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Masterchefs boosts NUIG eco-drive

Masterchefs Hospitality have, over the last twelve months , served 25,000 hot beverages in reusable cups at NUI Galway having incentivised their customers to make the

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transition from single use take away cups - further reinforcing the University’s ambition of become one of the greenest, smartest, healthiest and community-focused campuses in the world.

Pictured are Masterchefs Managing Director, Pat O’Sullivan, NUI Galway’s Director of Commercial Services, Ann Duggan and Lorraine Rushe, Environmental Health & Safety Manager at NUI Galway, in the self-sufficient herb garden established by Masterchefs at Moffetts Restaurant, NUI Galway

As well as having a huge environmental impact by significantly reducing the amount of single use cups ending up in the bin, the scheme has also saved the staff and students at NUI Galway as much as €5,000 in discounts..

Name change for Heron and Grey

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Heron & Grey, the Michelin star restaurant in Blackrock Market in Co Dublin , is to close at the end of January and re-open under a new name- 'Liath'.

Co-owner and general manager Andrew Heron, who opened the 22-seat restaurant with chef Damien Grey, is leaving the business in order to spend more time with his family. In April of this year, his wife Jessica gave birth to their first child, Mabel.

Andrew has sold his interest in the restaurant to Damien, who will become sole owner and plans to re-open the premises as Liath restaurant on March 1st. Liath will follow the Heron & Grey template of a no-choice tasting menu, with 10 courses costing €78. The name, meaning “grey” in Irish, was chosen by his daughters, who had to explain the word to their Australian father.

Business award for Maeve

Maeve O'Malley, founder of Meltdown Café has been named 2018 'Rising Star' in the Dublin Local Enterprise 'Women in Business Network' awards.

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Maeve owns a Temple Bar-based café that specialises in gourmet toasted cheese sandwiches. She was recognised for hitting some highly impressive targets and milestones during her first year.

Now in their fourteenth year, the Women in Business Network Awards recognises two outstanding members of the Local Enterprise Office’s Women’s Network, whose businesses have excelled over the past year.

The other 2018 recipient iis Una Healy, founder of Una Healy Design, a Dublin-based creative graphic design studio who was named the 2018 'Female Entrepreneur of the Year' Award.

'Vikings' promote Ancient East

To mark the launch of the latest season of the hit TV series Vikings, Tourism Ireland has launched a new online video campaign featuring two of the show’s leading stars this week. Georgia Hirst (who plays Torvi) and Jordan Patrick Smith (who plays Ubbe), bring fans on a virtual tour of some of their favourite places to visit in Ireland’s Ancient East and Dublin.

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The two online films – which will attract around 2 million views – are being rolled out on Instagram and Facebook in over ten markets around the globe and have been designed to inspire fans of Vikings to come and discover Ireland’s Ancient East and Dublin for themselves.

In the films, viewers see Georgia Hirst and Jordan Patrick Smith travel to Wicklow, visiting places like Powerscourt Estate, Luggala Mountain and Brittas Bay Beach. They also highlight some of their favourite places to visit in Dublin – including Dalkey, Temple Bar and Christ Church Cathedral.

Apartment Bodies Plan Panel

Two of the world’s leading associations for serviced apartments and corporate housing have announced plans to form a global advisory panel to help drive recognition, safety and duty of care for this worldwide industry.

The Association of Serviced Apartment Providers (ASAP), which operates predominantly in the UK and Europe, along with the Corporate Housing Providers Association (CHPA), which has a wide presence in the U.S., Canada and South America, are formalising an international advisory panel to open communication and create a global voice for the industry. ASAP and CHPA welcome other trade associations in this sector to collaborate and join these conversations.