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'Global Irish Pub' award for NY

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The winners of the Irish Pubs Global awards were revealed last night in the Galmont Hotel, Galway.

'Tír na nÓg' pub in Madison Square Garden, New York was named 'Global Irish Pub of the Year' at a ceremony in Galway.

Pubs across the country picked up awards , with Dublin, Galway, Meath, and Limerick represented, and Toners Pub on Baggott Street in Dublin winning the Irish Pub of the Year award.

In the Global category, there was cause for celebration for Pat Dempsey of Slattery’s Pub in Beggar’s Bush, Dublin, who picked up the overall Best Bar Person honour, while Hyde Bar in Galway was awarded for overall Best Marketing Campaign.

Further afield, there were wins for Irish pubs in all corners of the globe, from Washington to Wellington, Beijing to Brisbane.

Here are the winners in each category:

Objects to Cobh pier plan

Objections have been filed in respect of plans to make a major visitor attraction out of the Cobh pier from which passengers sailed to join the Titanic.

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Several appeals have been lodged against the decision of Cork County Council to grant planning permission for a pedestrian walkway and viewing platform over the derelict Titanic Pier, along the town’s waterfront.

Conservation work is also proposed for the pier itself, dubbed “Heartbreak Pier” by locals in the 19th century, when it was the main embarkation point for 1m emigrant passengers to the US, Canada, and Australia.The €500,000 project, proposed by the owner of the Titanic Experience in Cobh, Gillen Joyce, originally entailed the erection of sail-style canopies over the structure. These were subsequently removed and replaced with an 18m spire.

One of the more controversial aspects of the plan for Titanic Pier is the proposed erection of a pay kiosk and barriers across a section of the existing public park on the Promenade.

Java's Helix coffee deal

Java Republic has announce a partnership with The Helix,for the supply of coffee.

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The Helix, at DCU, is a major attraction in Dublin City , not just for tourists, but for locals also. Java Republic are delighted that they will have the opportunity to serve almost 100,000 cups of freshly hand-roasted coffee to their customers each year.

Calgary flights coming

Canadian airline WestJet has announced it will be operating a new route between Dublin and Calgary in the Canadian province of Alberta from April of next year

The route will run three times weekly and ultilise a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft with seating capacity for up to 320 passengers.

The new route will depart Dublin for Calgary at 13.45 on Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays from late April, 2019, with Dublin-bound flights leaving Calgary at 20.45 on Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesdays.

Mt.Juliet posts loss

Co. Kilkenny's five-star Mount Juliet hotel and golf resort recorded a pretax loss last year despite the venue's revenues remaining broadly in line.

Recently filed accounts for Mount Juliet Unlimited Company reveal that the resort experienced a pre-tax loss of €3.3 million in 2017, following a profit of €439,748 the previous year. Meanwhile, the company recorded revenues of €8.6 million last year.