appointments
GMIT appoints Jacinta GMIT has appointed Jacinta Dalton as Head of GMIT’s Department of Culinary Arts & Services Industries, succeeding Gerry Talbot who retired earlier this year. Welcoming Ms Dalton to the GMIT Management Group, GMIT President Dr Fergal Barry, said: “Jacinta’s wealth of management experience in the food and hospitality industry, her lecturing role in GMIT and her international role as a Fáilte Ireland Food Champion will enhance GMIT graduates’ career prospects and the Institute’s engagement with stakeholders in Ireland and abroad”.
Kelleher steps up Raymond Kelleher has recently joined the team at Trigon Hotels Cork which includes The Cork International Hotel, The Cork Airport Hotel, and The Metropole Hotel Cork, as Group Sales & Marketing Director.
Pots of experience The latest development at the Clayton Hotel Cork City is the appointment of Gerry Gillen to the role of Executive Head Chef. A Kinsale native, Gerry worked at The Shelbourne (Dublin), The Hyde Park Hotel and Grosvenor House in London. He was head chef at The Blue Haven restaurant in Kinsale, before taking up the position of Executive Head Chef at the Elm Tree Restaurant, Glounthaune.
O’Connell to handle sales at Clayton Hotel The Clayton Hotel Cork City has appointed of Paul O’Connell to the role of Sales and Marketing Manager at the four star city centre hotel. Paul has worked with many of Ireland’s leading hotel brands: from Hayfield Manor Hotel and Killarney Royal Hotel to The Kingsley Hotel, Cork and Travel Trade Sales for Fota Island Resort.
An Imperial appointment Flynn Hotels has announced the appointment of Danielle Healy as Sales & Marketing Manager for The Imperial Hotel, Cork. Prior to her appointment, Danielle worked for Cork Chamber of Commerce as a Membership Executive for three and a half years, and before this worked as a programme resource officer for the Department of Education, Western Australia.
New flavour for Meath restaurant
The IVY at Dunboyne Castle Hotel & Spa has announced the arrival of their new Executive Head Chef, Jean Michel Chevet.
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