It was a worrying time for Claremorris couple Martin and Ena Hession from Kilbeg as they waited for contact from their daughter Helena and family in Puerto Rico in the immediate aftermath of the country being devastated by powerful Hurricane Maria. Helena and her husband Columba McGarvey from Donegal, along with their three children, have […]
THE meteoric success of Westport company Portwest Ltd will be explained when its managing director, Harry Hughes, features on tonight’s edition of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year TV series on TV3’s be3. Portwest is a finalist in the show’s ‘International’ category. Hughes is one of a line-up 24 of Ireland’s leading entrepreneurs, which includes […]
The award comes after 33 ‘tough’ years in the kitchen for Wild Honey Inn owner Aidan McGrath Marie Claire Digby, Catherine Cleary From right to left: Chef Aidan McGrath and his partner Kate Sweeney of the Wild Honey Inn after the Michelin Star announcement, with their daughter Levi and son, Reece. Photograph: Marie Claire Digby […]
Dr. Norah Patten, from Ballina in Co. Mayo, is one of 12 participants from around the world selected to take part in a unique scientist-astronaut training programme in Florida. Project PoSSUM (Polar Suborbital Science in the Upper Mesosphere) is designed to teach candidates the skills required to effectively conduct research on the next generation of […]
Mayor of Ireland’s County Mayo invites Milwaukee for a visit Guests of the 37th annual Milwaukee Irish Fest were treated to the sights and sounds of TradFest from August 17 to 20 in a musical showcase and cultural display. What began as a niche festival in Dublin’s Temple Bar District ten years ago has grown […]
Ashford Castle Picks Up ‘AA Notable Wine List Award’ Ashford Castle has added another accolade to its growing stable of awards after scooping a AA Notable Wine List Award for 2017. The George V Dining Room at Ashford Castle was selected as one of only 238 establishments from the thousands of entrants from across the UK […]
Fáilte Ireland today announced the three Irish finalists of this year’s EDEN (European Destination of Excellence) competition to find the destination in Ireland which has best used its local tangible cultural assets to grow visitor numbers. EDEN is an EU project promoting sustainable tourism development across the European Union and is held every two years […]
Silver Spring helps energy firms deploy technologies to help cities run more smartly ESB Telecoms will use Silver Spring’s Starfish platform as a service standards-based mesh technology to develop an Internet of Things (IoT) network across the Republic. Energy provider ESB has teamed up with a US tech firm which is working with the city […]
Floral print shirt by Issey Miyake from ‘me Issey Miyake Cauliflower, 2016’ collection. In a remote part of west Mayo in the early 1980s, an old lace-making school that had been converted into a knitting factory was making sweaters for Kenzo Takada, the Japanese designer then making his name in Paris. One of the sweaters […]
The five-star Ashford Castle added another international award to its collection recently after The Spa at Ashford was named winner of ‘Northern Europe’s Luxury Hotel Spa Award 2017’ at the annual World Luxury Spa Awards. Presented over 32 different categories, the winners of the awards were announced at a gala ceremony in the JW Marriott […]
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