sleepout

Senior management, chefs, account managers, head office employees and family members all bedded down in sleeping bags and tents in homes, gardens and other socially distanced spaces to support the charity. David Fox, managing director of corporate services for Sodexo Ireland with (from left) account manager Sorcha Moore and Deirdre Saunders, account director for schools and universities, were among those sleeping out on the night.

It is Sodexo’s third year to support the Shine a Light Night for its designated charity, Focus Ireland, the country’s leading not-for-profit working to prevent people becoming, remaining or returning to homelessness. Due to Covid-19, there were no official locations for the sleepout. Instead the charity asked business leaders, companies, and people all over Ireland to sleep-out safely in their home, garden, or workplace to help raise vital funds for people experiencing homelessness.

Galway, Dublin are 'Most Friendly Cities'

Tourism Ireland has welcomed news that Galway and Dublin are voted 'Friendliest cities in Europe' by readers of Condé Nast Traveller magazine galway2020

The two Irish cities have headed the list of the ‘top ten friendliest cities in Europe’ in the annual reader survey of Condé Nast Traveller, a major travel magazine. Galway is in first position, with Dublin coming in second.

Every year, Condé Nast Traveller asks its readers to decide on their favourite cities around the globe, in its Readers’ Choice Awards survey. The magazine has unveiled the results of its 2020 survey – taken by hundreds of thousands of its readers – including its list of Europe’s friendliest cities. To view the results, click here.

Welcoming the news, Niall Gibbons, CEO of Tourism Ireland, said: “I am delighted to see that two of our cities feature in the prestigious Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards 2020. It is another well-deserved accolade for Galway and Dublin. In what has been a devastating year for travel and tourism, this is some good news – reminding people everywhere that, when the time is right, the island of Ireland is a great choice for a holiday.

IHI plans 'Professionals Day'

The Irish Hospitality Institute will hold “IHI Hospitality & Tourism Professionals Day” on Thursday 26th November 2020, ihigrad1117

'We will mark what traditionally would be the IHI Founders Banquet and Hospitality Management Awards, by hosting “IHI Hospitality & Tourism Professionals Day”, says Tina Maree..

Supported by Failte Ireland, along with a series of virtual events, the day will include two webinars:

10.30 “Leadership Through an Unstable Landscape”

16.30 “What Next for Tourism and Hospitality Professionals – The Rebuild “

Tax credits for home workers

Details of the tax credits for the thousands of people forced to work from home remotely during the pandemic have been published by the Revenue following the budget measur homeoffice e last week that allows for tax claims against broadband expenses.

The Revenue said it updated its so-called e-working and tax document for the new measure that allows a deduction for 30% of broadband expenses, as well as providing a guide to existing e-working remote expenses.

It also provided updated guidance to take account of the treatment of shared expenses incurred by an "e-worker", or an individual working from home during the pandemic.

Restaurant opens in Lockdown

The next chapter of the Wildlands adventure begins with the opening of the Olive Tree Kitchen to-day, with dedicated takeout menu.

Continuing forward during these challenging times, the Olive Tree Kitchen’s takeout menu has something for everyone. A striking light filled space, centred around an original N chefs

apoli Firebrick Pizza oven and, as the name suggests, an Olive Tree, it offers wholesome, freshly prepared dishes which are ideal for takeout or casual dining for all ages, tastes and dietary requirements. The Olive Tree Kitchen will open weekly Thursday to Sunday from 9.30am to 8pm for takeout in compliance with government Covid-19 guidelines. Wildlands and the Olive Tree Kitchen have each received Fáilte Ireland Covid-19 Safety Charter certificates.

The menu uses locally sourced ingredients, along with vegetables gathered daily from the vegetable garden on site. Under the creative eyes of a talented team of chefs led by Head Chef Richard Casburn, the Olive Tree Kitchen will offer customers honest, fresh, nutritious food which will ignite taste buds and nourish the body and mind.

Richard has years of experience in delivering the highest quality food and is ably assisted by Theo, his long-standing sous-chef and pastry chef and baker Marek, who joins the team from the award-winning Corrib House Tea Rooms in Galway city, a sister business of Wildlands.