Restaurant review: Some inside-the-box thinking sees BuJo rising
The Sandymount burger joint is the only one in Ireland or Britain with a three-star rating from the Sustainable Restaurant Association’s ‘food made good’ programme
Food-service industry looking at worst-case scenario for 2021
Corporate dining and catering have been hit hard by the pandemic, and many firms have had to innovate to try to survive. According to Bord Bia, the outlook for the food-service industry is now at the lower end of its forecast range and public health protocols will limit the sector’s capacity for recovery
Self-catering accommodation should reopen before hotels, lobby group says
Holidays in self-contained houses are safer and could be used as first step in return to domestic tourism, government is told
Online sales platform helps restaurants to clean up
Clickandcollection has generated orders worth more than €7.5m since the beginning of the pandemic
Five Guys’ auditors say pandemic has resulted in ‘material uncertainty’ for chain
Grant Thornton says fast food outlet’s accounts show loss of €505,645 in the year to March 2020, with accumulated losses at €2 million
Hotelier duo move into ‘cheap and cheerful’ end of market
Ray Byrne and Eoin Doyle, who own several hotels, expect to open four micro-sleepers before the end of next year
Get tastefully kitted out for dining in at Easter
With restaurants awaiting the end of lockdown, many have prepared delectable meal boxes to be consumed at home. We sift through the best of them
A Tail of two pubs as Stag’s Head owner leans into food business
New bar and seafood restaurant being created to even up the odds in a post-pandemic pubs market which is likely to be food-led
Owners of Copper Face Jacks take another multi-million payout from nightclub company
Dividends paid in past two years by company behind the famous Dublin venue are now more than €67 million
Publican finds right mix for cocktails venture during pandemic
Craft Cocktails started as sideline to help Bar 1661 survive pandemic and range is now stocked by 50 retailers countrywide
Hotels report strong bookings for staycations this summer
With trips abroad looking unlikely, holidaymakers are making reservations at home, even though it’s uncertain yet if hotels will be open
Kylemore Abbey chief reveals huge hit to revenues caused by Covid-19
The popular tourist destination celebrated its 100th anniversary last year amid a collapse in international visitors
Dede the only Irish restaurant to gain a new Michelin star
Other significant wins for Ireland include the mentor of the year title for Ross Lewis of Chapter One and the hospitality award for Saul McConnell of Noble
Virus crisis kills off McDonagh’s sale of US hospitality empire
The Supermac’s owner says his decision to invest in Claddagh Irish pubs chain was his ‘biggest mistake’ and has cost him €23m
Wayne Neilon: Piecemeal approach will not save Ireland‘s céad míle fáilte
State supports have been crucial but not always easy to access or cost-effective and the government must urgently put in place a sustainable package to protect the hospitality sector’s future
New brewery expects 200k annual visitors in wake of pandemic
The Dublin Brewing Co facility in the Parnell Centre will begin production in the spring, and aims to export by year’s end
A case for solidarity: how supporting certain sectors to stay shut will allow society to reopen
The continuing affordability of borrowing means we can pay the hospitality sector to stay closed, safeguarding jobs and businesses and allowing schools to open, as Alan Barrett of ESRI has suggested
Restaurant sector: ‘We’re in for serious, serious problems in 2021’
Restaurateurs worry how long more their businesses can hold out, even with state supports. But some see a glimmer of hope as the Covid-19 vaccines start to arrive
Ashford Castle boss fears an exodus of Covid-weary staff
Niall Rochford says uncertainty is driving key personnel towards more secure jobs at multinationals
P3 invests €350,000 in new German office as it looks to expand in rest of Europe and US
Dublin-based hotel booking engine developer takes on 14 more customers during pandemic and plans to add 15 employees to staff