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Griffin Flies Flag in NY

Tourism Minister Brendan Griffin is in New York this week. His busy programme includes meetings with several influential media outlets, including the NBC Golf Channel. He

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also attended a Tourism Ireland roundtable meeting, where he met key travel industry and media contacts from the tri-state area.

PIictured are Alison Metcalfe, Tourism Ireland; Ciaran Madden, Consul General of Ireland in New York; Minister Brendan Griffin; Bill Byrne, Aer Lingus; and Elizabeth Crabill, CIE Tours International,.

Irish 'Bare Feet' for 106m.

An Emmy award-winning travel series – called Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi – is filming in Ireland this week. The show reaches more than 106 million households in the United States on PBS (Public Broadcasting Service, the public TV network) and Amazon Prime.

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Mickela Mallozzi, the producer and host of Bare Feet is pictured with Mickela Mallozzi, filming in The Global Village Restaurant in Dingle with chef and proprietor Martin Bealin.

Mickela Mallozzi is the producer and host of the series and the show follows her as she travels around the world. What makes the show unique is that Mickela explores and highlights some of the cultural and dance traditions of each destination she visits.

Avvio on Medal shortlist

For the second year running, global technology provider Avvio has been named as a finalist in this year’s Hotel and Catering Review Gold Medal Awards in the Innovative Supplier category.

Avvio won the award in 2017 and the AI booking engine supplier is hoping to be presented with the accolade once again in 2018’s ceremony.

The Innovative Supplier category celebrates suppliers that are generating added value through new and creative strategic business methods, improving communication with purchasing professionals and refining sourcing decisions.

New chef tests at CATEX 2019

The Panel of Chefs of Ireland has launched the new Chef Ireland competitions schedule for CATEX 2019 – coming to the RDS, Dublin from Tuesday 26th – Thursday 28th

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February 2019.

Pictured are Derek Reilly, Culinary Director with Aramark and Panel of Chefs of Ireland; Patrick Brady, President of the Panel of Chefs of Ireland and Brendan O’Neill, Vice President of the Panel of Chefs

Playing their role in helping the industry’s rising stars and talented professionals battle it out in the kitchen, the Panel of Chefs’ Chef Ireland competitions have always been central to CATEX and play a key role in creating the electric atmosphere at Ireland’s biggest foodservice and hospitality event.

Staff gym at Conrad

Conrad hotel Dublin has introduced a staff only fully equipped onsite gym, available from 6.30am-10pm daily with room to adjust if required. The facilities include: free we

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ights area, cardio equipment, multi-purpose use pulley rack, Olympic power cage with Olympic bar and disks, gym style rubber floor automatic A/C, cold water dispenser, towels and