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COVER: Millimetre Design
Contents
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Editorial 4 News
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Appointments 10 Bookassist
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Great National Hotels & Resorts
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Fáilte Interview
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IT Tallaght
Millimetre Design
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Tourism Ireland
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Tierneys 26 Fáilte Industry News
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21 Spaces - The Alex
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Afternoon Tea
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Igor Cikarev, Executive Head Chef at Dublin’s Gibson Hotel
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Cabra Castle Hotel
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ITIC 43 Chef Network
Rethinking Sales
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IFSA 48 Java Republic Have awards been devalued?
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Looking Gift Vouchers in the Mouth
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The Imperial Hotel
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Hotel & Restaurant Times, Ireland’s longest established trade publication, is circulated on subscription to Chief Executives, Directors and Proprietors of Hotels and Restaurants in Ireland along with Architects, Interior Designers and Suppliers to the Hotel and Restaurant Industry. Managing Editor: Cyril McAree (01-6285447, cyril@hotelandrestauranttimes.ie) Contributors: Pavel Barter, Dr Des O’Mahony, Susan Clarke, Chef Network, Tourism Ireland, Frank Corr, Conor Power, Fáilte Ireland, Lorraine Courtney, Eoghan O’Mara Walsh, Conor Kenny, IFSA, Marilyn Bright. Graphic Design: Tara Mccormack Printing: Turners of Longford
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H&RT JUNE/JULY 2018
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