NEW CEO FOR JURYS DOYLE

Jurys Doyle names Geoghegan as new CEOMay 31, 2006

The Jurys Doyle Hotel Group has appointed Niall Geoghegan as its CEO.
Mr Geoghegan (47) has been Marketing and Sales Director of the group for the past ten years. He succeeds outgoing CEO Pat McCann and assumes his post with immediate effect.
Niall Geoghegan joined the hotel chain in 1993 as Head of Marketing and Sales having worked in the consumer electronics, food and advertising sectors. He joined the Board in 1996 and has been responsible for the branding strategy of the Group's hotels and Jurys Inns. www.rte.ie

Tourism News from Failte Ireland

Ireland’s largest tourism trade fair takes
place in Killarney
Monday 8th May 2006: Ireland’s largest tourism trade fair, Meitheal 2006, was launched by Minister of Arts, Sport and Tourism, John O’Donoghue TD at the Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney today. The event, which is jointly organised by Fáilte Ireland, the national Tourism Development Authority, and Tourism Ireland, is expected to generate over €800 million in trade as 300 overseas tour operators from all over the world meet with more that 500 Irish product providers. For full article www.failteireland.ie

Job News: Park Plaza Hotel to bring 121 new jobs to Tyrellstown

FinFacts.com (Ireland's Business and Finance Portal) has a recent article announcing that the new Park Plaza Hotel planned for the West Dublin area is set to create 121 jobs. The 155 bedroom, 4 star hotel is the first of a number of new hotels planned to open in Ireland.

You can read the full article here

Food Festival

Taste of Dublin, Dublin's first outdoor gourmet food and drink festival will take place at Dublin Castle from the 22 to 25 June 2006. This unique four day event will showcase Dublin's most prestigious restaurants and top chefs serving a stunning selection of sample sized signature dishes. The line up of participating restaurants in Taste of Dublin 2006 include Bang Café, The Cellar Restaurant at The Merrion, Chapter One, Diep Le Shaker, Jaipur, King Sitric, La Stampa, L'Ecrivain, Peploes, Roly's Bistro, Silk Road Café, Town Bar & Grill, Unicorn, Yo'Thai/Chai-Yo. The Chef Demonstration Theatre offers you the chance to see a number of high profile celebrity chefs in action, delivering delicious demonstrations, entertaining tutorials and enlightening Q & A sessions. Participating chefs include Darina Allen, Paul Cartwright, Derry Clarke, Ed Cooney, Richard Corrigan, Fred Cordonnier, Lorcan Cribben, Kevin Dundon, John Howard, Guillaume LeBrun, Ross Lewis, Sebastian Scherr, Eugene McSweeny and Amit Wadhawan. http://www.tasteofdublin06.ie/